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Mainframe Product Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The Mainframe Product must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one lowercase character be used.

    <VulnDiscussion>Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000168

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Mainframe Product must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000169

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Mainframe Product must require the change of at least eight of the total number of characters when passwords are changed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the application allows the user to consecutively reuse extensive portions of passwords, this increases the chances of pass...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000171

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Mainframe Product must store only cryptographically protected passwords.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Passwords need to be protected at all times and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000172

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Mainframe Product must transmit only cryptographically protected passwords.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Passwords need to be protected at all times and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000173

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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