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IBM z/OS RACF Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000077-GPOS-00045
The IBM RACF PASSWORD(HISTORY) SETROPTS value must be set to five or more.
The IBM RACF PASSWORD(HISTORY) SETROPTS value must be set to five or more.
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The IBM RACF PASSWORD(HISTORY) SETROPTS value must be set to five or more.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. HISTORY specifies the number of previous passwords that RACF saves for each USERID and compares with an intended new password. If there is a match with one of the previous passwords, or with the current password, RACF rejects the intended new password.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>