IBM zVM CA VM:Secure product PASSWORD user exit must be in use.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The shorter the password, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password length is one factor of several that helps to determine strength and how long it takes to crack a password. Use of more characters in a password helps to exponentially increase the time and/or resources required to compromise the password. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000078-GPOS-00046, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, SRG-OS-000266-GPOS-00101, SRG-OS-000075-GPOS-00043, SRG-OS-000070-GPOS-00038, SRG-OS-000071-GPOS-00039, SRG-OS-000069-GPOS-00037, SRG-OS-000072-GPOS-00040
- ID
- SV-237914r649582_rule
- Version
- IBMZ-VM-000520
- Severity
- Medium
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure a CA VM:Secure PASSWORD user exit that enforces a minimum 8-character password length.
Ensure that the following macros are updated with proper PASSWORD user exit:
FORCEPWC
VMXCHGPW