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III - Administrative Sensitive

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051

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  • IBM z/OS Started Tasks must be properly identified and defined to RACF.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Started procedures have system generated job statements that do not contain the user, group, or password statements. To enabl...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051

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    Group
  • The IBM RACF Automatic Data Set Protection (ADSP) SETROPTS value must be set to NOADSP.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational users must be identified and authenticated to pre...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051

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    Group
  • IBM RACF user accounts must uniquely identify system users.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To assure individual accountability and prevent unauthorized access, organizational users must be individually identified and...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000118-GPOS-00060

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    Group
  • The IBM RACF INACTIVE SETROPTS value must be set to 35 days.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Inactive identifiers pose a risk to systems and applications because attackers may exploit an inactive identifier and potenti...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000069-GPOS-00037

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    Group
  • IBM RACF PASSWORD(RULEn) SETROPTS value(s) must be properly set.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The shorter the password, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is comprom...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000070-GPOS-00038

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    Group
  • IBM RACF exit ICHPWX01 must be installed and properly configured.

    &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-OS-000075-GPOS-00043

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  • The IBM RACF SETROPTS PASSWORD(MINCHANGE) value must be set to 1.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Enforcing a minimum password lifetime helps to prevent repeated password changes to defeat the password reuse or history enfo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044

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    Group
  • IBM RACF SETROPTS PASSWORD(INTERVAL) must be set to 60 days.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If the ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000077-GPOS-00045

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  • The IBM RACF PASSWORD(HISTORY) SETROPTS value must be set to five or more.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000073-GPOS-00041

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    Group
  • NIST FIPS-validated cryptography must be used to protect passwords in the security database.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password complexity is one factor of several that determines how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the pass...
    Rule High Severity

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