ACF2 PSWD GSO record value must be set to require at least one numeric character be used.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-97705	ACF2-ES-000850	SV-106809r1_rule		Medium

Description
Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password complexity is one factor of several that determines how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised.

Description

Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password complexity is one factor of several that determines how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised.

STIG	Date
IBM z/OS ACF2 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-06-29

Details

Check Text ( C-96539r1_chk )
From an ACF command screen enter: SET CONTROL(GSO) SHOW PSwdopts If "PSWALPH" is coded, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-103381r1_fix)
Configure the Password options to include "PSWALPH".