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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-223503	ACF2-ES-000860	SV-223503r695431_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	2021-07-06

Details

Check Text ( C-25176r695430_chk )
From the ISPF Command Shell enter: ACF to enter ACF2 Command shell enter SET CONTROL(GSO) LIST PSWD If "NOPSWDLC” is listed, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-25164r500643_fix)
Configure the GSO option "PSWDLC" to "YES".