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The operating system must enforce a minimum 8-character password length.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-223516 ACF2-ES-000990 SV-223516r695451_rule Medium
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.
STIG Date
IBM z/OS ACF2 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2022-01-05

Details

Check Text ( C-25189r695450_chk )
From an ACF command screen enter:
SET CONTROL(GSO)
LIST PSWD

If "MINPSWD" is set to "8", this is not a finding.
Fix Text (F-25177r500682_fix)
Configure the Password option "MINPSWD" to "8".