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The CA-TSS PPEXP Control Option must be properly set.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-223889 TSS0-ES-000160 SV-223889r877730_rule Medium
Description
Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If the operating system does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that the operating system passwords could be compromised.
STIG Date
IBM z/OS TSS Security Technical Implementation Guide 2022-12-14

Details

Check Text ( C-25562r516066_chk )
From the ISPF Command Shell enter:
TSS MODIFY STATUS

If the PPEXP Control Option will conform to the following requirements, this is not a finding.

PPEXP(60)
Fix Text (F-25550r516067_fix)
Configure the PPEXP Control Option value to conform to the following requirements.

PPEXP(60)

Example:

TSS MODIFY PPEXP(60)