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CA VM:Secure product AUTOEXP record in the Security Config File must be properly set.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-237912 IBMZ-VM-000500 SV-237912r649576_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 zVM Using CA VM:Secure Security Technical Implementation Guide 2021-06-16

Details

Check Text ( C-41122r649574_chk )
Examine the “SECURITY CONFIG” file.

If there is no “AUTOEXP” record, this is a finding.

If the “AUTOEXP” record is configured as below, this is not finding.

AUTOEXP 50 60
Fix Text (F-41081r649575_fix)
Include an “AUTOEXP” record in the “SECURITY CONFIG” file that is configured as follows:

AUTOEXP 50 60