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The Mainframe Product must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-68377 SRG-APP-000168-MFP-000230 SV-82867r1_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 determine 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
Mainframe Product Security Requirements Guide 2017-06-22

Details

Check Text ( C-68909r1_chk )
If the Mainframe Product employs an external security manager (ESM) for all account management functions, this is not applicable.

Examine user account management configurations.

If the Mainframe Product account management configurations do not require at least one numeric character be used in passwords, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-74491r1_fix)
Configure the Mainframe Product account management settings to require the use of at least one numeric character in passwords.