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V-223891

CAT II (Medium)

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

Rule ID

SV-223891r998492_rule

STIG

IBM z/OS TSS Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V9R8

CCIs

CCI-004061

Discussion

Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. If the information system or application allows the user to consecutively reuse their password when that password has exceeded its defined lifetime, the end result is a password that is not changed as per policy requirements.

Check Content

From the ISPF Command Shell enter:
TSS MODIFY STATUS

If the PPHIST Control Option conforms to the following requirements, this is not a finding.

PPHIST(10-64)

Fix Text

Configure the PPHIST Control Option value to conforms to the following requirements:

PPHIST(10-64)

Example:

TSS MODIFY PPHIST(10)