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V-237913

CAT II (Medium)

CA VM:Secure product PASSWORD user exit must be coded with the PWLIST option properly set.

Rule ID

SV-237913r858963_rule

STIG

IBM zVM Using CA VM:Secure Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R2

CCIs

CCI-000200

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

If there is no CA VM:Secure Product PASSWORD user exit in use, this is a finding.

Examine the CA VM:Secure product PASSWORD user exit for requirement that uses a "PWLIST" option that prohibits password reuse for five generations.

If this code is missing, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Engineer code in the CA VM:Secure Product PASSWORD user exit that uses a "PWLIST" that prohibits password reuse for five generations.