The CA-TSS PWHIST Control Option must be set to 10 or greater.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-223890 | SRG-OS-000077-GPOS-00045 | TSS0-ES-000170 | SV-223890r998491_rule | 2025-03-11 | 9 |
| Description |
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| 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. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| From the ISPF Command Shell enter: TSS MODIFY STATUS If the PWHIST Control Option value is not set to PWHIST(10) or greater, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Evaluate the impact associated with implementation of the control option. Develop a plan of action to implement the following control option setting as specified and proceed with the change. PWHIST(10) or greater |