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IBM RACF PASSWORD(RULEn) SETROPTS value(s) must be properly set.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-223724RACF-ES-000770SV-223724r998347_ruleCCI-004065medium
Description
The shorter the password, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password length is one factor of several that helps to determine strength and how long it takes to crack a password. Use of more characters in a password helps to exponentially increase the time and/or resources required to compromise the password. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000069-GPOS-00037, SRG-OS-000078-GPOS-00046
STIGDate
IBM z/OS RACF Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-06-03

Related Frameworks

2 mappings across 4 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (3) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

IAC-10Authenticator Management
0.50
IAC-10.1Password-Based Authentication
0.50
IAC-10.4Automated Support For Password Strength
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (67) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-10Concurrent Session Control
1.00
AC-12Session Termination
1.00
AC-17(10)Authenticate Remote Commands
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00
AC-3Access Enforcement
1.00

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NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (4) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.5.10
1.00
3.5.7
1.00
3.5.8
1.00
3.5.9
1.00
CCI2 mappings
CCI-004065
1.00
CCI-004066
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-223724r998347_chk)

From the ISPF Command Shell enter: SETRopts If the following options are specified, this is not a finding. Every PASSWORD(RULE) under "INSTALLATION PASSWORD SYNTAX RULES" is defined with the values shown below: RULE n LENGTH(8) xxxxxxxx The following options are in effect under "PASSWORD PROCESSING OPTIONS": "MIXED CASE PASSWORD SUPPORT IS IN EFFECT" "SPECIAL CHARACTERS ARE ALLOWED."

Fix Text (F-25385r944321_fix)

Evaluate the impact associated with implementation of the control option. Develop a plan of action to implement the control option as specified in the example below: For z/OS release 1.13 and 1.14 PTF UA90720 must be applied. For z/OS Release 2.1 PTF UA90721 must be applied. The RACF Command SETR LIST will show the status of RACF Controls including PASSWORD SYNTAX RULEs. Setting the password syntax to all Mixed Case Alphanumeric and Special Characters is activated with the commands: setr password(mixedcase) setr password(specialchars) setr password(rulen(length(8) mixedall(1:8))