CA VM:Secure product AUTOEXP record in the Security Config File must be properly set.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-237912	IBMZ-VM-000500	SV-237912r858960_rule		Medium

Description

Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If the operating system does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that the operating system passwords could be compromised.

STIG	Date
IBM zVM Using CA VM:Secure Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-08-31

Details

Check Text (C-41122r858958_chk)

Examine the "SECURITY CONFIG" file.

If there is no "AUTOEXP" record, this is a finding.

If the "AUTOEXP" record is configured as below, this is not finding.

AUTOEXP 50 60

Fix Text (F-41081r858959_fix)

Include an "AUTOEXP" record in the "SECURITY CONFIG" file that is configured as follows:

AUTOEXP 50 60