IBM i
TMA-IBM-I-4.11
Group Profiles With Passwords
HighLevel 1Manual reviewibm-i
Description
Group profiles should not have a password as they are usually not associated with a unique account. Unique accounts provide accountability to the actions they perform.
How it is checked
Audit method: Manual review
This recommendation cannot be checked automatically. A scan lists it with these instructions when you pass --include-manual.
On a command line, type STRSQL and press Enter Copy or type the following SQL statement to the terminal and press Enter. SELECT All T01.GROUPNAME, T02.NOPWD FROM QSYS2/GROUPLIST T01 INNER JOIN QSYS2/USER_INFO T02 ON T01.GROUPNAME = T02.USER_NAME WHERE T02.NOPWD = 'NO' Verify that the display returns no group profiles with a password (NOPWD = NO).
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
CHGUSRPRF USRPRF(<xxxxxx>) PASSWORD(*NONE) Where USRPRF(<xxxxxx>) in the above example is the group profile/s from the above audit.
Properties
- Operating systems
- Any
- Tags
- ibm-ipassword-policy
- Reference
- CIS IBM i V7R5M0 Benchmark v2.1.0 - 4.11 Group Profiles With Passwords