Ensure SETROPTS PASSWORD(MIXEDCASE) is in effect

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Description

SETROPTS PASSWORD(MIXEDCASE) indicates that all applications on this system and those that share the RACF database support mixed-case and lowercase passwords. Password composition or complexity requirements are used to increase the strength of a user-created password of a given length.

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.

Issue the following TSO command: SETROPTS LIST Review the command output in the PASSWORD PROCESSING OPTIONS: section. Verify the following messages are present: MIXED CASE PASSWORD SUPPORT IS IN EFFECT

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

To enable mixed-case and lowercase passwords use the MIXEDCASE parameter of the RACF SETROPTS command: SETROPTS PASSWORD(MIXEDCASE)

Properties

Operating systems: Any
Tags: ibm-zpassword-policy
Reference: CIS IBM z/OS with RACF Benchmark v1.0.0 - 1.1.9 Ensure SETROPTS PASSWORD(MIXEDCASE) is in effect