STIGQter: STIG Summary: IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) STIG Version: 1 Release: 5 Benchmark Date: 20 Jan 2015:

The PASSWORD History Count value must be set to 10 or greater.

DISA Rule

SV-30024r2_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-24356

Group Title

HMC0110

Rule Version

HMC0110

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000200 - The information system prohibits password reuse for the organization-defined number of generations.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Have the System Administrator go into the Password Profile and set the History Count to 10 or greater.

Check Contents

Have the System Administrator display the Password Profile Task window on the Hardware Management Console and validate that the History Count is set to 10.

If the History Count is less than 10, then this is a FINDING.
.

Vulnerability Number

V-24356

Documentable

False

Rule Version

HMC0110

Severity Override Guidance

Have the System Administrator display the Password Profile Task window on the Hardware Management Console and validate that the History Count is set to 10.

If the History Count is less than 10, then this is a FINDING.
.

Check Content Reference

M

Responsibility

Systems Programmer

Target Key

1891

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