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V-223502CAT II — Medium severitySV-223502r1225966_rule

ACF2 PSWD GSO record value must be set to require at least one numeric character be used.

Rule version ACF2-ES-000850 · STIG v9 · 2026-09-01

Discussion

Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks.

Password complexity is one factor of several that determines how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised.

Check

From an ACF command screen enter: SET CONTROL(GSO) LIST PSWD

If "PSWDALPH" is coded, this is not a finding.

Fix

Configure the Password options to include "PSWDALPH".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-223502
Group title
SRG-OS-000071-GPOS-00039
Rule ID
SV-223502r1225966_rule
Check ID
C-25175r1001106_chk
Fix ID
F-25163r1001107_fix