Rule version TSS0-ES-000180 · STIG v9 · 2026-09-01
Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. If the information system or application allows the user to consecutively reuse their password when that password has exceeded its defined lifetime, the end result is a password that is not changed as per policy requirements.
From the ISPF Command Shell enter: TSS MODIFY STATUS
If the PPHIST Control Option conforms to the following requirements, this is not a finding.
PPHIST(10-64)
Configure the PPHIST Control Option value to conforms to the following requirements:
PPHIST(10-64)
Example:
TSS MODIFY PPHIST(10)