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Status Not under consideration
Workspace z/OS
Categories RACF
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 28, 2025

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Control passphrase strength and complexity, just like password strength and complexity is today.

We must enforce complexity rules for passphrase (i.e. : minimal length, pattern, ...etc...), just like we do for password. Some regulatory bodies compel us to do so in Banking industry.

The subparameter RULEn of SETROPTS PASSWORD command should apply to passphrase AS WELL, with a similar SETROPTS command.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Nov 19, 2025

    Strongly supported.

    An exit that is provided 'as is' from some internet source is not something an enterprise an implement in its environment. There are compliance reasons that prevent to use such programs. Also the exit is in assembler and calls the mentioned system rexx. There is also a growing lack of assembler skills in the enterprises, so using assembler is something that is something we want to avoid.

    As passwords are a somewhat outdated techonology and password phrases are the new standard (besides multifactor authentication), there should also be standard ways to set the rules (like character set, length, possibly different passphrase-requirements for different types of users).

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  • Guest
    May 20, 2025
    This item is unlikely to be given high enough priority to be placed into the product plan.
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  • Guest
    Apr 22, 2025
    To clarify, the current version shipped in SYS1.SAMPLIB and SYS1.LINKLIB is incompatible with the GitHub version. If we were to update the shipped version to the level of the GitHub version, it would gain this usability advantage.
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  • Guest
    Apr 22, 2025
    Can you elaborate on your concerns with the performance of the exit? Would it help if we upgraded the SYS1.SAMPLIB version of IRRPHREX (and ICHPWX11) to the version on the GitHub downloads page? Note that the load module for the ICHPWX11 exit is shipped in SYS1.LINKLIB and can be installed by adding the member into LPALIB, detailed instructions can be found here: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=ichpwx11-installing-exit-routine
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  • Guest
    Mar 11, 2025
    Thank you for submitting this Idea. We would like some more details. What specific types of phrase complexity rules are you looking for? Is this sparked by compliance reasons? You mentioned ?This should be done without using exit ICHPWX11 for instance.? Does that also include the downloadable Rexx IRRPHREX exit, or would using that exit be satisfactory?
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