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IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) STIG

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • HMC0160

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  • The Department of Defense (DoD) logon banner must be displayed prior to any login attempt.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Failure to display the required DoD logon banner prior to a login attempt may void legal proceedings resulting from unauthori...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • HMC0170

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  • A private web server must subscribe to certificates, issued from any DoD-authorized Certificate Authority, as an access control mechanism for web users.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the Hardware Management Consoles (HMC) is network-connected, use SSL encryption techniques, through digital certificates t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • HMC0180

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  • Hardware Management Console audit record content data must be backed up.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Hardware Management Console has the ability to backup and display the following data: 1) Critical console data 2) Critica...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • HMC0200

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  • DCAF Console access must require a password to be entered by each user.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The DCAF Console enables an operator to access the ESCON Director Application remotely. Access to a DCAF Console by unauthori...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • HMC0045

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  • Access to the Hardware Management Console (HMC) must be restricted by assigning users proper roles and responsibilities.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Access to the HMC if not properly controlled and restricted by assigning users proper roles and responsibilities, could allow...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • HMC0185

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  • Audit records content must contain valid information to allow for proper incident reporting.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The content of audit data must validate that the information contains: User IDs Successful and unsuccessful attempts to acc...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • HMC0210

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  • Product engineering access to the Hardware Management Console must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Hardware Management Console has a built-in feature that allows Product Engineers access to the console. With access autho...
    Rule High Severity
  • HMC0220

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  • Connection to the Internet for IBM remote support must be in compliance with the Remote Access STIGs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Failure to securely connect to remote sites can leave systems open to multiple attacks and security violations through the ne...
    Rule High Severity
  • HMC0135

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  • The manufacturer’s default passwords must be changed for all Hardware Management Console (HMC) Management software.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The changing of passwords from the HMC default values, blocks malicious users with knowledge of these default passwords, from...
    Rule High Severity

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