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Mainframe Product Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The Mainframe product must perform an integrity check of all software from vendors/sources that provide cryptographic mechanisms to enable the validation of code authenticity and integrity at startup, at transitional states as defined in site security plan or security-relevant events, or annually.

    <VulnDiscussion>Unauthorized changes to software can occur due to errors or malicious activity (e.g., tampering). Software includes, for exam...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000477

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  • The Mainframe Product must perform an integrity check of information as defined in site security plan at startup, at transitional states as defined in site security plan or security-relevant events, or annually.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unauthorized changes to information can occur due to errors or malicious activity (e.g., tampering). Information includes met...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000480

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  • The Mainframe Product must automatically shut down the information system, restart the information system, and/or implement security safeguards as conditions as defined in site security plan when integrity violations are discovered.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unauthorized changes to software, firmware, and information can occur due to errors or malicious activity (e.g., tampering). ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000484

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  • The Mainframe Product must audit detected potential integrity violations.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without an audit capability, an integrity violation may not be detected. Organizations select response actions based on types...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000485

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  • The Mainframe Product, upon detection of a potential integrity violation, must initiate one or more of the following actions: generate an audit record, alert the current user, alert personnel or roles as defined in the site security plan, and/or perform other actions as defined in the SSP.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without an audit capability, an integrity violation may not be detected. Organizations select response actions based on types...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The Mainframe Product must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to access security objects occur.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficu...
    Rule Medium Severity

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