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IBM z/OS ACF2 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000047-GPOS-00023

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    Group
  • IBM z/OS NOBUFFS in SMFPRMxx must be properly set (Default is MSG).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;It is critical that when the operating system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required, it takes action to mit...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000355-GPOS-00143

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    Group
  • IBM z/OS SNTP daemon (SNTPD) permission bits must be properly configured.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Inaccurate time stamps make it more difficult to correlate events and can lead to an inaccurate analysis. Determining the cor...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000355-GPOS-00143

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    Group
  • IBM z/OS SNTP daemon (SNTPD) must be active.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Inaccurate time stamps make it more difficult to correlate events and can lead to an inaccurate analysis. Determining the cor...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000356-GPOS-00144

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    Group
  • IBM z/OS PARMLIB CLOCKxx must have the Accuracy PARM coded properly.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Inaccurate time stamps make it more difficult to correlate events and can lead to an inaccurate analysis. Determining the cor...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027

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    Group
  • IBM z/OS SMF collection files (i.e., SYS1.MANx) access must be limited to appropriate users and/or batch jobs that perform SMF dump processing.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;SMF data collection is the system activity journaling facility of the z/OS system. Unauthorized access could result in the co...
    Rule Medium Severity

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