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IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

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    Group
  • Classified Logical Partition (LPAR) channel paths must be restricted.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Restricted LPAR channel paths are necessary to ensure data integrity. Unrestricted LPAR channel path access could result in a...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

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    Group
  • On Classified Systems, Logical Partition must be restricted with read/write access to only its own IOCDS.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unrestricted control over the IOCDS files could result in unauthorized updates and impact the configuration of the environmen...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125

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    Group
  • Sign-on to the ESCD Application Console must be restricted to only authorized personnel.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The ESCD Application Console is used to add, change, and delete port configurations and to dynamically switch paths between d...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031

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    Group
  • The ESCON Director Application Console Event log must be enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The ESCON Director Console Event Log is used to record all ESCON Director Changes. Failure to create an ESCON Director Applic...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125

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    Group
  • The Distributed Console Access Facility (DCAF) Console must be restricted to only authorized personnel.

    &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

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