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Mainframe Product Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000345

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  • The Mainframe Product must update malicious code protection mechanisms whenever new releases are available in accordance with organizational configuration management procedures.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Malicious code includes viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and spyware. Malicious code specific to mainframes may be any code tha...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000277

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  • The Mainframe Product must configure malicious code protection mechanisms to perform periodic scans of the information system every seven days.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Malicious code protection mechanisms include, but are not limited to, anti-virus and malware detection software. Malicious co...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000290

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  • The Mainframe Product must use cryptographic mechanisms to protect the integrity of audit tools.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Protecting the integrity of the tools used for auditing purposes is a critical step to ensuring the integrity of audit data. ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000291

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  • The Mainframe Product must notify system programmers and security administrators when accounts are created.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Once an attacker establishes access to an application, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of re-establ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000292

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  • The Mainframe Product must notify system programmers and security administrators when accounts are modified.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When application accounts are modified, user accessibility is affected. Accounts are utilized for identifying individual user...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000293

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  • The Mainframe Product must notify system programmers and security administrators for account disabling actions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When application accounts are disabled, user accessibility is affected. Accounts are utilized for identifying individual user...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000294

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  • The Mainframe Product must notify system programmers and security administrators for account removal actions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When application accounts are removed, user accessibility is affected. Accounts are utilized for identifying users or for ide...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000295

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  • The Mainframe Product must automatically terminate a user session after conditions, as defined in site security plan, are met or trigger events requiring session disconnect.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Automatic session termination addresses the termination of user-initiated logical sessions in contrast to the termination of ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000296

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  • Mainframe Products requiring user access authentication must provide a logoff capability for a user-initiated communication session.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If a user cannot explicitly end an application session, the session may remain open and be exploited by an attacker; this is ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000297

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  • The Mainframe Product must display an explicit logoff message to users indicating the reliable termination of authenticated communications sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If a user cannot explicitly end an application session, the session may remain open and be exploited by an attacker; this is ...
    Rule Medium Severity

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