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Mainframe Product Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000231

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  • The Mainframe Product must prevent software as identified in the site security plan from executing at higher privilege levels than users executing the software.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In certain situations, software applications/programs need to execute with elevated privileges to perform required functions....
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The Mainframe Product must protect the confidentiality and integrity of all information at rest.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information at rest refers to the state of information when it is located on a secondary storage device (e.g., disk drive and...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000233

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  • The Mainframe Product must isolate security functions from nonsecurity functions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;An isolation boundary provides access control and protects the integrity of the hardware, software, and firmware that perform...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000234

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  • The Mainframe Product must be configured such that emergency accounts are never automatically removed or disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Emergency accounts are administrator accounts which are established in response to crisis situations where the need for rapid...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000251

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  • The Mainframe Product must check the validity of all data inputs except those specifically identified by the organization.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Invalid user input occurs when a user inserts data or characters into an application's data entry fields and the application ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000266

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