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Mainframe Product Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000038

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  • The Mainframe Product must enforce approved authorizations for controlling the flow of information within the system based on site security plan information flow control policies.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A mechanism to detect and prevent unauthorized communication flow must be configured or provided as part of the system design...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000065

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  • The Mainframe Product must enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during a 15 minute time period.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000073

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  • Mainframe Products scanning for malicious code must scan all media used for system maintenance prior to use.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;There are security-related issues arising from software brought into the information system specifically for diagnostic and r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000080

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  • The Mainframe Product must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to access privileges 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
  • SRG-APP-000092

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  • The Mainframe Product must protect against an individual (or process acting on behalf of an individual) falsely denying having performed actions defined in the site security plan to be covered by non-repudiation.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without non-repudiation, it is impossible to positively attribute an action to an individual (or process acting on behalf of ...
    Rule Medium Severity

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