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z/OS IBM CICS Transaction Server for ACF2 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000259

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    Group
  • CICS system data sets are not properly protected.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;CICS is a transaction-processing product that provides programmers with the facilities to develop interactive applications. U...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000080

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    Group
  • Sensitive CICS transactions are not protected in accordance with security requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Sensitive CICS transactions offer the ability to circumvent transaction level controls for accessing resources under CICS. Th...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

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    Group
  • CICS System Initialization Table (SIT) parameter values must be specified in accordance with proper security requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The CICS SIT is used to define system operation and configuration parameters of a CICS system. Several of these parameters co...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000104

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    Group
  • CICS region logonid(s) must be defined and/or controlled in accordance with the security requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;CICS is a transaction-processing product that provides programmers with the facilities to develop interactive applications. I...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000104

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    Group
  • CICS default logonid(s) must be defined and/or controlled in accordance with the security requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;CICS is a transaction-processing product that provides programmers with the facilities to develop interactive applications. I...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000029

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    Group
  • CICS logonid(s) must be configured with proper timeout and signon limits.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;CICS is a transaction-processing product that provides programmers with the facilities to develop interactive applications. I...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000259

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    Group
  • ACF2/CICS parameter data sets are not protected in accordance with the proper security requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;CICS is a transaction-processing product that provides programmers with the facilities to develop interactive applications. U...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000018

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    Group
  • IBM CICS Transaction Server SPI command resources must be properly defined and protected.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;IBM CICS Transaction Server can run with sensitive system privileges, and potentially can circumvent system controls. Failure...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

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    Group
  • CICS startup JCL statement is not specified in accordance with the proper security requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The CICS SIT is used to define system operation and configuration parameters of a CICS system. Several of these parameters c...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

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    Group
  • Key ACF2/CICS parameters must be properly coded.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The ACF2/CICS parameters define the security controls in effect for CICS regions. Failure to code the appropriate values coul...
    Rule Medium Severity

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