The IBM z/OS Policy Agent must be configured to deny-all, allow-by-exception firewall policy for allowing connections to other systems.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
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- ID
- SV-224006r991593_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Develop a policy application and policy agent to employ a deny-all, allow-by-exception firewall policy for allowing connections to other systems.