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IBM RACF assignment of the RACF OPERATIONS attribute to individual userids must be fully justified.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

This requirement is intended to cover both traditional interactive logons to information systems and general accesses to information systems that occur in other types of architectural configurations (e.g., service-oriented architectures).

ID
SV-223714r991589_rule
Version
RACF-ES-000670
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Review all USERIDs with the OPERATIONS attribute. Ensure documentation providing justification for access is maintained and filed with the ISSO, and that unjustified access is removed.

A sample command to remove the OPERATIONS attribute from a userid is shown here: 

ALU <userid> NOOPERATIONS