IBM z/OS UNIX BPXPRMxx security parameters in PARMLIB must be properly specified.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Configuration settings are the set of parameters that can be changed in hardware, software, or firmware components of the system that affect the security posture and/or functionality of the system. Security-related parameters are those parameters impacting the security state of the system, including the parameters required to satisfy other security control requirements. Security-related parameters include, for example: registry settings; account, file, directory permission settings; and settings for functions, ports, protocols, services, and remote connections.
- ID
- SV-223631r991589_rule
- Version
- ACF2-US-000160
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Define the settings in PARMLIB member BPXPRMxx for z/OS UNIX security parameters values to conform to the specifications below:
Parameter Keyword Value
SUPERUSER BPXROOT
TTYGROUP TTY
STEPLIBLIST /etc/steplib