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CA VM:Secure product CONFIG file must be restricted to appropriate personnel.

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-237960r859056_rule
Version
IBMZ-VM-001250
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Create rules in the CA VM:Secure product Rules Facility that restricts access to the disk where the product "CONFIG" file resides to system administrators only.