The IBM RACF ERASE ALL SETROPTS value must be set to ERASE(ALL) on all systems.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Preventing unauthorized information transfers mitigates the risk of information, including encrypted representations of information, produced by the actions of prior users/roles (or the actions of processes acting on behalf of prior users/roles) from being available to any current users/roles (or current processes) that obtain access to shared system resources (e.g., registers, main memory, hard disks) after those resources have been released back to information systems. The control of information in shared resources is also commonly referred to as object reuse and residual information protection. This requirement generally applies to the design of an information technology product, but it can also apply to the configuration of particular information system components that are, or use, such products. This can be verified by acceptance/validation processes in DoD or other government agencies. There may be shared resources with configurable protections (e.g., files in storage) that may be assessed on specific information system components.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-223731r604139_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the ERASE SETROPTS value to ERASE(ALL) this allows DASD datasets to be erased when deleted.
Evaluate the impact associated with implementation of the control option. Develop a plan of action to implement the control option as specified in the example below:
-Issue the RACF Command SETR LIST to show the status of RACF Controls including the status of the ERASE options.