IBM z/OS startup parameters for the FTP server must have the INACTIVE statement properly set.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
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- ID
- SV-223981r877822_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Review the FTP daemon's started task JCL. Ensure that the ANONYMOUS and INACTIVE startup parameters are not specified and configuration file names are specified on the appropriate DD statements.
The FTP daemon program can accept parameters in the JCL procedure that is used to start the daemon. The ANONYMOUS and ANONYMOUS= keywords are designed to allow anonymous FTP connections. The INACTIVE keyword is designed to set the timeout value for inactive connections. Control of these options is recommended through the configuration file statements rather than the startup parameters.
The systems programmer responsible for supporting ICS will ensure that the startup parameters for the FTP daemon does not include the ANONYMOUS, ANONYMOUS=, or INACTIVE keywords.