III - Administrative Sensitive
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Sign-on to the ESCD Application Console must be restricted to only authorized personnel.
<VulnDiscussion>The ESCD Application Console is used to add, change, and delete port configurations and to dynamically switch paths between d...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The ESCON Director Application Console Event log must be enabled.
<VulnDiscussion>The ESCON Director Console Event Log is used to record all ESCON Director Changes. Failure to create an ESCON Director Applic...Rule High Severity -
SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Distributed Console Access Facility (DCAF) Console must be restricted to only authorized personnel.
<VulnDiscussion>The DCAF Console enables an operator to access the ESCON Director Application remotely. Access to a DCAF Console by unauthori...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
DCAF Console access must require a password to be entered by each user.
<VulnDiscussion>The DCAF Console enables an operator to access the ESCON Director Application remotely. Access to a DCAF Console by unauthori...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Unauthorized partitions must not exist on the system complex.
<VulnDiscussion>The running of unauthorized Logical Partitions (LPARs) could allow a “Trojan horse” version of the operating environment to b...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
On Classified Systems, Logical Partition must be restricted with read/write access to only its own IOCDS.
<VulnDiscussion>Unrestricted control over the IOCDS files could result in unauthorized updates and impact the configuration of the environmen...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Processor Resource/Systems Manager (PR/SM) must not allow unrestricted issuing of control program commands.
<VulnDiscussion>Unrestricted control over the issuing of system commands by a Logical Partition could result in unauthorized data access and ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Classified Logical Partition (LPAR) channel paths must be restricted.
<VulnDiscussion>Restricted LPAR channel paths are necessary to ensure data integrity. Unrestricted LPAR channel path access could result in a...Rule High Severity -
SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
On Classified Systems the Processor Resource/Systems Manager (PR/SM) must not allow access to system complex data.
<VulnDiscussion>Allowing unrestricted access to all Logical Partition data could result in the possibility of unauthorized access and updatin...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Central processors must be restricted for classified/restricted Logical Partitions (LPARs).
<VulnDiscussion>Allowing unrestricted access to classified processors for all LPARs could cause the corruption and loss of classified data se...Rule High Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Hardware Management Console must be located in a secure location.
<VulnDiscussion>The Hardware Management Console is used to perform Initial Program Load (IPLs) and control the Processor Resource/System Mana...Rule High Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Dial-out access from the Hardware Management Console Remote Support Facility (RSF) must be restricted to an authorized vendor site.
<VulnDiscussion>Dial-out access from the Hardware Management Console could impact the integrity of the environment, by enabling the possible ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Dial-out access from the Hardware Management Console Remote Support Facility (RSF) must be disabled for all classified systems.
<VulnDiscussion>This feature will not be activated for any classified systems. Allowing dial-out access from the Hardware Management Console ...Rule High Severity -
SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Access to the Hardware Management Console must be restricted to only authorized personnel.
<VulnDiscussion>Access to the Hardware Management Console if not properly restricted to authorized personnel could lead to a bypass of securi...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Access to the Hardware Management Console (HMC) must be restricted by assigning users proper roles and responsibilities.
<VulnDiscussion>Access to the HMC if not properly controlled and restricted by assigning users proper roles and responsibilities, could allow...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Automatic Call Answering to the Hardware Management Console must be disabled.
<VulnDiscussion>Automatic Call Answering to the Hardware Management Console allows unrestricted access by unauthorized personnel and could le...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Hardware Management Console Event log must be active.
<VulnDiscussion>The Hardware Management Console controls the operation and availability of the Central Processor Complex (CPC). Failure to cr...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The manufacturer’s default passwords must be changed for all Hardware Management Console (HMC) Management software.
<VulnDiscussion>The changing of passwords from the HMC default values, blocks malicious users with knowledge of these default passwords, from...Rule High Severity -
SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Predefined task roles to the Hardware Management Console (HMC) must be specified to limit capabilities of individual users.
<VulnDiscussion>Individual task roles with access to specific resources if not created and restricted, will allow unrestricted access to syst...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Individual user accounts with passwords must be maintained for the Hardware Management Console operating system and application.
<VulnDiscussion>Without identification and authentication, unauthorized users could reconfigure the Hardware Management Console or disrupt it...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000077-GPOS-00045
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The PASSWORD History Count value must be set to 10 or greater.
<VulnDiscussion>History Count specifies the number of previous passwords saved for each USERID and compares it with an intended new password....Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The PASSWORD expiration day(s) value must be set to equal or less then 60 days.
<VulnDiscussion>Expiration Day(s) specifies the maximum number of days that each user's password is valid. When a user logs on to the Hardwar...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Maximum failed password attempts before disable delay must be set to 3 or less.
<VulnDiscussion>The Maximum failed attempts before disable delay is not set to 3. This specifies the number of consecutive incorrect password...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
A maximum of 60-minute delay must be specified for the password retry after 3 failed attempts to enter your password
<VulnDiscussion>The Maximum failed attempts before disable delay is not set to 3. This specifies the number of consecutive incorrect password...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-OS-000069-GPOS-00037
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The password values must be set to meet the requirements in accordance with DODI 8500.2 for DoD information systems processing sensitive information and above, and CJCSI 6510.01E (INFORMATION ASSURANCE [IA] AND COMPUTER NETWORK DEFENSE [CND]).
<VulnDiscussion>In accordance with DODI 8500.2 for DOD information systems processing sensitive information and above and CJCSI 6510.01E (INF...Rule Medium Severity
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