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Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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SRG-OS-000118-GPOS-00060
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
CA-ACF2 userids found inactive for more than 35 days must be suspended.
<VulnDiscussion>Inactive identifiers pose a risk to systems and applications because attackers may exploit an inactive identifier and potenti...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000266-GPOS-00101
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
CA-ACF2 PWPHRASE GSO record must be properly defined.
<VulnDiscussion>Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity o...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000266-GPOS-00101
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
CA-ACF2 must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.
<VulnDiscussion>Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity o...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000069-GPOS-00037
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ACF2 PSWD GSO record value must be set to require at least one uppercase character be used.
<VulnDiscussion>Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000071-GPOS-00039
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ACF2 PSWD GSO record value must be set to require at least one numeric character be used.
<VulnDiscussion>Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000070-GPOS-00038
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ACF2 PSWD GSO record value must be set to require at least one lowercase character be used.
<VulnDiscussion>Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000072-GPOS-00040
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ACF2 PSWD GSO record value must be set to require the change of at least 50 percent of the total number of characters when passwords are changed.
<VulnDiscussion>If the operating system allows the user to consecutively reuse extensive portions of passwords, this increases the chances of...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000073-GPOS-00041
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ACF2 must use NIST FIPS-validated cryptography to protect passwords in the security database.
<VulnDiscussion>Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are...Rule High Severity -
SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ACF2 PSWD GSO record value must be set to require a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.
<VulnDiscussion>Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If the ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000075-GPOS-00043
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ACF2 PSWD GSO record value must be set to require 24 hours/one day as the minimum password lifetime.
<VulnDiscussion>Enforcing a minimum password lifetime helps to prevent repeated password changes to defeat the password reuse or history enfo...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000077-GPOS-00045
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ACF2 PSWD GSO record value must be set to prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations or more.
<VulnDiscussion>Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000079-GPOS-00047
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ACF2 TSOTWX GSO record values must be set to obliterate the logon password on TWX devices.
<VulnDiscussion>To prevent the compromise of authentication information, such as passwords during the authentication process, the feedback fr...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000079-GPOS-00047
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ACF2 TSOCRT GSO record values must be set to obliterate the logon to ASCII CRT devices.
<VulnDiscussion>To prevent the compromise of authentication information, such as passwords during the authentication process, the feedback fr...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000079-GPOS-00047
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ACF2 TSO2741 GSO record values must be set to obliterate the logon password on 2741 devices.
<VulnDiscussion>To prevent the compromise of authentication information, such as passwords during the authentication process, the feedback fr...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000185-GPOS-00079
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ACF2 SECVOLS GSO record value must be set to VOLMASK(). Any local changes are justified and documented with the ISSO.
<VulnDiscussion>The SECVOLS record defines the DASD and tape volumes for which CA-ACF2 provides volume-level protection. Information at rest ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000185-GPOS-00079
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ACF2 RESVOLS GSO record value must be set to Volmask(-). Any other setting requires documentation justifying the change.
<VulnDiscussion>The RESVOLS record defines DASD and mass storage volumes for which CA ACF2 is to provide protection at the data set name leve...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000134-GPOS-00068
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ACF2 security data sets and/or databases must be properly protected.
<VulnDiscussion>An isolation boundary provides access control and protects the integrity of the hardware, software, and firmware that perform...Rule High Severity -
SRG-OS-000138-GPOS-00069
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
ACF2 AUTOERAS GSO record value must be set to indicate that ACF2 is controlling the automatic physical erasure of VSAM or non VSAM data sets.
<VulnDiscussion>Preventing unauthorized information transfers mitigates the risk of information, including encrypted representations of infor...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000032-GPOS-00013
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
IBM z/OS SMF recording options for the FTP Server must be configured to write SMF records for all eligible events.
<VulnDiscussion>Without establishing when events occurred, it is impossible to establish, correlate, and investigate the events leading up to...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
IBM z/OS data sets for the FTP Server must be properly protected.
<VulnDiscussion>To mitigate the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive information by entities that have been issued certificates by DoD-ap...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
IBM z/OS permission bits and user audit bits for HFS objects that are part of the FTP Server component must be properly configured.
<VulnDiscussion>MVS data sets of the FTP Server provide the configuration and operational characteristics of this product. Failure to properl...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000023-GPOS-00006
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
IBM z/OS FTP.DATA configuration statements must have a proper BANNER statement with the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner.
<VulnDiscussion>Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the operating system ensures privacy and se...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000228-GPOS-00088
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
IBM z/OS FTP.DATA configuration statements for the FTP Server must specify the BANNER statement.
<VulnDiscussion>The structure and content of error messages must be carefully considered by the organization and development team. The extent...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
IBM z/OS FTP Control cards must be properly stored in a secure PDS file.
<VulnDiscussion>Configuring the operating system to implement organization-wide security implementation guides and security checklists ensure...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000368-GPOS-00154
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The IBM z/OS TFTP Server program must be properly protected.
<VulnDiscussion>Control of program execution is a mechanism used to prevent execution of unauthorized programs. Some operating systems may pr...Rule Medium Severity
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