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V-225109

CAT II (Medium)

IBM System Display and Search Facility (SDSF) Started Task name will be properly identified and/or defined to the system ACP.

Rule ID

SV-225109r1146042_rule

STIG

z/OS IBM System Display and Search Facility (SDSF) for TSS Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V7R2

CCIs

CCI-000764

Discussion

IBM System Display and Search Facility (SDSF) requires a started task that will be restricted to certain resources, data sets, and other system functions. Defining the started task as a userid to the system ACP allows the ACP to control the access and authorized users that require these capabilities. Failure to properly control these capabilities could compromise the operating system environment, ACP, and customer data.

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Refer to the following report produced by the TSS Data Collection:

- TSSCMDS.RPT(@ACIDS).

Review IBM SDSF STC/Batch ACID(s). If the following attributes are defined, this is not a finding.

FACILITY(STC, BATCH)
PASSWORD(xxxxxxxx,0)
SOURCE(INTRDR)
NOSUSPEND

Fix Text

The ISSO working with the systems programmer will ensure the IBM SDSF Started Task(s) is properly identified and/or defined to the system ACP.

If the product requires a Started Task, verify that it is properly defined to the system ACP with the proper attributes.

Most installation manuals will indicate how a Started Task is identified and any additional attributes that must be specified.

The following commands are provided as a sample for defining Started Task(s):

TSS CREATE(SDSF) TYPE(USER) -
	NAME('STC, SDSF') DEPT(xxxx) -
	FAC(STC,BATCH) PASS(xxxxxxxx,0) -
	SOURCE(INTRDR) NOSUSPEND