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V-225110

CAT II (Medium)

IBM System Display and Search Facility (SDSF) Started task will be properly defined to the Started Task Table ACID for Top Secret.

Rule ID

SV-225110r1146045_rule

STIG

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

Version

V7R2

CCIs

CCI-000764

Discussion

Access to product resources should be restricted to only those individuals responsible for the application connectivity and who have a requirement to access these resources. Improper control of product resources could potentially compromise the operating system, ACP, and customer data.

Check Content

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

- TSSCMDS.RPT(#STC).

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

- PDI(ZISF0032).

If the IBM SDSF started task(s) is (are) defined in the TSS STC record, this is not a finding.

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.

A unique ACID must be assigned for the IBM SDSF started task(s) through a corresponding STC table entry.

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

TSS ADD(STC) PROCNAME(SDSF) ACID(SDSF)