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V-225611

CAT II (Medium)

IBM Tivoli Asset Discovery for zOS (TADz) Started task(s) must be properly defined to the Started Task Table ACID for Top Secret.

Rule ID

SV-225611r1146163_rule

STIG

z/OS TADz 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(ZTAD0032).

Verify that the IBM Tivoli Asset Discovery for zOS (TADz) started task(s) is (are) defined in the TSS STC record. If this guidance is true, this is not a finding.

Fix Text

The IBM Tivoli Asset Discovery for zOS (TADz) systemsprogrammer and the ISSO will ensure that a product's started task(s) is (are) properly identified and/or defined to the system ACP. 

A unique ACID must be assigned for the IBM Tivoli Asset Discovery for zOS (TADz) started task(s) through a corresponding STC table entry.

The following sample set of commands is shown here as a guideline:

TSS ADD(STC) PROCNAME(TADZMON) ACID(TADZMON)