V-224362

Discussion

WebSphere MQ resources allow for the control of administrator functions, connections, commands, queues, processes, and namelists. Some resources provide the ability to disable or bypass security checking. Failure to properly protect WebSphere MQ resources may result in unauthorized access. This exposure could compromise the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of system services, applications, and customer data.

Check Content

Refer to the following report produced by the ACF2 Data Collection:

-	SENSITVE.RPT(MQCONN)
-	ACF2CMDS.RPT(RESOURCE) - Alternate report

Review the following connection resources defined to TYPE(MQK) (i.e., MQCONNM resource class or MXCONN resource class if SCYCASE is set to MIXED):

Resource         Authorized Users
ssid.BATCH     TSO and batch job userids
ssid.CICS         CICS region userids
ssid.IMS          IMS region userids
ssid.CHIN        Channel initiator userids

Note: ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier).

For all connection resources defined to TYPE(MQK), ensure the following items are in effect:

1. Access authorization to these connections restricts access to the appropriate users as indicated in (b).
2. All access FAILUREs are logged.

If both of the above are true, this is not a finding.

If either of the above is untrue, this is a finding.