IDMS must suppress security-related messages so that no information is returned that can be exploited.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-251624 | IDMS-DB-000530 | SV-251624r961167_rule | CCI-001312 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Error messages issued to non-privileged users may have contents that should be considered confidential. IDMS should be configured so that these messages are not issued to those users. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| CA IDMS Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-09-13 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-251624r961167_chk)
Log on to IDMS DC system and issue "DCPROFIL". Scroll to the OPTION FLAGS screen. If "OPT00051" is not listed, this is a finding.
For IDMS LOG messages, if OPT00226 is not listed, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-55013r807738_fix)
Reassemble, relink, and reload (V NC) RHDCOPTF with #DEFOPTF OPT00051 (for messages sent to user) and optional #DEFOPTF OPT00226 (for messages sent to IDMS log).