IBM z/OS UNIX Telnet Server Startup parameters must be properly specified to display the banner.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-223643ACF2-UT-000050SV-223643r958586_ruleCCI-001384medium
Description
Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the publicly accessible operating system ensures privacy and security notification verbiage used is consistent with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance. System use notifications are required only for access via logon interfaces with human users and are not required when such human interfaces do not exist.
STIGDate
IBM z/OS ACF2 Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-06-24

Related Frameworks

3 paths across 3 frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
AC-8
1.00
  • DISA · 9 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.1.9
1.00
  • DISA · 9 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
  • NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-001384
1.00
  • DISA · 9 · disa_xccdf · related

Details

Check Text (C-223643r958586_chk)

From the ISPF Command Shell enter: ISHELL Enter /etc/ for a pathname; a CD /etc/ may need to be issued. select FILE NAME inetd.conf If Option -h is included on the otelnetd command, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-25304r953876_fix)

Configure the startup parameters in the inetd.conf file for otelnetd to exclude option -h. Note: -h indicates that the logon banner should not be displayed.