The IBM z/OS Policy Agent must contain a policy that manages excess capacity, bandwidth, or other redundancy to limit the effects of information flooding types of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-223793 | RACF-OS-000370 | SV-223793r958528_rule | CCI-001095 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| DoS is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot accomplish its mission or must operate at degraded capacity. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| IBM z/OS RACF Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-06-24 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-223793r958528_chk)
Examine the Policy Agent policy statements.
If it can be determined that there are policy statements that manages excess capacity, this is not a finding.
Fix Text (F-25454r515068_fix)
Develop Policy application and Policy agent to manage excess capacity.