IBM Integrated Crypto Service Facility (ICSF) Started task(s) must be properly defined to the STARTED resource class for RACF.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-255938 | RACF-IC-000050 | SV-255938r958482_rule | CCI-000764 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| 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. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| IBM z/OS RACF Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-06-24 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-255938r958482_chk)
Execute the RACF DSMON report for RACSPT
if the IBM Integrated Crypto Service Facility (ICSF) started task(s) is (are) not defined to the STARTED resource class profile and/or ICHRIN03 table entry this is a finding
Fix Text (F-59558r881305_fix)
Ensure that a product's started task(s) is (are) properly identified and/or defined to the System ACP.
A unique userid must be assigned for the IBM Integrated Crypto Service Facility (ICSF) started task(s) thru a corresponding STARTED class entry.
The following sample set of commands is shown here as a guideline:
rdef started CSFSTART.** uacc(none) owner(admin) audit(all(read)) stdata(user(CSFSTART) group(stc))
setr racl(started) ref