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IBM RACF Global Access Checking must be restricted to appropriate classes and resources.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-223665RACF-ES-000170SV-223665r1195461_ruleCCI-000213medium
Description
To mitigate the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive information by entities that have been issued certificates by DoD-approved PKIs, all DoD systems (e.g., web servers and web portals) must be properly configured to incorporate access control methods that do not rely solely on the possession of a certificate for access. Successful authentication must not automatically give an entity access to an asset or security boundary. Authorization procedures and controls must be implemented to ensure each authenticated entity also has a validated and current authorization. Authorization is the process of determining whether an entity, once authenticated, is permitted to access a specific asset. Information systems use access control policies and enforcement mechanisms to implement this requirement.
STIGDate
IBM z/OS RACF Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-06-03

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 5 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (20) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

CFG-02Secure Baseline Configurations
1.00
CRY-01Use of Cryptographic Controls
1.00
DCH-01Data Protection
1.00
HRS-02Position Categorization
1.00
HRS-11Separation of Duties (SoD)
1.00
IAC-01Identity & Access Management (IAM)
1.00
IAC-01.2Authenticate, Authorize and Audit (AAA)
1.00
IAC-02Identification & Authentication for Organizational Users
1.00
IAC-03Identification & Authentication for Non-Organizational Users
1.00
IAC-04Identification & Authentication for Devices
1.00

+10 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (93) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-10Concurrent Session Control
1.00
AC-16Security and Privacy Attributes
1.00
AC-17(1)Monitoring and Control
1.00
AC-17(10)Authenticate Remote Commands
1.00
AC-17(2)Protection of Confidentiality and Integrity Using Encryption
1.00
AC-18(1)Authentication and Encryption
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00

+83 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (2) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.1.1
1.00
3.1.2
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000213
1.00
NIST CSF 2.00 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (3) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

PR.AA-05
1.00
PR.DS-10
1.00
PR.IR-01
1.00

Who does this work

17 NICE work roles and 9 EC-Council certifications.

This is an inference across published mappings, not a single claim by anyone. This check maps to a control, which maps to a Cybersecurity Framework outcome, which NIST assigns to the work roles below. EC-Council separately maps its certifications to those same roles.

A certification prepares someone for a role. It is not evidence that a holder is qualified, and neither NIST nor EC-Council has stated that any certification here addresses this check.

Work-role assignments published by NIST (NICE Framework Components 2.2.0 and the CSF 2.0 OLIR crosswalk). Certification mappings published by EC-Council.

Details

Check Text (C-223665r1195461_chk)

From a command input screen, enter: RL Global * If Global * is specified in SETROPTS, this is a finding. The following entries may be allowed with the approval of the information system security manager (ISSM): Dataset Class - ALTER access level to &RACUID.** (Allows users all access to their own datasets) OPERCMDS Class - READ access to MVS.MCSOPER.&RACUID (Allows users access to console for their jobs) JESJOBS Class - ALTER access to CANCEL.*.*.&RACUID (Allows users to cancel their own jobs) JESJOBS Class - ALTER access to SUBMIT.*.*.&RACUID (Allows users to submit their own jobs) The ISSM may allow other classes to be included after evaluation with the system programmer. Note: Be careful when adding any resource requiring auditing to Global Access Checking. RACF performs no logging other than that requested by the SETROPTS LOGOPTIONS command. There are other special consideration for global access checking found in the z/OS Security Server RACF Security Administrator's Guide. If any other members are included for Global Access Checking, this is a finding. If written approval by the ISSM is not provided, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-25326r1195294_fix)

Configure Global Access Checking to be appropriately administered. Note: Special consideration should be followed as indicated in z/OS Security Server RACF Security Administrator's Guide. Evaluate the impact associated with implementation of the control option. Develop approval documentation and a plan of action to implement the control option as specified in the example below: RALT GLOBAL class-name ADDMEM (resourcename)/accesslevel)