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IBM RACF DASD Management USERIDs must be properly controlled.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-223732RACF-ES-000850SV-223732r1137691_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

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

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

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NIST 800-530 mappings

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AC-10Concurrent Session Control
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AC-16Security and Privacy Attributes
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AC-17(1)Monitoring and Control
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AC-17(10)Authenticate Remote Commands
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AC-17(2)Protection of Confidentiality and Integrity Using Encryption
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AC-18(1)Authentication and Encryption
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AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
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AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
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AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
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AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
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NIST 800-1710 mappings

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3.1.1
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3.1.2
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NIST CSF 2.00 mappings

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

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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-223732r1137691_chk)

This applies to non-SMS volumes. For SMS-Managed volumes this is Not Applicable. Ask the system administrator for all documents and procedures that apply to Storage Management, including identification of the DASD backup data sets and associated storage management userids. From the ISPF Command enter: RL User for each identified Userid. Review storage management userids, if the following guidance is true, this is not a finding. Storage management userids will not be given the "OPERATIONS" attribute. Storage management userids will be defined with the "PROTECTED" attribute. Storage management userids are permitted to the appropriate "STGADMIN" profiles in the "FACILITY" class for SMS-managed volumes. Storage management userids assigned to storage management tasks (e.g., volume backup, data set archive and restore, etc.) are given access to data sets using "DASDVOL" and/or "GDASDVOL" profiles for non-SMS-managed volumes. NOTE: "DASDVOL" profiles will not work with SMS-managed volume. "FACILITY" class profiles must be used instead. If "DFSMS/MVS" is used to perform DASD management operations, "FACILITY" class profiles may also be used to authorize storage management operations to non-SMS-managed volumes in lieu of using "DASDVOL" profiles. Therefore, not all volumes may be defined to the "DASDVOL/GDASDVOL" resource classes, and not all storage management userids may be represented in the profile access lists.

Fix Text (F-25393r514885_fix)

Note: This applies to non-SMS volumes. Refer to the System Managed Storage group (i.e., ZSMSnnnn) for requirements for System managed Storage. Evaluate the impact of accomplishing the change. Develop a plan of action and implement the change as required. Ensure that storage management userids do not possess the "OPERATIONS" attribute. A sample command to accomplish this is shown here: ALU <userid> NOOPERATIONS Ensure that storage management userids possess the "PROTECTED" attribute. A sample command to accomplish this is shown here: ALU <userid> NOPASS NOOIDCARD Ensure that storage management userids are permitted to the appropriate "STGADMIN" profiles in the "FACILITY" class for SMS-managed volumes. Ensure that storage management userids are permitted to appropriate "DASDVOL" profiles for non-SMS-managed volumes.