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IBM z/OS Surrogate users must be controlled in accordance with proper security requirements.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-223996TSS0-JS-000120SV-223996r1137691_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. Access control policies include: identity-based policies, role-based policies, and attribute-based policies. Access enforcement mechanisms include: access control lists, access control matrices, and cryptography. These policies and mechanisms must be employed by the application to control access between users (or processes acting on behalf of users) and objects (e.g., devices, files, records, processes, programs, and domains) in the information system. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048, SRG-OS-000326-GPOS-00126
STIGDate
IBM z/OS TSS Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-06-15

Related Frameworks

2 mappings across 5 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (21) 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
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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

+11 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (96) 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

+86 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
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3.1.2
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CCI2 mappings
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.

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-223996r1137691_chk)

From the ISPF Command Shell enter: TSS LIST(ACIDS) DATA(XA) If no XA ACID entries exist in the above reports, this is not applicable. For each ACID identified in the XA ACID entries, if the following items are true regarding ACID permissions, this is not a finding. -ACID permission (XA ACID) is logged (ACTION = AUDIT), only for Privileged USERIDS (MASTER, SCA, DCA, VCA, ZCA) if they are XAUTH; at the discretion of the ISSM/ISSO scheduling tasks may be exempted from logging. -Access authorization is restricted to scheduling tools, started tasks or other system applications required for running production jobs. -Other users may have minimal access required for running production jobs with documentation properly approved and filed with the site security official (ISSM or equivalent).

Fix Text (F-25657r516388_fix)

For each ACID identified in the XA ACID entries, ensure the following items are in effect regarding ACID permissions: -ACID permission (XA ACID) is logged (ACTION = AUDIT), at the discretion of the ISSM/ISSO scheduling tasks may be exempted from logging. -ACID permission (XA ACID) is logged (ACTION = AUDIT), for Privileged users (MSCA, SCA, DCA, VCA, ZCA). -Access authorization is restricted to scheduling tools, started tasks, or other system applications required for running production jobs. Other users may have minimal access required for running production jobs with documentation properly approved and filed with the site security official (ISSM or equivalent). Consider the following recommendations when implementing security for Cross-Authorized ACIDs: Keep ACID cross authorization of ACIDs outside of those granted to the scheduling software to a minimum number of individuals. The simplest configuration is to have no ACID Cross Authorization except for the appropriate Scheduling task/software for production scheduling purposes as documented. Temporary Cross Authorization of the production batch ACID to the scheduling tasks may be allowed for a period for testing by the appropriate specific production Support Team members. Authorization, eligibility, and test period is determined by site policy. Access authorization is restricted to the minimum number of personnel required for running production jobs. However, ACID Cross Authorization usage must not become the default for all jobs submitted by individual userids (i.e., system programmer will use their assigned individual userids for software installation, duties, whereas a Cross-Authorized ACID would normally be utilized for scheduled batch production only and as such must normally be limited to the scheduling task such as CONTROLM) and not granted as a normal daily basis to individual users. Grant access to the user ACID for each cross-authorized ACID required: For Example: TSS PERMIT(ACID) ACID(Cross-Authorized ACID) ACTION(AUDIT) For production ACIDs being used by CONTROLM: TSS PER(CONTROLM)ACID(production user ACID)