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The Mainframe Product must be configured such that emergency accounts are never automatically removed or disabled.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-205522SRG-APP-000234-MFP-000037SV-205522r971528_ruleCCI-001682medium
Description
Emergency accounts are administrator accounts which are established in response to crisis situations where the need for rapid account activation is required. Therefore, emergency account activation may bypass normal account authorization processes. If these accounts are automatically disabled, system maintenance during emergencies may not be possible, thus adversely affecting system availability. Emergency accounts are different from infrequently used accounts (i.e., local logon accounts used by system administrators when network or normal logon/access is not available). Infrequently used accounts also remain available and are not subject to automatic termination dates. However, an emergency account is normally a different account which is created for use by vendors or system maintainers. To address access requirements, many application developers choose to integrate their applications with enterprise-level authentication/access mechanisms that meet or exceed access control policy requirements. Such integration allows the application developer to off-load those access control functions and focus on core application features and functionality.
STIGDate
Mainframe Product Security Requirements Guide2026-05-23

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 3 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (1) 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.

IAC-15.2Removal of Temporary / Emergency Accounts
1.00
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (19) 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-12Session Termination
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00
AC-7Unsuccessful Logon Attempts
1.00
AU-10Non-repudiation
1.00
AU-12Audit Record Generation
1.00

+9 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

CCI1 mapping
CCI-001682
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-205522r971528_chk)

If the Mainframe Product employs an external security manager for all account management functions, this is not applicable. Examine account management settings. If emergency accounts are configured to never be automatically removed or disabled, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-5788r299800_fix)

Configure the Mainframe Product account management settings to never automatically remove or disable emergency accounts. Accounts should be configured to terminate within 72 hours or until crisis has passed.