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IBM Hardware Configuration Definition (HCD) User datasets are not properly protected.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-224300ZHCDA002SV-224300r1141520_ruleCCI-001499medium
Description
IBM HCD product has the capability to use privileged functions and/or to have access to sensitive data. Failure to properly restrict access to their datasets could result in violating the integrity of the base product, which could result in compromising the operating system or sensitive data.
STIGDate
z/OS HCD for ACF2 Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-09-23

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.

CHG-04.5Library Privileges
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NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (56) 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-17(1)Monitoring and Control
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AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
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-3Access Enforcement
1.00
AC-3(7)Role-based Access Control
1.00
AC-4Information Flow Enforcement
1.00
AC-6(10)Prohibit Non-privileged Users from Executing Privileged Functions
1.00

+46 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

CCI1 mapping

Details

Check Text (C-224300r1141520_chk)

Refer to the following report produced by the dataset and Resource Data Collection: - SENSITVE.RPT(HCDUSER). Automated Analysis Refer to the following report produced by the dataset and Resource Data Collection: - PDI(ZHCD0002). Verify that the access to the IBM HCD install datasets is properly restricted. The datasets to be protected are the production and working IODF datasets as well as the activity log for the IODF datasets. If the following guidance is true, this is not a finding. Note: Currently on most CSD systems the prefix for these datasets is SYS3.IODF*.**. The ACF2 dataset rules for the datasets restrict WRITE and/or greater access to systems programming personnel. The ACF2 dataset rules for the datasets restrict READ access to automated operations users and operations personnel. The ACF2 dataset rules for the datasets do not specify that all (i.e., failures and successes) WRITE and/or greater access will be logged.

Fix Text (F-25965r1141519_fix)

The ISSO will ensure that WRITE and/or greater access to program product user datasets is limited to systems programmers, and all WRITE and/or greater access is logged. Ensure that READ access is limited to auditors, operations personnel, and automated operations users. The installing systems programmer will identify and document the product datasets, categorize them according to who will have WRITE and/or greater access, and if required, ensure that all WRITE and/or greater access is logged. The installing systems programmer will identify if any additional groups have UPDATE access for specific datasets, and once documented, will work with the ISSO to ensure they are properly restricted to the Access Control Program (ACP) active on the system. Datasets to be protected will be: The production IODF datasets (i.e., hhhhhhhh.IODFnn) The working IODF datasets (i.e., hhhhhhhh.IODFnn) The activity log for the IODF datasets (i.e., hhhhhhhh.IODFnn.ACTLOG) Note: Currently on most CSD systems the prefix for these datasets is SYS3.IODF*.**. The following commands are provided as a sample for implementing dataset controls: SET RULE $KEY(S3I) $PREFIX(SYS3) IODF-.- UID(syspaudt) R(A) W(L) A(L) E(A) DATA(DEFAULT SYSPROG) IODF-.- UID(tstcaudt) R(A) W(L) A(L) E(A) IODF-.- UID(audtaudt) R(A) E(A) DATA(DEFAULT Auditor) IODF-.- UID(autoaudt) R(A) E(A) IODF-.- UID(operaudt) R(A) E(A)