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WebSphere MQ context resources defined to the appropriate ADMIN resource class must be protected in accordance with security requirements.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-224565ZWMQ0058SV-224565r1050716_ruleCCI-000213medium
Description
Context security validates whether a userid has authority to pass or set identity and/or origin data for a message. Context security will be active to avoid security exposure. This exposure could compromise the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of system services, applications, and customer data.
STIGDate
zOS WebsphereMQ for RACF Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-06-24

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

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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

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NIST 800-1710 mappings

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

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3.1.1
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3.1.2
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CCI1 mapping
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-224565r1050716_chk)

a) Refer to the following reports produced by the RACF Data Collection: - SENSITVE.RPT(MQADMIN) b) For all context resources (i.e., ssid.CONTEXT) defined to the MQADMIN or MXADMIN resource class, ensure the following items are in effect: NOTE: ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier). 1) Resource profiles are defined with a UACC(NONE). 2) Access authorization restricts access to users requiring the ability to pass or set identity and/or origin data for a message. This is difficult to determine. However, an item for concern may be a profile with * READ specified in the access list. c) If both of the items in (b) are true, there is no finding. d) If either item in (b) is untrue, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-26236r1050715_fix)

Context security validates whether a userid has authority to pass or set identity and/or origin data for a message. Context security will be active, and all profiles ssid.CONTEXT will be defined to the appropriate ADMIN class with UACC(NONE) specified, where ssid is the queue manager name. Read access is required when the PASS option is specified for an MQOPEN or MQPUT1. Update or control access is required when the SET or OUTPUT option is specified. For all context resources (i.e., ssid.CONTEXT) defined to the MQADMIN or MXADMIN resource class, ensure the following items are in effect: NOTE: ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier). 1) Resource profiles are defined with a UACC(NONE). 2) Access authorization restricts access to users requiring the ability to pass or set identity and/or origin data for a message. This is difficult to determine. However, an item for concern may be a profile with * READ specified in the access list. A set of sample commands are provided below to implement the minimum profiles necessary for proper security. /* THE FOLLOWING PROFILE FORCES GRANULAR PROFILES DEFINITIONS */ RDEF MQADMIN ** UACC(NONE) OWNER(ADMIN) AUDIT(ALL(READ)) DATA('MQADMIN DENY-BY-DEFAULT PROFILE') RDEF MQADMIN <ssid>.CONTEXT UACC(NONE) OWNER(ADMIN) AUDIT(ALL(READ)) DATA('MQADMIN PROFILE REQUIRED FOR CONTEXT SECURITY') The following is a sample of the commands required to allow a systems programming group (SYS1) to offload and reload messages for queue manager (QMD1): PERMIT QMD1.CONTEXT CLASS(MQADMIN) ID(SYS1) ACCESS(CONTROL) The following refresh is required for RACListed classes: SETR RACL(MQADMIN) REF Note that an additional WebSphere MQ Refresh may be required for active queue managers. This is done from the CONSOLE: The example is for a queue manager named QMD1: >QMD1 REFRESH SECURITY(*)