STIGQter: STIG Summary: IBM z/OS ACF2 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 8 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

IBM z/OS SMF recording options for the TN3270 Telnet Server must be properly specified.

DISA Rule

SV-223609r533198_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-223609

Group Title

SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172

Rule Version

ACF2-TN-000020

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000067 - The information system monitors remote access methods.
• CCI-002884 - The organization audits nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic sessions^ organization-defined audit events.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the TELNETPARMS SMFINIT and SMFTERM statements in the PROFILE.TCPIP file to conform to the requirements specified below.

NOTE: If the INCLUDE statement is coded in the TCP/IP Profile configuration file, the data set specified on this statement must be checked for the following items as well.

The TELNETPARMS SMFINIT statement is coded with the TYPE119 operand within each TELNETPARMS statement block.
The TELNETPARMS SMFTERM statement is coded with the TYPE119 operand within each TELNETPARMS statement block.

NOTE: Effective in z/OS release 1.2, the SMFINIT and SMFTERM statement can appear in both TELNETGLOBAL and TELNETPARM statement blocks.

Check Contents

Refer to the Profile configuration file specified on the PROFILE DD statement in the TCPIP started task JCL.

If the following configuration statement settings are in effect in the TCP/IP Profile configuration data set, this is not a finding.

NOTE: If the INCLUDE statement is coded in the TCP/IP Profile configuration data set, the data set specified on this statement must be checked for the following items as well.

The TELNETPARMS SMFINIT statement is coded with the TYPE119 operand within each TELNETPARMS statement block.
The TELNETPARMS SMFTERM statement is coded with the TYPE119 operand within each TELNETPARMS statement block.

NOTE: Effective in z/OS release 1.2, the SMFINIT and SMFTERM statement can appear in both TELNETGLOBAL and TELNETPARM statement blocks.

Vulnerability Number

V-223609

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ACF2-TN-000020

Severity Override Guidance

Refer to the Profile configuration file specified on the PROFILE DD statement in the TCPIP started task JCL.

If the following configuration statement settings are in effect in the TCP/IP Profile configuration data set, this is not a finding.

NOTE: If the INCLUDE statement is coded in the TCP/IP Profile configuration data set, the data set specified on this statement must be checked for the following items as well.

The TELNETPARMS SMFINIT statement is coded with the TYPE119 operand within each TELNETPARMS statement block.
The TELNETPARMS SMFTERM statement is coded with the TYPE119 operand within each TELNETPARMS statement block.

NOTE: Effective in z/OS release 1.2, the SMFINIT and SMFTERM statement can appear in both TELNETGLOBAL and TELNETPARM statement blocks.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4100

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