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

The IBM z/OS SNTP daemon (SNTPD) must be active.

DISA Rule

SV-224023r561402_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-224023

Group Title

SRG-OS-000355-GPOS-00143

Rule Version

TSS0-OS-000270

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001891 - The information system compares internal information system clocks on an organization-defined frequency with an organization-defined authoritative time source.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Obtain a copy of this sample procedure from SEZAINST and store it in one of your PROCLIB concatenation data sets.

Perform the following step to start SNTPD as a procedure:
Invoke the procedure using the system operator start command. The following sample, SEZAINST(SNTPD), shows how to start SNTPD as a procedure:
//*
//* Sample procedure for the Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP)
//*
//* z/OS Communications Server Version 1 Release 13
//* SMP/E Distribution Name: SEZAINST(EZASNPRO)
//*
//* Copyright: Licensed Materials - Property of IBM
//* 5650-ZOS
//* Copyright IBM Corp. 2002, 2015
//*
//* Status: CSV2R2
//*
//SNTPD EXEC PGM=SNTPD,REGION=4096K,TIME=NOLIMIT,
// PARM=’/ -d’
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*,DCB=(RECFM=F,LRECL=132,BLKSIZE=132)
//SYSIN DD DUMMY
//SYSERR DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*,DCB=(RECFM=F,LRECL=132,BLKSIZE=132)
//CEEDUMP DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSABEND DD SYSOUT=*

Check Contents

From UNIX System Services ISPF Shell navigate to ribbon select tools.
Select option 1 - Work with Processes.

If SNTP Daemon (SNTPD) is not active, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-224023

Documentable

False

Rule Version

TSS0-OS-000270

Severity Override Guidance

From UNIX System Services ISPF Shell navigate to ribbon select tools.
Select option 1 - Work with Processes.

If SNTP Daemon (SNTPD) is not active, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4102

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