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Check: ACF2-UT-000050

IBM z/OS ACF2 STIG: ACF2-UT-000050 (in version v8 r15)

Title

IBM z/OS UNIX Telnet Server Startup parameters must be properly specified to display the banner. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the publicly accessible operating system ensures privacy and security notification verbiage used is consistent with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance. System use notifications are required only for access via logon interfaces with human users and are not required when such human interfaces do not exist.

Check Content

From the ISPF Command Shell enter: ISHELL Enter /etc/ for a pathname; a CD /etc/ may need to be issued. select FILE NAME inetd.conf If Option -h is included on the otelnetd command, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the startup parameters in the inetd.conf file for otelnetd to exclude option -h. Note: -h indicates that the logon banner should not be displayed.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-223643r953877_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-223643

Group Title: SRG-OS-000228-GPOS-00088

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-001384	The information system, for publicly accessible systems, displays system use information organization-defined conditions before granting further access.
CCI-001385	The information system, for publicly accessible systems, displays references, if any, to monitoring that are consistent with privacy accommodations for such systems that generally prohibit those activities.
CCI-001386	The information system, for publicly accessible systems, displays references, if any, to recording that are consistent with privacy accommodations for such systems that generally prohibit those activities.
CCI-001387	The information system, for publicly accessible systems, displays references, if any, to auditing that are consistent with privacy accommodations for such systems that generally prohibit those activities.
CCI-001388	The information system, for publicly accessible systems, includes a description of the authorized uses of the system.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
AC-8	System Use Notification