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Check: ACF2-UT-000050

IBM z/OS ACF2 STIG: ACF2-UT-000050 (in versions v9 r2 through 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-223643r958586_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-223643

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

Expert Comments

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.
Number Definition
CCI-001384

For publicly accessible systems, display system use information with organization-defined conditions before granting further access to the publicly accessible system.
CCI-001385

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

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

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

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