IBM z/OS RACF STIG Version Comparison

There are 5 differences between versions v9 r5 (July 2, 2025) (the "left" version) and v9 r7 (Jan. 5, 2026) (the "right" version).

Check RACF-IC-000070 was changed between these two versions. Green, underlined text was added, red, struck-out text was removed.

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Title

ICSF resources must be protected in accordance with security requirements.

Check Content

From the ISPF command shell, for each appropriate following resource class, enter: RL classes: {CRYPTOZ, CSFKEYS, CSFSERV, GCSFKEYS , GXCSFKEY, and XCSFKEY} enter RL <Class> * AUTHUSER If AUTHUSER Consult the ISCF Administrator, security administrator and the site security plan for appropriate user access. If ACF2 RACF access rules for each resource is are restricted to appropriate users, this is not a finding.

Discussion

To mitigate the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive information by entities that have been issued certificates by DOD-approved PKIs, all DOD systems (e.g., web servers and web portals) must be properly configured to incorporate access control methods that do not rely solely on the possession of a certificate for access. Successful authentication must not automatically give an entity access to an asset or security boundary. Authorization procedures and controls must be implemented to ensure each authenticated entity also has a validated and current authorization. Authorization is the process of determining whether an entity, once authenticated, is permitted to access a specific asset. Information systems use access control policies and enforcement mechanisms to implement this requirement.

Fix

Configure access for resources in accordance with the site security plan.