Title

CICS startup JCL statement is not specified in accordance with the proper security requirements. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The CICS SIT is used to define system operation and configuration parameters of a CICS system. Several of these parameters control the security within a CICS region. Failure to code the appropriate values could result in unexpected operations and degraded security. This exposure may result in unauthorized access impacting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the CICS region, applications, and customer data.

Check Content

a) Refer to the following report produced by the z/OS Data Collection: - EXAM.RPT(CICSPROC) Refer to the CICS Systems Programmer Worksheets filled out from previous vulnerability ZCIC0010. b) Ensure every CICS region on the system has the ACF2PARM DD statement in the CICS startup JCL. c) If the item in (b) is true for each CICS region, there is NO FINDING. d) If the item in (b) is untrue for a CICS region, this is a FINDING.

Fix Text

The IAO will ensure that each CICS region procedure has the ACF2/CICS parameter dataset specified. Ensure every CICS region on the system has the ACF2PARM DD statement in the CICS startup JCL. View the started task proc for each CICS region in SYS3.PROCLIB using ISPF.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-7188r2_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-6893

Group Title: ZCICA022

Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

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