Title

The ADMINBY Control Option is not set to ADMINBY. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The ADMINBY Control Option enables administrative information to be recorded for facilities added and resources permitted. The system-wide options control the default settings for determining how the ACP will function when handling requests for access to the operating system environment, ACP, and customer data. The ACP provides the ability to set a number of these fields at the subsystem level. If no setting is found, the system-wide defaults will be used. The improper setting of any of these fields, individually or in combination with another, can compromise the security of the processing environment. In addition, failure to establish standardized settings for the ACP control options introduces the possibility of exposure during migration process or contingency plan activation.

Check Content

a) Refer to the following report produced by the TSS Data Collection: - TSSCMDS.RPT(STATUS) Automated Analysis Refer to the following report produced by the TSS Data Collection: - PDI(TSS0249) b) If the ADMINBY Control Option value is specified, there is NO FINDING. c) If the ADMINBY Control Option value is not set or set to NOADMBY, this is a FINDING.

Fix Text

The IAO will ensure ADMINBY control option is set to Adminby to record who when and where information in the ACID security record for administrative changes. Evaluate the impact associated with implementation of the control option. Develop a plan of action to implement the control option setting ADMINBY and proceed with the change.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-70r2_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-70

Group Title: TSS0249

Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

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