STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: z/OS BMC IOA for ACF2 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 7 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Oct 2025:

BMC IOA User datasets will be properly protected.

DISA Rule

SV-224246r1141532_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-224246

Group Title

SRG-OS-000080

Rule Version

ZIOAA002

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

The ISSO will ensure that WRITE and/or greater access to BMC IOA User datasets is limited to systems programmers and/or BMC STCs and/or batch users only. UPDATE access can be given to production control and scheduling personnel and the BMC users. READ access can be given to auditors.

The installing systems programmer will identify and document the product datasets, categorize them according to who will have WRITE and/or greater access, and if required, ensure that all WRITE and/or greater access is logged. The installing systems programmer will identify if any additional groups have WRITE and/or greater access for specific datasets, and once documented will work with the ISSO to ensure they are properly restricted to the Access Control Program (ACP) active on the system.

(Note: The datasets and/or dataset prefixes identified below are examples of a possible installation. The actual datasets and/or prefixes are determined when the product is installed on a system through the product's installation guide and can be site specific.)

Datasets to be protected will be:
SYS3.IOA.*.IOAC

The following commands are provided as a sample for implementing dataset controls:

$KEY(SYS3)
IOA.-.IOAC.- UID(<syspaudt>) R(A) W(A) A(A) E(A)
IOA.-.IOAC.- UID(<tstcaudt>) R(A) W(A) A(A) E(A)
IOA.-.IOAC.- UID(BMC STCs) R(A) W(A) A(A) E(A)
IOA.-.IOAC.- UID(<bmcuser>) R(A) W(A) E(A)
IOA.-.IOAC.- UID(<pcspaudt>) R(A) W(A) E(A)
IOA.-.IOAC.- UID(<audtaudt>) R(A) E(A)

Check Contents

Refer to the following report produced by the dataset and Resource Data Collection:

- SENSITVE.RPT(IOAUSER).

Automated Analysis
Refer to the following report produced by the dataset and Resource Data Collection:

- PDI(ZIOA0002).

Verify that the accesses to the BMC IOA User datasets are properly restricted. If the following guidance is true, this is not a finding.

The ACF2 dataset access authorizations restrict READ access to auditors.

The ACF2 dataset access authorizations restrict WRITE and/or greater access to systems programming personnel.

The ACF2 dataset access authorizations restrict WRITE and/or greater access to the BMC STCs and/or batch users.

The ACF2 dataset access authorizations restrict UPDATE access to production control and scheduling personnel and the BMC users.

Vulnerability Number

V-224246

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ZIOAA002

Severity Override Guidance

Refer to the following report produced by the dataset and Resource Data Collection:

- SENSITVE.RPT(IOAUSER).

Automated Analysis
Refer to the following report produced by the dataset and Resource Data Collection:

- PDI(ZIOA0002).

Verify that the accesses to the BMC IOA User datasets are properly restricted. If the following guidance is true, this is not a finding.

The ACF2 dataset access authorizations restrict READ access to auditors.

The ACF2 dataset access authorizations restrict WRITE and/or greater access to systems programming personnel.

The ACF2 dataset access authorizations restrict WRITE and/or greater access to the BMC STCs and/or batch users.

The ACF2 dataset access authorizations restrict UPDATE access to production control and scheduling personnel and the BMC users.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4108