STIGQter: STIG Summary: z/OS IBM System Display and Search Facility (SDSF) for ACF2 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 7 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Oct 2025:

IBM System Display and Search Facility (SDSF) installation datasets will be properly protected.

DISA Rule

SV-224317r1141545_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-224317

Group Title

SRG-OS-000080

Rule Version

ZISFA000

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001499 - Limit privileges to change software resident within software libraries.
• CCI-002234 - Log the execution of privileged functions.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

The ISSO will ensure that WRITE and/or greater access to IBM SDSF installation datasets is limited to systems programmers only, and all WRITE and/or greater access is logged. READ access can be given to all authorized users.

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.

Datasets to be protected will be:
SYS1.ISF.AISF
SYS1.ISF.SISF

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

$KEY(S1I)
$PREFIX(SYS1)
ISF.AISF-.- UID(syspaudt) R(A) W(L) A(L) E(A)
ISF.SISF-.- UID(syspaudt) R(A) W(L) A(L) E(A)
ISF.SISF-.- UID(authorized users/*) R(A) E(A)

SET RULE
COMPILE 'ACF2.MVA.DSNRULES(S1I)' STORE

Check Contents

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

- SENSITVE.RPT(ISFRPT).

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

- PDI(ZISF0000).

Verify that the accesses to the IBM SDSF installation datasets are properly restricted. If the following guidance is true, this is not a finding.

The ACF2 dataset rules for the datasets restrict READ access to all authorized users.

The ACF2 dataset rules for the datasets restrict WRITE and/or greater access to systems programming personnel.

The ACF2 dataset rules for the datasets specify that all (i.e., failures and successes) WRITE and/or greater access is logged.

Vulnerability Number

V-224317

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ZISFA000

Severity Override Guidance

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

- SENSITVE.RPT(ISFRPT).

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

- PDI(ZISF0000).

Verify that the accesses to the IBM SDSF installation datasets are properly restricted. If the following guidance is true, this is not a finding.

The ACF2 dataset rules for the datasets restrict READ access to all authorized users.

The ACF2 dataset rules for the datasets restrict WRITE and/or greater access to systems programming personnel.

The ACF2 dataset rules for the datasets specify that all (i.e., failures and successes) WRITE and/or greater access is logged.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4124