STIGQter: STIG Summary: z/OS CA Auditor for RACF Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 7 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Oct 2025:

CA Auditor User data sets are not properly protected.

DISA Rule

SV-224431r1145197_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-224431

Group Title

SRG-OS-000259

Rule Version

ZADTR002

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001499 - Limit privileges to change software resident within software libraries.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

The ISSO will ensure that WRITE and/or greater access to CA Auditor User data sets are limited to System Programmers, security personnel and auditors.

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

Data sets to be protected will be:
SYS3.EXAMINE

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

ad 'SYS3.EXAMINE.**' uacc(none) owner(sys3) -
audit(failures(read)) -
data('Vendor DS Profile: CA Auditor')
pe 'SYS3.EXAMINE.**' id(<syspaudt>) acc(a)
pe 'SYS3.EXAMINE.**' id(<audtaudt> <secaaudt>) acc(A)

setr generic(dataset) refresh

Check Contents

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

- SENSITVE.RPT(ADTUSER).

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

- PDI(ZADT0002).

Verify that the accesses to the CA Auditor User data sets are properly restricted. If the following guidance is true, this is not a finding.

The RACF data set rules for the data sets restricts WRITE and/or greater access to systems programming personnel, security personnel and auditors.

Vulnerability Number

V-224431

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ZADTR002

Severity Override Guidance

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

- SENSITVE.RPT(ADTUSER).

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

- PDI(ZADT0002).

Verify that the accesses to the CA Auditor User data sets are properly restricted. If the following guidance is true, this is not a finding.

The RACF data set rules for the data sets restricts WRITE and/or greater access to systems programming personnel, security personnel and auditors.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4141