STIGQter: STIG Summary: CA IDMS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

All installation-delivered IDMS DCADMIN-level tasks must be properly secured.

DISA Rule

SV-251589r1137654_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-251589

Group Title

SRG-APP-000033-DB-000084

Rule Version

IDMS-DB-000090

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000213 - Enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources in accordance with applicable access control policies.
• CCI-001082 - Separate user functionality, including user interface services, from system management functionality.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

The SRTT module must be coded to enable task-level security. When using an ESM, this could be done in the following manner:

#SECRTT TYPE=ENTRY, X
RESTYPE=TASK, X
SECBY=EXTERNAL , X
EXTNAME=(RESTYPE,RESNAME), X
EXTCLS='CA@IDMS'

or to give access specifically to one or more programs (in this case, to ASF):

#SECRTT TYPE=ENTRY, RESTYPE=TASK, X
SECBY=OFF, X
EXTNAME=(RESTYPE,RESNAME),EXTCLS='CA@IDMS'

with an OCCUR statement for each task:

#SECRTT TYPE=OCCUR,RESTYPE=TASK, X
SECBY=EXTERNAL, X
RESNAME='ASF'

Using the above examples, the ESM must be configured to grant access for resource name "TASK.task-name" to security group (or role) DCADMIN, for security class "CA@IDMS", where "task-name" is one of the DC-Administrator-level programs listed. The appropriate ESM rules must then be given to the appropriate users. For instance, in Top Secret:
TSS PER(user_id) CA@IDMS(TASK.ASF)

In ACF2:
$KEY(SGON.the_extname) TYPE(TASK.ASF)
UID(user_id) ALLOW

In RACF:
RDEFINE CA@IDMS TASK.TASK.ASF UACC(NONE)
PERMIT TASK.ASF CLASS(CA@IDMS) ID(user_id) ACCESS(READ)

After making the above changes, assemble and link RHDCSRTT to create a new SRTT. To implement the new SRTT, either recycle any CVs that use the SRTT or issue these commands:
DCMT VARY NUCLEUS MODULE RHDCSRTT NEW COPY
DCMT VARY NUCLEUS RELOAD

Check Contents

Examine load module RHDCSRTT by executing CA IDMS utility IDMSSRTD, or by issuing command "DCMT DISPLAY SRTT" while signed onto the CV, and reviewing the output.

Note: This requires PTFs SO07995 and SO09476.

Validate the following suggested DC-Administrator-level tasks are secured in the SRTT. If they are not secured, this is a finding. (Note that USER, DEVELOPER, DBADMIN, and DCADMIN are suggested categories only).
ASF
CLOD
DCMT
OPER
PMBILL
PMRM
SDEL
SEND
SYSGEN
SYSGENT
WEBC

If "TASK" is not found as the resource type in any of the entries, this is a finding.

IF "TASK" is secured internally, this is a finding.

If "TASK" is secured externally in the SRTT, review the SRTT entries to ensure that the above tasks are secured, and review the external security manager (ESM) for external class and external name format to make sure the appropriate authorizations have been defined. If they have not, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-251589

Documentable

False

Rule Version

IDMS-DB-000090

Severity Override Guidance

Examine load module RHDCSRTT by executing CA IDMS utility IDMSSRTD, or by issuing command "DCMT DISPLAY SRTT" while signed onto the CV, and reviewing the output.

Note: This requires PTFs SO07995 and SO09476.

Validate the following suggested DC-Administrator-level tasks are secured in the SRTT. If they are not secured, this is a finding. (Note that USER, DEVELOPER, DBADMIN, and DCADMIN are suggested categories only).
ASF
CLOD
DCMT
OPER
PMBILL
PMRM
SDEL
SEND
SYSGEN
SYSGENT
WEBC

If "TASK" is not found as the resource type in any of the entries, this is a finding.

IF "TASK" is secured internally, this is a finding.

If "TASK" is secured externally in the SRTT, review the SRTT entries to ensure that the above tasks are secured, and review the external security manager (ESM) for external class and external name format to make sure the appropriate authorizations have been defined. If they have not, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5418