Passwords sent through ODBC/JDBC must be encrypted.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-251614	IDMS-DB-000340	SV-251614r807709_rule		Low

Description
Unencrypted passwords transmitted from ODBC and JDBC may be intercepted to prevent their being intercepted in a plain-text format.

STIG	Date
CA IDMS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-11-10

Details

Check Text ( C-55049r807707_chk )
When using ODBC (with the CCI communications protocol) or a JDBC type 2 driver, if SSL encryption is not being used with CAICCI r2.1 and above, this is a finding. When using ODBC (with the IDMS communications protocol), if SSL encryption is not being used as indicated on the "Server" tab of the Data Source definition, this is a finding. When using a JDBC type 4 driver, if SSL is not being used as indicated by the connection URL, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-55049r807707_chk )

When using ODBC (with the CCI communications protocol) or a JDBC type 2 driver, if SSL encryption is not being used with CAICCI r2.1 and above, this is a finding.

When using ODBC (with the IDMS communications protocol), if SSL encryption is not being used as indicated on the "Server" tab of the Data Source definition, this is a finding.

When using a JDBC type 4 driver, if SSL is not being used as indicated by the connection URL, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-55003r807708_fix)
If using ODBC (with the CCI communications protocol) or a JDBC type 2 driver, SSL encryption can be enabled using CAICCI r2.1 and above. Select the SSL option in the CAICCI properties panel and configure and start the CCISSL task on the mainframe. If using ODBC (with the IDMS communications protocol), SSL encryption can be enabled by selecting the "SSL" check-box on the "Server" tab of the Data Source definition, and providing the certificate name(s) on the "SSL" tab within the CA IDMS ODBC Administrator. If using a JDBC type 4 driver, SSL encryption can be enabled by using the SSL parameter on the JDBC connection URL. Setup is described in informational APAR QI83006 on CA Support Online.

Fix Text (F-55003r807708_fix)

If using ODBC (with the CCI communications protocol) or a JDBC type 2 driver, SSL encryption can be enabled using CAICCI r2.1 and above. Select the SSL option in the CAICCI properties panel and configure and start the CCISSL task on the mainframe.

If using ODBC (with the IDMS communications protocol), SSL encryption can be enabled by selecting the "SSL" check-box on the "Server" tab of the Data Source definition, and providing the certificate name(s) on the "SSL" tab within the CA IDMS ODBC Administrator.

If using a JDBC type 4 driver, SSL encryption can be enabled by using the SSL parameter on the JDBC connection URL. Setup is described in informational APAR QI83006 on CA Support Online.