The ESCON Director Application Console Event log must be enabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256859	HLESC030	SV-256859r958442_rule		High

Description
The ESCON Director Console Event Log is used to record all ESCON Director Changes. Failure to create an ESCON Director Application Console Event log results in the lack of monitoring and accountability of configuration changes. In addition, its use in the execution of a contingency plan could be compromised and security degraded. NOTE: Many newer installations no longer support the ESCON Director Console. For installations not supporting the ESCON Director Console, this check is not applicable.

Description

The ESCON Director Console Event Log is used to record all ESCON Director Changes. Failure to create an ESCON Director Application Console Event log results in the lack of monitoring and accountability of configuration changes. In addition, its use in the execution of a contingency plan could be compromised and security degraded. NOTE: Many newer installations no longer support the ESCON Director Console. For installations not supporting the ESCON Director Console, this check is not applicable.

STIG	Date
IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-06-24

Details

Check Text ( C-60534r890921_chk )
If the ESCON Director Console is present, verify on the ESCON Director Application Console that the Event log is in use, otherwise this check is not applicable. If no Event log exists, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60477r890922_fix)
Ensure that an ESCON Director Application Console log is created and in use every time the system is switched on. The ESCON Director maintains an audit trail at the ESCD console’s fixed disk. This audit trail logs the time, date, and password identification when changes have been made to the ESCON Director.