IBM z/OS SMF recording options for the FTP Server must be configured to write SMF records for all eligible events.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-223517	ACF2-FT-000010	SV-223517r861171_rule		Medium

Description
Without establishing when events occurred, it is impossible to establish, correlate, and investigate the events leading up to an outage or attack. In order to compile an accurate risk assessment and provide forensic analysis, it is essential for security personnel to know when events occurred (date and time). Associating event types with detected events in the operating system audit logs provides a means of investigating an attack; recognizing resource utilization or capacity thresholds; or identifying an improperly configured operating system. SMF data collection is the basic unit of tracking of all system functions and actions. Included in this tracking data are the audit records from each of the ACPs and system. If the required SMF data record types are not being collected, then accountability cannot be monitored, and its use in the execution of a contingency plan could be compromised. This requirement addresses auditing-related issues associated with maintenance tools used specifically for diagnostic and repair actions on organizational information systems. Nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic activities are those activities conducted by individuals communicating through a network, either an external network (e.g., the Internet) or an internal network. Local maintenance and diagnostic activities are those activities carried out by individuals physically present at the information system or information system component and not communicating across a network connection. This requirement applies to hardware/software diagnostic test equipment or tools. This requirement does not cover hardware/software components that may support information system maintenance, yet are a part of the system, for example, the software implementing "ping," "ls," "ipconfig," or the hardware and software implementing the monitoring port of an Ethernet switch. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000032-GPOS-00013, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172

Description

Without establishing when events occurred, it is impossible to establish, correlate, and investigate the events leading up to an outage or attack. In order to compile an accurate risk assessment and provide forensic analysis, it is essential for security personnel to know when events occurred (date and time). Associating event types with detected events in the operating system audit logs provides a means of investigating an attack; recognizing resource utilization or capacity thresholds; or identifying an improperly configured operating system. SMF data collection is the basic unit of tracking of all system functions and actions. Included in this tracking data are the audit records from each of the ACPs and system. If the required SMF data record types are not being collected, then accountability cannot be monitored, and its use in the execution of a contingency plan could be compromised. This requirement addresses auditing-related issues associated with maintenance tools used specifically for diagnostic and repair actions on organizational information systems. Nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic activities are those activities conducted by individuals communicating through a network, either an external network (e.g., the Internet) or an internal network. Local maintenance and diagnostic activities are those activities carried out by individuals physically present at the information system or information system component and not communicating across a network connection. This requirement applies to hardware/software diagnostic test equipment or tools. This requirement does not cover hardware/software components that may support information system maintenance, yet are a part of the system, for example, the software implementing "ping," "ls," "ipconfig," or the hardware and software implementing the monitoring port of an Ethernet switch. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000032-GPOS-00013, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172

STIG	Date
IBM z/OS ACF2 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-09-19

Details

Check Text ( C-25190r504615_chk )
Refer to the FTP.DATA file specified on the SYSFTPD DD statement in the FTP started task JCL. The SYSFTPD DD statement is optional. The search order for FTP.DATA is: /etc/ftp.data SYSFTPD DD statement jobname.FTP.DATA SYS1.TCPPARMS(FTPDATA) tcpip.FTP.DATA If FTPDATA is configured with the following SMF statements, this is not a finding. FTP.DATA Configuration Statements SMF TYPE119 SMFJES TYPE119 SMFSQL TYPE119 SMFAPPE [Not coded or commented out] SMFDEL [Not coded or commented out] SMFEXIT [Not coded or commented out] SMFLOGN [Not coded or commented out] SMFREN [Not coded or commented out] SMFRETR [Not coded or commented out] SMFSTOR [Not coded or commented out]

Check Text ( C-25190r504615_chk )

Refer to the FTP.DATA file specified on the SYSFTPD DD statement in the FTP started task JCL. The SYSFTPD DD statement is optional. The search order for FTP.DATA is:
/etc/ftp.data
SYSFTPD DD statement
jobname.FTP.DATA
SYS1.TCPPARMS(FTPDATA)
tcpip.FTP.DATA

If FTPDATA is configured with the following SMF statements, this is not a finding.

FTP.DATA Configuration Statements
SMF TYPE119
SMFJES TYPE119
SMFSQL TYPE119
SMFAPPE [Not coded or commented out]
SMFDEL [Not coded or commented out]
SMFEXIT [Not coded or commented out]
SMFLOGN [Not coded or commented out]
SMFREN [Not coded or commented out]
SMFRETR [Not coded or commented out]
SMFSTOR [Not coded or commented out]

Fix Text (F-25178r858863_fix)
Configure SMF options to conform to the specifications in the FTPDATA Configuration Statements below or that they are commented out. SMF TYPE119 SMFJES TYPE119 SMFSQL TYPE119 SMFAPPE [Not coded or commented out] SMFDEL [Not coded or commented out] SMFEXIT [Not coded or commented out] SMFLOGN [Not coded or commented out] SMFREN [Not coded or commented out] SMFRETR [Not coded or commented out] SMFSTOR [Not coded or commented out] The FTP Server can provide audit data in the form of SMF records. SMF record type 119, the TCP/IP Statistics record, can be written with the following subtypes: 70 - Append 70 - Delete and Multiple Delete 72 - Invalid Logon Attempt 70 - Rename 70 - Get (Retrieve) and Multiple Get 70 - Put (Store and Store Unique) and Multiple Put SMF data produced by the FTP Server provides transaction information for both successful and unsuccessful FTP commands. This data may provide valuable information for security audit activities. Type 119 records use a more standard format and provide more information.

Fix Text (F-25178r858863_fix)

Configure SMF options to conform to the specifications in the FTPDATA Configuration Statements below or that they are commented out.

SMF TYPE119
SMFJES TYPE119
SMFSQL TYPE119
SMFAPPE [Not coded or commented out]
SMFDEL [Not coded or commented out]
SMFEXIT [Not coded or commented out]
SMFLOGN [Not coded or commented out]
SMFREN [Not coded or commented out]
SMFRETR [Not coded or commented out]
SMFSTOR [Not coded or commented out]

The FTP Server can provide audit data in the form of SMF records. SMF record type 119, the TCP/IP Statistics record, can be written with the following subtypes:

70 - Append
70 - Delete and Multiple Delete
72 - Invalid Logon Attempt
70 - Rename
70 - Get (Retrieve) and Multiple Get
70 - Put (Store and Store Unique) and Multiple Put

SMF data produced by the FTP Server provides transaction information for both successful and unsuccessful FTP commands. This data may provide valuable information for security audit activities. Type 119 records use a more standard format and provide more information.