The IBM z/OS systems requiring data-at-rest protection must properly employ IBM DS8880 for full disk encryption.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-223789	RACF-OS-000330	SV-223789r604139_rule		Medium

Description
Information at rest refers to the state of information when it is located on a secondary storage device (e.g., disk drive and tape drive, when used for backups) within an operating system.

STIG	Date
IBM z/OS RACF Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-01-05

Details

Check Text ( C-25462r571982_chk )
Determine if IBM's DS8880 Disks are in use. If they are not in use for systems that require data at rest, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-25450r515056_fix)
Employ IBM's DS8880 hardware to ensure full disk encryption.