IBM Integrated Crypto Service Facility (ICSF) Started task(s) must be properly defined to the STARTED resource class for RACF.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-255938	RACF-IC-000050	SV-255938r881306_rule		Medium

Description
Access to product resources should be restricted to only those individuals responsible for the application connectivity and who have a requirement to access these resources. Improper control of product resources could potentially compromise the operating system, ACP, and customer data.

STIG	Date
IBM z/OS RACF Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-12-14

Details

Check Text ( C-59615r881304_chk )
Execute the RACF DSMON report for RACSPT if the IBM Integrated Crypto Service Facility (ICSF) started task(s) is (are) not defined to the STARTED resource class profile and/or ICHRIN03 table entry this is a finding

Fix Text (F-59558r881305_fix)
Ensure that a product's started task(s) is (are) properly identified and/or defined to the System ACP. A unique userid must be assigned for the IBM Integrated Crypto Service Facility (ICSF) started task(s) thru a corresponding STARTED class entry. The following sample set of commands is shown here as a guideline: rdef started CSFSTART.** uacc(none) owner(admin) audit(all(read)) stdata(user(CSFSTART) group(stc)) setr racl(started) ref

Fix Text (F-59558r881305_fix)

Ensure that a product's started task(s) is (are) properly identified and/or defined to the System ACP.

A unique userid must be assigned for the IBM Integrated Crypto Service Facility (ICSF) started task(s) thru a corresponding STARTED class entry.

The following sample set of commands is shown here as a guideline:

rdef started CSFSTART.** uacc(none) owner(admin) audit(all(read)) stdata(user(CSFSTART) group(stc))

setr racl(started) ref