The Mainframe Product must notify system programmers and security administrators for account disabling actions.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-68149	SRG-APP-000293-MFP-000045	SV-82639r1_rule		Medium

Description
When application accounts are disabled, user accessibility is affected. Accounts are used for identifying individual application users or for identifying the application processes themselves. In order to detect and respond to events that affect user accessibility and application processing, applications must audit account disabling actions and, as required, notify the appropriate individuals so they can investigate the event. Such a capability greatly reduces the risk that application accessibility will be negatively affected for extended periods of time and also provides logging that can be used for forensic purposes. To address access requirements, many application developers choose to integrate their applications with enterprise-level authentication/access/auditing mechanisms that meet or exceed access control policy requirements. Such integration allows the application developer to off-load those access control functions and focus on core application features and functionality.

Description

When application accounts are disabled, user accessibility is affected. Accounts are used for identifying individual application users or for identifying the application processes themselves. In order to detect and respond to events that affect user accessibility and application processing, applications must audit account disabling actions and, as required, notify the appropriate individuals so they can investigate the event. Such a capability greatly reduces the risk that application accessibility will be negatively affected for extended periods of time and also provides logging that can be used for forensic purposes. To address access requirements, many application developers choose to integrate their applications with enterprise-level authentication/access/auditing mechanisms that meet or exceed access control policy requirements. Such integration allows the application developer to off-load those access control functions and focus on core application features and functionality.

STIG	Date
Mainframe Product Security Requirements Guide	2019-10-08

Details

Check Text ( C-68709r1_chk )
If the Mainframe Product employs an external security manager for all account management functions, this is not applicable. Examine account management settings. If the Mainframe Product does not notify System programmers and security administrators of account disabling actions, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-74265r1_fix)
Configure the Mainframe Product account management settings to notify system programmers and security administrators when there are account disabling actions performed.