The Mainframe product must notify the system programmer and security administrator of failed security verification tests.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-68497	SRG-APP-000275-MFP-000372	SV-82987r1_rule		Medium

Description
If personnel are not notified of failed security verification tests, they will not be able to take corrective action and the unsecure condition(s) will remain. Security function is defined as the hardware, software, and/or firmware of the information system responsible for enforcing the system security policy and supporting the isolation of code and data on which the protection is based. Security functionality includes, but is not limited to, establishing system accounts, configuring access authorizations (i.e., permissions, privileges), setting events to be audited, and setting intrusion detection parameters. Notifications provided by information systems include messages to local computer consoles, and/or hardware indications, such as lights. This requirement applies to applications performing security functions and the applications performing security function verification/testing.

Description

If personnel are not notified of failed security verification tests, they will not be able to take corrective action and the unsecure condition(s) will remain. Security function is defined as the hardware, software, and/or firmware of the information system responsible for enforcing the system security policy and supporting the isolation of code and data on which the protection is based. Security functionality includes, but is not limited to, establishing system accounts, configuring access authorizations (i.e., permissions, privileges), setting events to be audited, and setting intrusion detection parameters. Notifications provided by information systems include messages to local computer consoles, and/or hardware indications, such as lights. This requirement applies to applications performing security functions and the applications performing security function verification/testing.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-69029r1_chk )
Review Mainframe Product Installation instructions and settings. If the Mainframe Product does not provide a message to the system programmer and security administrator to notify of failed security verification tests, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-74613r1_fix)
Configure the Mainframe Product to notify the system programmer and security administrator of failed security verification tests.