The Mainframe Product must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-205617	SRG-APP-000509-MFP-000134	SV-205617r400861_rule		Medium

Description
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident, or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter).

STIG	Date
Mainframe Product Security Requirements Guide	2022-09-22

Details

Check Text ( C-5883r300078_chk )
If the Mainframe Product has no function or capability for account creations, this is not applicable. Examine installation and configuration settings. Verify that the Mainframe Product identifies account functions, writes to SMF, and/or uses an external security manager (ESM) to generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events. If it does not, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-5883r300078_chk )

If the Mainframe Product has no function or capability for account creations, this is not applicable.

Examine installation and configuration settings.

Verify that the Mainframe Product identifies account functions, writes to SMF, and/or uses an external security manager (ESM) to generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events.

If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-5883r300079_fix)
Configure the Mainframe Product to write to SMF and/or provide audit SAF call for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events.