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Attributes of z/OS UNIX user accounts used for account modeling must be defined in accordance with security requirements.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-7050 ZUSS0048 SV-7433r3_rule Medium
Description
User identifiers (ACF2 logonids, RACF userids, and Top Secret ACIDs) that use z/OS UNIX facilities are defined to an ACP with attributes defined in the STIG. If these attributes are not correctly defined, data access or command privilege controls could be compromised.
STIG Date
z/OS ACF2 STIG 2016-06-30

Details

Check Text ( C-5460r2_chk )
Refer to the following report produced by the ACF2 Data Collection:

- ACF2CMDS.RPT(ACFGSO)
- ACF2CMDS.RPT(OMVSUSER)

NOTE: This check applies to any user identifier (LOGONID) used to model OMVS access on the mainframe. This includes DFTUSER; MODLUSER and BPX.UNIQUE.USER. If MODLUSER is specified then UNIQUSER must be specified.

If DFTUSER or MODLUSER is not defined in the UNIXOPTS record there is no finding.

If ALL user identifiers (LOGONID) defined to DFTUSER or MODLUSER or BPX.UNIQUE.USER user account is defined as follows, there is NO FINDING:

A unique UID number (except for UID(0) users)
A non-writable HOME directory
Shell program specified as “/bin/echo”, or “/bin/false”
NOTE: The shell program must have one of the specified values. The HOME directory must have a value (i.e., not be allowed to default).
Fix Text (F-75873r1_fix)
Ensure that the below options are enforced.
NOTE: This only applies to DFTUSER or MODLUSER or BPX.UNIQUE.USER as appropriate

Ensure that DFTUSER or MODLUSER or BPX.UNIQUE.USER user account is defined as follows:

A unique UID number (except for UID(0) users)
A non-writable HOME directory
Shell program specified as “/bin/echo”, or “/bin/false”


NOTE: The shell program must have one of the specified values. The HOME directory must have a value (i.e., not be allowed to default).

Example:

SET PROFILE(USER) DIV(OMVS)
LIST OMVS

INSERT OMVS HOME(/) OMVSPGM(/bin/false) UID(0)