IBM z/OS Policy agent must contain a policy that manages excess capacity, bandwidth, or other redundancy to limit the effects of information flooding types of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-223572 | ACF2-OS-000370 | SV-223572r958528_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| DoS is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot accomplish its mission or must operate at degraded capacity. |
| STIG | Date |
| IBM z/OS ACF2 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-03-11 |
Details
| Check Text (C-25245r500851_chk) |
| Examine the Policy Agent policy statements. If it can be determined that there are policy statements that manages excess capacity, this is not a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-25233r500852_fix) |
| Develop Policy application and Policy agent to manage excess capacity. |