Documentation - V-223931

Title

IBM z/OS Started tasks must be properly defined to CA-TSS.

Description

<VulnDiscussion>Started procedures have system generated job statements that do not contain the user, group, or password statements. To enable the started procedure to access the same protected resources that users and groups access, started procedures must have an associated USERID. If a USERID is not associated with the started procedure, the started procedure will not have access to the resources. To ensure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational users must be ident...

Fix Text (Documentation Requirement)

Review the STC record and all associated ACIDs. Ensure STCs and associated ACIDs are defined to the STC record. Restrict access to required resources only. Evaluate the impact of correcting the deficiency. Ensure TSS started task table record contains an entry for each Started Proc that maps the proc to a unique userid, or STC ACIDs will be unique per product and function if supported by vendor documentation. Develop a plan of action and implement the changes as specified: All STC ACIDs will have the STC facility. An STC also may be granted the FAC(BATCH) if it requires the capability to submit batch jobs to the internal reader. It should be noted, however, that this also will allow the STC itself to be executed as a batch job. TSS ADD(stc-acid) FACILITY(STC BATCH) Each STC ACID will be...