V-223537
IBM z/OS ACF2 Security Technical Implementation Guide
Title
The IBM z/OS BPX.SMF resource must be properly configured.
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Remote access services, such as those providing remote access to network devices and information systems, which lack automated monitoring capabilities, increase risk and make remote user access management difficult at best. Remote access is access to DoD nonpublic information systems by an authorized user (or an information system) communicating through an external, non-organization-controlled network. Remote access methods include, for example, dial-up, broadband, and wireless....
Fix Text (Documentation Requirement)
Configure Facility resource class for BPX.SMF as follows: BPX.SMF.119.94 - READ allowed for users running the ssh, sftp, or scp client commands. BPX.SMF.119.96 - READ allowed for users running the scp or sftp-server server commands. BPX.SMF.119.97 - READ allowed for users running the scp or sftp client commands. The following profile grants the permitted users the authority to write or test for any SMF record being recorded. Access should be permitted as follows: BPX.SMF - READ access only when documented and justified in Site Security Plan. Documentation should include a reason why a more specific profile is not acceptable.