V-223709

Discussion

Configuring the operating system to implement organization-wide security implementation guides and security checklists ensures compliance with federal standards and establishes a common security baseline across DoD that reflects the most restrictive security posture consistent with operational requirements. Configuration settings are the set of parameters that can be changed in hardware, software, or firmware components of the system that affect the security posture and/or functionality of the system. Security-related parameters are those parameters impacting the security state of the system, including the parameters required to satisfy other security control requirements. Security-related parameters include, for example: registry settings; account, file, directory permission settings; and settings for functions, ports, protocols, services, and remote connections.

Check Content

From the ISPF Command Shell enter:
ListUser *

If authorization to the SYSTEM AUDITOR attribute is restricted to auditing and/or security personnel, this is not a finding.

If at minimum, any users connected to sensitive system dataset HLQ (e.g., SYS1, SYS2, etc.) groups or general resource owning groups with the Group-AUDITOR attribute are Auditor and/or Security personnel, this is not a finding.

Otherwise, Group-AUDITOR is allowed.