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V-224557

CAT II (Medium)

WebSphere MQ resource classes must be properly activated for security checking by the ESM.

Rule ID

SV-224557r1145056_rule

STIG

zOS WebSphere MQ for RACF Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V7R3

CCIs

CCI-000213CCI-002358

Discussion

WebSphere MQ resources allow for the control of administrator functions, connections, commands, queues, processes, and namelists. Some resources provide the ability to disable or bypass security checking. Failure to ensure the classes have been made ACTIVE under RACF will prevent RACF from enforcing security rules. This exposure could compromise the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of system services, applications, and customer data.

Check Content

Refer to the following reports produced by the RACF Data Collection:

- RACFCMDS.RPT(SETROPTS)
- DSMON.RPT(RACCDT) - Alternate list of active resource classes

Automated Analysis
Refer to the following report produced by the RACF Data Collection:

- PDI(ZWMQ0049)

Verify the following WebSphere MQ resource classes are active, this is not a finding.

GMQADMIN
GMQNLIST
GMQPROC
GMQQUEUE
MQADMIN
MQCMDS
MQCONN
MQNLIST
MQPROC
MQQUEUE

If SCYCASE is set to MIXED, ensure the following WebSphere MQ resource classes are active, this is not a finding.

GMXADMIN
GMXNLIST
GMXPROC
GMXQUEUE
GMXTOPIC
MXADMIN
MXNLIST
MXPROC
MXQUEUE
MXTOPIC

Note: If MQADMIN or MXADMIN resource classes are not active, no security checking is performed.

Fix Text

Ensure that all WebSphere MQ resources are active and properly defined.

Ensure the following WebSphere MQ resource classes are active:

GMQADMIN
GMQNLIST
GMQPROC
GMQQUEUE
MQADMIN
MQCMDS
MQCONN
MQNLIST
MQPROC
MQQUEUE

When SCYCASE is set to mixed, CLASMAP Definitions must include the following entries:

GMXADMIN
GMXNLIST
GMXPROC
GMXQUEUE
GMXTOPIC
MXADMIN
MXNLIST
MXPROC
MXQUEUE
MXTOPIC

Note: If MQADMIN or MXADMIN resource classes are not active, no security checking is performed.

The following sample contains commands to activate the required classes:

SETR CLASSACT(MQADMIN MQCMDS MQCONN)
SETR CLASSACT(MQNLIST MQPROC MQQUEUE)
SETR CLASSACT(MXADMIN MXNLIST MXPROC MXQUEUE)