V-224050

Discussion

To mitigate the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive information by entities that have been issued certificates by DoD-approved PKIs, all DoD systems (e.g., web servers and web portals) must be properly configured to incorporate access control methods that do not rely solely on the possession of a certificate for access. Successful authentication must not automatically give an entity access to an asset or security boundary. Authorization procedures and controls must be implemented to ensure each authenticated entity also has a validated and current authorization. Authorization is the process of determining whether an entity, once authenticated, is permitted to access a specific asset. Information systems use access control policies and enforcement mechanisms to implement this requirement.

Check Content

Refer to the load modules residing in the following Load libraries to determine program resource definitions:
v SYS1.DGTLLIB for DFSMSdfp/ISMF
v SYS1.DGTLLIB for DFSMSdss/ISMF
v SYS1.DFQLLIB for DFSMShsm

If the installation moves these modules to another load library the installation-defined load library must be used in the program protection.

If the TSS resources are owned or DEFPROT is specified for the resource class, this is not a finding.

If the TSS resource access authorizations restrict access to the appropriate personnel, this is not a finding.