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V-263670

CAT II (Medium)

The Mainframe Product must disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user.

Rule ID

SV-263670r982579_rule

STIG

Mainframe Product Security Requirements Guide

Version

V3R4

CCIs

CCI-003628

Discussion

Disabling expired, inactive, or otherwise anomalous accounts supports the concepts of least privilege and least functionality, which reduce the attack surface of the system.

Check Content

Verify the Mainframe Product is configured to disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user.

If the Mainframe Product is not configured to disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the Mainframe Product to disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user.