IBM z/VM system administrator must develop procedures to manually control temporary, interactive, and emergency accounts.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-237969	IBMZ-VM-002390	SV-237969r649747_rule		Medium

Description

Proper handling of temporary, inactive, and emergency accounts require automatic notification and action rather than at the convenience of the systems administrator. However in the absence of automated process manual procedures must be in place to assure that possible sensitive accounts are not compromised.

STIG	Date
IBM zVM Using CA VM:Secure Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-08-31

Details

Check Text (C-41179r649745_chk)

Ask the system administrator (SA) for documented manual procedures to handle temporary, inactive, and emergency accounts.

If there are no procedures or they are not documented and filed with the ISSM/ISSO, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-41138r649746_fix)

Develop a manual procedure to handle temporary, inactive, and emergency accounts in accordance with appropriate policies.

Ensure that the procedures are documented and filed with ISSM/ISSO.