The Mainframe Product must generate audit records for privileged activities or other system-level access.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-205612	SRG-APP-000504-MFP-000129	SV-205612r961827_rule		Medium

Description

Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident, or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter).

STIG	Date
Mainframe Product Security Requirements Guide	2024-12-05

Details

Check Text (C-5878r300063_chk)

Examine installation and configuration settings.

Verify that the Mainframe Product identifies privileged functions, writes to SMF, and/or provides an SAF call to an external security manager (ESM) to generate audit records for all privilege activities or other system-level access.

If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-5878r300064_fix)

Configure the Mainframe Product to write to SMF and/or provide audit SAF to call for privileged activities or other system-level access.