What changed in z/OS CA MICS for RACF STIG V7R2V7R2 changes

z/OS CA MICS for RACF STIG V7R2 (2025-10-01) replaced V7R1 (2025-04-02): 2 checks updated. It has 2 checks, against 2 in V7R1.

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Updated fields: Check text 2Discussion 1

Updated in V7R2 (2)

V-224436CAT IICA MICS Resource Management installation data sets must be properly protected.Check text

Check text

Refer to the following report produced by the Data Set and Resource Data Collection: - SENSITVE.RPT(MICSRPT). Automated Analysis Refer to the following report produced by the Data Set and Resource Data Collection: - PDI(ZMIC0000). Verify that the accesses to the CA MICS Resource Management installation data sets are properly restricted. If the following guidance is true, this is not a finding. The RACF data set access authorizations restrict READ access to all authorized users (e.g., auditors, security administrators, and MICS end users). The RACF data set access authorizations restrict WRITE and/or greater access to systems programming personnel. The RACF data set access authorizations restrict WRITE and/or greater access to MICS administrators. The RACF data set access authorizations specify that all (i.e., failures and successes) WRITE and/or greater accesses are logged. The RACF data set access authorizations specify UACC(NONE) and NOWARNING.

V-224436 in V7R2

V-224437CAT IICA MICS Resource Management User data sets must be properly protected.Check text, Discussion

Check text

Refer to the following report produced by the Data Set and Resource Data Collection: - SENSITVE.RPT(MICSUSER). Automated Analysis Refer to the following report produced by the Data Set and Resource Data Collection: - PDI(ZMIC0002). Verify that the accesses to the CA MICS Resource Management User data sets are properly restricted. If the following guidance is true, this is not a finding. The RACF data set access authorizations restrict READ access to all authorized users (e.g., auditors, security administrators, and MICS end users). The RACF data set access authorizations restrict WRITE and/or greater access to systems programming personnel. The RACF data set access authorizations restrict WRITE and/or greater access to SMF Batch user(s) and MICS Administrators. The RACF data set access authorizations for the data sets specify UACC(NONE) and NOWARNING.

Discussion

CA MICS Resource Management User datasetsdata sets contain sensitive data obtained through the MICS data collection process. Failure to properly identify and restrict access to these data sets could result in unauthorized access to sensitive data.

V-224437 in V7R2

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