V7R2 changes
z/OS FDR for TSS STIG V7R2 (2025-10-01) replaced V7R1 (2025-01-30): 2 checks updated. It has 2 checks, against 2 in V7R1.
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Updated fields: Check text 2Fix text 2
Updated in V7R2 (2)
V-224718CAT IFDR (Fast Dump Restore) security options are improperly specified.Check text, Fix text
Check text
a) The following steps are necessary for reviewing the FDR options:
1) Issue the following command on the command line at option 6 in TSO to bring up the FDR ISPF dialog:
EXEC 'SYS2.FDR.Vxxxx.CLIST(ABRALLOC)'
2) Select 'I' on the FDR primary panel for INSTALL.
3) Select '4' on the FDR installation options panel to select SETOPT.
4) Verify the FDR Program Library Data Set on this panel specifies the following:
Example: 'SYS2A.FDR.Vxxxx.LOADLIB'.
5) Select '1' for SECURITY OPTIONS.
6) Review the setting for ALLCALL
Automated Analysis
Refer to the following report produced by the z/OS Data Collection:
- PDI(ZFDR0040).
b) If ALLCALL is set to YES, there is no finding.
c) If ALLCALL is set to NO, this is not a finding.
Fix text
The systems programmer will verify that the security option ALLCALL is set to Yes.
1) Execute the FDR ISPF dialog by entering the following on the command line:
EXEC 'SYS2.FDR.VXXXX.CLIST(ABRALLOC)'
2) Select 'I' on the FDR PRIMARY OPTIONS MENU for INSTALL.
3) Select '4' on the INSTALLATION OPTIONS MENU to select SETOPT - SET INSTALLATION OPTIONS IN THE FDR GLOBAL OPTIONS TABLE.
4) Verify the FDR program library data set on this panel is set to the current LOADLIB. Example: 'SYS2A.FDR.Vxxxx.LOADLIB'.
5) Select '1' to select SECURITY OPTIONS.
6) On the SET FDR GLOBAL SECURITY OPTIONS, review the ALLCALL setting, ensure it is set to YES.
V-224719CAT IIFast Dump Restore (FDR) install data sets are not properly protected.Check text, Fix text
Check text
a) Refer to the following report produced by the Data Set and Resource Data Collection:
- SENSITVE.RPT(FDRRPT).
Automated Analysis
Refer to the following report produced by the Data Set and Resource Data Collection:
- PDI(ZFDR0000).
b) Verify that access to the Fast Dump Restore (FDR) Install data sets are properly restricted.
If the following guidance is true, this is not a finding.
___
The TSS data set rules for the data sets does not restrict UPDATEWRITE and/or ALLgreater access to systems programming personnel.
___ The TSS data set rules for the datasetsdata doessets not specify that all (i.e., failures and successes) UPDATEWRITE and/or ALLgreater access will be logged.
c) If all of the above are untrue, there is no finding.
d) If any of the above is true, this is a finding.
Fix text
The ISSO will ensure that updateWRITE and/or ALLgreater access to Fast Dump Restore (FDR) install data sets is limited to systems programmers only, and all update WRITE and/or ALLgreater access is logged. All other FDR users can have readREAD access.
The installing systems programmer will identify and document the product data sets and categorize them according to who will have updateWRITE and/or ALLgreater access and if required that all updateWRITE and/or ALLgreater access is logged. The installing systems programmer will identify if any additional groups have updateWRITE and/or ALLgreater access for specific data sets, and once documented will work with the ISSO to seeensure that they are properly restricted to the ACP (Access Control Program (ACP) active on the system.
Data sets to be protected will be:
SYS2.FDR
SYS2A.FDR
The following commands are provided as a sample for implementing datasetdata set controls:
TSS PERMIT(syspaudt) DSN(SYS2.FDR.) ACCESS(R)
TSS PERMIT(syspaudt) DSN(SYS2.FDR.) ACCESS(ALL) ACTION(AUDIT)
TSS PERMIT(<fdrusers>) DSN(SYS2.FDR.) ACCESS(R)
TSS PERMIT(syspaudt) DSN(SYS2A.FDR.) ACCESS(R)
TSS PERMIT(syspaudt) DSN(SYS2A.FDR.) ACCESS(ALL) ACTION(AUDIT)
TSS PERMIT(<fdrusers>) DSN(SYS2A.FDR.) ACCESS(R)
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