STIGUI
V-223700CAT II — Medium severitySV-223700r991556_rule

The IBM RACF REALDSN SETROPTS value must be specified.

Rule version RACF-ES-000530 · STIG v9 · 2026-09-01

Discussion

Without information that establishes the identity of the subjects (i.e., users or processes acting on behalf of users) associated with the events, security personnel cannot determine responsibility for the potentially harmful event.

Check

From the ISPF Command Shell enter: SETRopts list

If the REALDSN is enabled then the message "REAL DATA SET NAMES OPTION IS ACTIVE" will be displayed, this is not a finding.

If the message "REAL DATA SET NAMES OPTION IS INACTIVE" is displayed, this is a finding.

Fix

Evaluate the impact associated with implementation of the control option. Configure control option as specified in the example below:

The RACF Command SETR LIST will show the status of RACF Controls including the value for the REALDSN Option.

REALDSN is ACTIVATED by issuing the command SETR REALDSN.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-223700
Group title
SRG-OS-000255-GPOS-00096
Rule ID
SV-223700r991556_rule
Check ID
C-25373r514788_chk
Fix ID
F-25361r514789_fix