STIGUI
V-223963CAT II — Medium severitySV-223963r958732_rule

CA-TSS LOG Control Option must be set to (SMF,INIT, SEC9, MSG).

Rule version TSS0-ES-000900 · STIG v9 · 2026-09-01

Discussion

Misuse of privileged functions, either intentionally or unintentionally by authorized users, or by unauthorized external entities that have compromised information system accounts, is a serious and ongoing concern and can have significant adverse impacts on organizations. Auditing the use of privileged functions is one way to detect such misuse and identify the risk from insider threats and the advanced persistent threat.

Check

From the ISPF Command Shell enter: TSS MODIFY STATUS

If the LOG Control Option is NOT set to (SMF,INIT, SEC9, MSG), this is a finding.

Fix

Evaluate the impact associated with implementation of the control option. Develop a plan of action to implement the control option setting as specified below and proceed with the change.

LOG(SMF,INIT, SEC9, MSG)

Identifiers

Group ID
V-223963
Group title
SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127
Rule ID
SV-223963r958732_rule
Check ID
C-25636r516288_chk
Fix ID
F-25624r516289_fix