SRRAUDIT User datasets are not properly protected.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-224343	SRG-OS-000259	ZSRRA002	SV-224343r1144089_rule	2025-09-25	7

Description
SRRAUDIT User datasets provide the capability to use privileged functions and/or have access to sensitive data. Failure to properly restrict access to their datasets could result in violating the integrity of the base product which could result in compromising the operating system or sensitive data.

ℹ️ Check
Refer to the following report produced by the dataset and Resource Data Collection: - SENSITVE.RPT(SRRUSER). Automated Analysis Refer to the following report produced by the dataset and Resource Data Collection: - PDI(ZSRR0002). Verify that access to the SRRAUDIT User datasets is properly restricted. If the following guidance is true, this is not a finding. The ACF2 dataset rules for the datasets restrict READ and/or greater access to systems programming personnel, security personnel, and auditors. The ACF2 dataset rules for the datasets do not specify that all (i.e., failures and successes) WRITE and/or greater access will be logged.

ℹ️ Check

Refer to the following report produced by the dataset and Resource Data Collection: - SENSITVE.RPT(SRRUSER). Automated Analysis Refer to the following report produced by the dataset and Resource Data Collection: - PDI(ZSRR0002). Verify that access to the SRRAUDIT User datasets is properly restricted. If the following guidance is true, this is not a finding. The ACF2 dataset rules for the datasets restrict READ and/or greater access to systems programming personnel, security personnel, and auditors. The ACF2 dataset rules for the datasets do not specify that all (i.e., failures and successes) WRITE and/or greater access will be logged.

✔️ Fix
The ISSO will ensure that READ, UPDATE, and ALTER access to program product user datasets is limited to systems programmers, security personnel, and auditors, and all WRITE and/or greater access is logged. The installing systems programmer will identify and document the product user datasets and categorize them according to who will have WRITE and/or greater access and, if required, that all WRITE and/or greater access is logged. The systems programmer will identify if any additional groups have UPDATE access for specific datasets, and once documented will work with the ISSO to ensure that they are properly restricted to the ACP (Access Control Program) active on the system. Dataset prefix to be protected will be: SYS3.SRRAUDIT If doing a full SRR review using the z/OS STIG Instruction, the following dataset prefix to be protected will be: SYS3.FSO The following commands are provided as a sample for implementing dataset controls: SET RULE $KEY(S3S) $PREFIX(SYS3) SRRAUDIT.- UID(syspaudt) R(A) W(L) A(L) E(A) DATA(DEFAULT SYSPROG) SRRAUDIT.- UID(secaaudt) R(A) W(L) A(L) E(A) DATA(DEFAULT Security) SRRAUDIT.- UID(audtaudt) R(A) W(L) A(L) E(A) DATA(DEFAULT Auditor) $KEY(S3F) $PREFIX(SYS3) FSO- UID(syspaudt) R(A) W(L) A(L) E(A) DATA(DEFAULT SYSPROG) FSO- UID(secaaudt) R(A) W(L) A(L) E(A) DATA(DEFAULT Security) FSO- UID(audtaudt) R(A) W(L) A(L) E(A) DATA(DEFAULT Auditor)

✔️ Fix

The ISSO will ensure that READ, UPDATE, and ALTER access to program product user datasets is limited to systems programmers, security personnel, and auditors, and all WRITE and/or greater access is logged. The installing systems programmer will identify and document the product user datasets and categorize them according to who will have WRITE and/or greater access and, if required, that all WRITE and/or greater access is logged. The systems programmer will identify if any additional groups have UPDATE access for specific datasets, and once documented will work with the ISSO to ensure that they are properly restricted to the ACP (Access Control Program) active on the system. Dataset prefix to be protected will be: SYS3.SRRAUDIT If doing a full SRR review using the z/OS STIG Instruction, the following dataset prefix to be protected will be: SYS3.FSO The following commands are provided as a sample for implementing dataset controls: SET RULE $KEY(S3S) $PREFIX(SYS3) SRRAUDIT.- UID(syspaudt) R(A) W(L) A(L) E(A) DATA(DEFAULT SYSPROG) SRRAUDIT.- UID(secaaudt) R(A) W(L) A(L) E(A) DATA(DEFAULT Security) SRRAUDIT.- UID(audtaudt) R(A) W(L) A(L) E(A) DATA(DEFAULT Auditor) $KEY(S3F) $PREFIX(SYS3) FSO- UID(syspaudt) R(A) W(L) A(L) E(A) DATA(DEFAULT SYSPROG) FSO- UID(secaaudt) R(A) W(L) A(L) E(A) DATA(DEFAULT Security) FSO- UID(audtaudt) R(A) W(L) A(L) E(A) DATA(DEFAULT Auditor)