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

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-223963	SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127	TSS0-ES-000900	SV-223963r958732_rule	2025-03-11	9

Description
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.

Description

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.

ℹ️ 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)