TMA-DB2-6.2.3
Review Role Members
Description
Having roles that have been granted specific privileges, then assigning users to the roles, is usually considered the best way to grant application access. Because granting privileges to individual users can be more difficult to track and maintain against unauthorized access, users should be assigned to organization-defined database roles according to the needs of the business. As users leave ...
How it is checked
Audit method: Manual review
This recommendation cannot be checked automatically. A scan lists it with these instructions when you pass --include-manual.
1. Connect to Db2 database: db2 => connect to <dbname> 2. Run the following to review and verify that the role members are correct for each role: db2 => select rolename,grantee from syscat.roleauth where grantortype <> 'S' group by rolename, grantee
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
To remove a role member from a particular role: 1. Connect to Db2 database: db2 => connect to <dbname> 2. Run the following: db2 => revoke role <role name> from <role member>
Properties
- Operating systems
- Any
- Tags
- db2databasemanual
- Reference
- CIS IBM Db2 12.1 Benchmark v1.0.0 - 6.2.3 Review Role Members