Enable audit policies to audit installation system administrator and system operator access

HighLevel 1Manual reviewdb2-zos

Description

Installation system administrators and installation system operators perform Db2 installation and migration. The installation system administrator role also includes most of the administrative authority, which can perform important tasks such as starting and stopping Db2, controlling traces, accessing all data, and granting and revoking privileges from other users.

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.

Issue the following SQL statement to verify that audit policy is enabled to audit installation SYSADM, installation SYSOPR, or all authorities in SYSADMIN category: SELECT AUDITPOLICYNAME FROM SYSIBM.SYSAUDITPOLICIES WHERE SYSADMIN IN ('I','R','*');

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

Enable AUDITPOLICIES with the SYSADMIN category to audit installation SYSADM and installation SYSOPR authorities.

Properties

Operating systems: Any
Tags: db2-zosaudit
Reference: CIS IBM Db2 13 for z/OS Benchmark v1.0.0 - 3.1.4 Enable audit policies to audit installation system administrator and system operator access