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The Security Maintenance Checklist [ Controlling System Activity ] MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation


Controlling System Activity

Appendix B  The Security Maintenance Checklist 

This checklist is provided to assist you in reviewing your account and
system security.

   1.  __ Do all accounts have passwords?

   2.  __ Have all default passwords been changed?

   3.  __ Are there procedures to ensure quarterly system password
       changes?

   4.  __ Are passwords changed when employees leave the organization?

   5.  __ Do special capability users (PM, SM, OP, AM, NM, and NA) have
       user passwords?

   6.  __ Are user passwords unique in accounts accessible by more than
       one person?

   7.  __ Is SM capability restricted to one person per system and AM
       capability to one person per account?

   8.  __ Do all groups with PM have restricted save access (no
       SAVE:ANY)?

   9.  __ Are programs protected from unpriviledged users?

  10.  __ Is there an updated list of all released files?

  11.  __ Is there a logon or NOBREAK UDC at system and account level to
       restrict MPE access?

  12.  __ Is there NOLIST and NOHELP on data sensitive UDCs?

  13.  __ Are embedded passwords removed from all jobstreams?

  14.  __ Are system installation files removed?

  15.  __ Is there a procedure for positive identification from callers
       requesting access to the system?

  16.  __ Are there hard copy printouts of console messages?

  17.  __ Is the system console and tape drive restricted to operation
       personnel only?

  18.  __ Is the data center audited quarterly?



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