6.8 Restrict Access to SYSCAT.INDEXAUTH

Information

The SYSCAT.INDEXAUTH view contains a list of users or groups that have CONTROL access on an index. It is recommended that the PUBLIC role be restricted from accessing this view.

The list of all users with access to an index should not be exposed to the public.

Solution

Revoke access from PUBLIC.
1. Connect to the DB2 database.
db2 => connect to $DB2INSTANCE user $USERNAME using $PASSWORD
2. Run the following command from the DB2 command window:
db2 => REVOKE SELECT ON SYSCAT.INDEXAUTH FROM PUBLIC

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/1654

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-6

Plugin: IBM_DB2DB

Control ID: b8d27ef53d940aa48b50346e25961c820bb21e9014deb5f2ecc47e37a9d37963