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V-205554

CAT II (Medium)

The Mainframe Product must off-load audit records onto a different system or media than the system being audited.

Rule ID

SV-205554r961395_rule

STIG

Mainframe Product Security Requirements Guide

Version

V3R4

CCIs

CCI-001851

Discussion

Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity.

Check Content

If the Mainframe Product uses MVS System Management Facility (SMF) recording  or external security manager (ESM) log files for auditing purposes, this is not applicable.

Examine the Mainframe Product installation and configuration auditing settings.

If the installation and/or configuration setting for auditing do not require the off-loading of audit records onto a different system or media than the system being audited, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the Mainframe Product installation and/or configurations settings to off-load audit records onto a different system or media than the system being audited.