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V-268242

CAT II (Medium)

The HYCU virtual appliance must generate audit records for privileged activities or other system-level access.

Rule ID

SV-268242r1038675_rule

STIG

HYCU Protege Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R2

CCIs

CCI-000172

Discussion

Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the network device (e.g., module or policy filter).

Check Content

Log in to the VM console and run the following command:
chkconfig auditd 

If the Audit Service is not in a running state, this is a finding. 

Also, if no logs are present in the "/var/log/secure" file, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Audit logging is enabled by default within the HYCU VM console. If an administrator disabled it, reenable it by logging in to the HYCU VM console and running the following command:
chkconfig auditd on

Use the following command to review the logs:
cat /var/log/secure | less 

Use the "/" character to search the log or timeframe for any undesired/unapproved changes.