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V-228666

CAT II (Medium)

The Palo Alto Networks security platform must record time stamps for audit records that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Rule ID

SV-228666r961443_rule

STIG

Palo Alto Networks NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V3R3

CCIs

CCI-001890

Discussion

If time stamps are not consistently applied and there is no common time reference, it is difficult to perform forensic analysis. Time stamps generated by the application include date and time and must be expressed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), also known as Zulu time, a modern continuation of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Check Content

Go to Device >> Setup >> Management
In the "General Settings" window, if the time zone is not set to "GMT" or "UTC", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Go to Device >> Setup >> Management
In the "General Settings" window, select the "Edit" icon (the gear symbol in the upper-right corner of the pane).
In the "General Settings" window, in the "Time Zone" field, select "GMT" or "UTC" from the list of time zones.
Select "OK".
Commit changes by selecting "Commit" in the upper-right corner of the screen.  Select "OK" when the confirmation dialog appears.