V-255268

Discussion

An attacker can compromise a web server during the startup process. If logging is not initiated until all the web server processes are started, key information may be missed and not available during a forensic investigation. To assure all loggable events are captured, the web server must begin logging once the first web server process is initiated.

Check Content

Verify that SSMC is configured to generate log records for system startup and shutdown, system access, and system authentication events. To do so, check if auditd facility (session_log) is enabled:

1. Log on as ssmcadmin to ssmc appliance via SSH. Press "X" to escape to general bash shell.

2. Execute the following command:

$ sudo /ssmc/bin/config_security.sh -o session_log -a status
Session log is enabled

If the console output does not show the session log function as enabled, this is a finding.