V-272369

Discussion

Without establishing when events occurred, it is impossible to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident. Associating event types with detected events in the application and audit logs provides a means of investigating an attack, recognizing resource utilization or capacity thresholds, or identifying an improperly configured application. To compile an accurate risk assessment and provide forensic analysis, it is essential for security personnel to know when events occurred (date and time).

Check Content

For each logging channel that is defined, verify that the "print-time" substatement is listed.

Inspect the "named.conf" file for the following:

logging {
channel channel_name {
print-time yes;
};
};

If the "print-time" statement is missing, this is a finding.

If the "print-time" statement is not set to "yes", this is a finding.