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V-65083

CAT III (Low)

The DataPower Gateway must back up audit records at least every seven days onto a different system or system component than the system or component being audited.

Rule ID

SV-79573r1_rule

STIG

IBM DataPower Network Device Management Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R2

CCIs

CCI-001348

Discussion

Protection of log data includes assuring log data is not accidentally lost or deleted. Regularly backing up audit records to a different system or onto separate media than the system being audited helps to assure, in the event of a catastrophic system failure, the audit records will be retained. This helps to ensure a compromise of the information system being audited does not also result in a compromise of the audit records.

Check Content

Type “Log Target” in the Search field >> Log target >> Event Subscription tab. 

If “audit” in not listed under Event Category, this is a finding. 

If “Rule Action” does not contain a “Filter” action, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Type “Log Target” in the Search field >> Log target >> Event Subscription tab >> Add >> Event Category “audit” >> Minimum Event Priority event priority level >> Apply >> Apply >> Save Configuration.

If the only log target is “default-log”: Type “Log Target” in the Search field >> Log target >> Main tab >> Target Type “syslog” >> syslog Facility facility >> Local Identifier identifier >> Remote Host hostname.