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V-65161

CAT II (Medium)

The DataPower Gateway must audit the enforcement actions used to restrict access associated with changes to the device.

Rule ID

SV-79651r1_rule

STIG

IBM DataPower Network Device Management Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R2

CCIs

CCI-001814

Discussion

Without auditing the enforcement of access restrictions against changes to the device configuration, it will be difficult to identify attempted attacks, and an audit trail will not be available for forensic investigation for after-the-fact actions. Enforcement actions are the methods or mechanisms used to prevent unauthorized changes to configuration settings. Enforcement action methods may be as simple as denying access to a file based on the application of file permissions (access restriction). Audit items may consist of lists of actions blocked by access restrictions or changes identified after the fact.

Check Content

Confirm that the Audit log administrative state is "up". Using the web interface, go to Object >> Logging Configuration >> Audit Log Settings. Confirm that the Audit Level is set to Full. If it is not, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the DataPower Gateway to log all enforcement action audit events to an external log target. 

Using the web interface, go to Objects >> Logging Configuration >> Log Target. Add an audit log target. View the Event Subscriptions tab to set audit log subscription Event Priority level.