Title

The Apache web server must not impede the ability to write specified log record content to an audit log server. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Writing events to a centralized management audit system offers many benefits to the enterprise over having dispersed logs. Centralized management of audit records and logs provides for efficiency in maintenance and management of records, enterprise analysis of events, and backup and archiving of event records enterprise-wide. The web server and related components are required to be capable of writing logs to centralized audit log servers.

Check Content

Work with SIEM administrator to determine audit configurations. If there is a setting within the SIEM that could impede the ability to write specific log record content, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Work with the SIEM administrator to allow the ability to write specified log record content to an audit log server.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-214263r961395_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-214263

Group Title: SRG-APP-000358-WSR-000063

Expert Comments

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