Check: OSX8-00-00240
Apple OSX 10.8 STIG:
OSX8-00-00240
(in version v1 r2)
Title
The operating system must provide audit record generation capability for the auditable events defined in at the organizational level for the organization-defined information system components. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
The list of audited events is the set of events for which audits are to be generated. This set of events is typically a subset of the list of all events for which the system is capable of generating audit records (i.e., auditable events) for example, time stamps, source and destination addresses, user/process identifiers, event descriptions, success/fail indications, file names involved, and access control or flow control rules invoked.
Check Content
The options to configure the audit daemon are located in the /etc/security/audit_contol file. To view the current settings, run the following command: sudo grep ^flags /etc/security/audit_control | sed 's/flags://' If the flags option is not set, this is a finding.
Fix Text
To set the audit flags to the recommended setting, run the following command: sed -i.bak 's/^flags.*$/flags:lo,ad,fr,fw,fc,fd,fm,pc,nt,aa/' /etc/security/audit_control You may also edit the /etc/security/audit_control file using a text editor to define the flags your organization requires for auditing.
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-65881r1_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-51671
Group Title:
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
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CCI-000169 |
The information system provides audit record generation capability for the auditable events defined in AU-2 a. at organization-defined information system components. |
Controls
Number | Title |
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AU-12 |
Audit Generation |