Check: CASA-FW-000050
Cisco ASA Firewall STIG:
CASA-FW-000050
(in versions v1 r4 through v1 r0.1)
Title
The Cisco ASA must be configured to generate traffic log entries containing information to establish when (date and time) the events occurred. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
Without establishing when events occurred, it is impossible to establish, correlate, and investigate the events leading up to an outage or attack. In order to compile an accurate risk assessment, and provide forensic analysis of network traffic patterns, it is essential for security personnel to know when flow control events occurred (date and time) within the infrastructure. Associating event types with detected events in the network traffic logs provides a means of investigating an attack, recognizing resource utilization or capacity thresholds, or identifying an improperly configured network element.
Check Content
Verify that the logging timestamp command has been configured as shown below. logging enable logging timestamp If the ASA is not configured to generate traffic log entries containing information to establish when the events occurred, this is a finding.
Fix Text
Configure the ASA to generate traffic log entries containing information to establish when the events occurred. ASA(config)# logging timestamp
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-239856r665854_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-239856
Group Title: SRG-NET-000075-FW-000010
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
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CCI-000131 |
The information system generates audit records containing information that establishes when an event occurred. |
Controls
Number | Title |
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AU-3 |
Content Of Audit Records |