Title

The DBMS must record time stamps, in audit records and application data, that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC, formerly GMT). (Cat II impact)

Discussion

If time stamps are not consistently applied and there is no common time reference, it is difficult to perform forensic analysis. Time stamps generated by the DBMS must include date and time. Time is commonly expressed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a modern continuation of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), or local time with an offset from UTC. Some DBMS products offer a data type called TIMESTAMP that is not a representation of date and time. Rather, it is a database state counter and does not correspond to calendar and clock time. This requirement does not refer to that meaning of TIMESTAMP.

Check Content

Verify that the DBMS generates time stamps, in audit records and application data, that maps to UTC. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Ensure the DBMS generates time stamps, in audit records and application data, that maps to UTC.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-206594r879747_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-206594

Group Title: SRG-APP-000374

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