Title

The Google Search Appliance must alert designated organizational officials in the event of an audit processing failure. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required. Audit processing failures include; software/hardware errors, failures in the audit capturing mechanisms, and audit storage capacity being reached or exceeded.

Check Content

Open the GSA Web Admin Console at https:<your GSA IP or hostname>:8443. Login to the GSA management interface. Navigate to "Administration", select "System Settings". If valid email addresses are entered, this is not a finding.

Fix Text

Open the GSA Web Admin Console at https:<your GSA IP or hostname>:8443. Login to the GSA management interface. Navigate to "Administration", select "System Settings". Enter valid email addresses that the audit failures need to be sent to be reviewed.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-75201r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-60749

Group Title: SRG-APP-000108

Expert Comments

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