Check: GEN000440
HP-UX 11.31 STIG:
GEN000440
(in versions v1 r19 through v1 r13)
Title
Successful and unsuccessful logins and logouts must be logged. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
Monitoring and recording successful and unsuccessful logins assists in tracking unauthorized access to the system. Without this logging, the ability to track unauthorized activity to specific user accounts may be diminished.
Check Content
List the logged successful logons to determine if successful logons are being logged. # last -R | more List the logged unsuccessful logons to determine if unsuccessful logons are being logged. # lastb -R | more If logs do not contain successful and unsuccessful logins, this is a finding.
Fix Text
Verify that login logs are handled correctly in the /etc/syslog.conf file. Verify that service startup scripts for syslog and (w/b)tmp (if present) are enabled. NOTE: Also examine the syslog.conf file for any references to remote log hosts if last/lastb produce no results. # cat /etc/syslog.conf | tr '\011' ' ' | tr -s ' ' | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' | grep -v '^#' | grep "\@"
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-27082r1_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-765
Group Title: GEN000440
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
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CCI-000126 |
The organization determines that the organization-defined subset of the auditable events defined in AU-2 are to be audited within the information system. |
Controls
Number | Title |
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AU-2 |
Audit Events |