Check: GEN002660
Title
Auditing must be implemented. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
Without auditing, individual system accesses cannot be tracked and malicious activity cannot be detected and traced back to an individual account.
Check Content
Determine if auditing is enabled. # chkconfig |grep audit If the audit is not found or is not set to on, this is a finding.
Fix Text
Use /etc/security/bsmconv to enable auditing on the system.
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID:
Vulnerability ID: V-811
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CCIs
CCIs tied to check.
| Number | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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
Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.
| Number | Title |
|---|---|
| AU-12 |
Audit Generation |