Title

The audit system must produce records containing sufficient information to establish the identity of any user/subject associated with the event. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Enabling the audit system will produce records with accurate time stamps, source, user, and activity information. Without this information malicious activity cannot be accurately tracked.

Check Content

The Audit Configuration profile is required. This check applies to the global zone only. Determine the zone that you are currently securing. # zonename If the command output is "global", this check applies. Check the status of the audit system. It must be auditing. # pfexec auditconfig -getcond If this command does not report: audit condition = auditing this is a finding.

Fix Text

The Audit Control profile is required. This action applies to the global zone only. Determine the zone that you are currently securing. # zonename If the command output is "global", this action applies. If auditing has been disabled, it must be enabled with the following command: # pfexec audit -s

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-216246r603267_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-216246

Group Title: SRG-OS-000255

Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.