Check: PHTN-30-000007
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS STIG:
PHTN-30-000007
(in versions v1 r3 through v1 r1)
Title
The Photon operating system must have sshd authentication logging enabled. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
Automated monitoring of remote access sessions allows organizations to detect cyberattacks and ensure ongoing compliance with remote access policies by auditing connection activities. Shipping sshd authentication events to syslog allows organizations to use their log aggregators to correlate forensic activities among multiple systems.
Check Content
At the command line, run the following command: # grep "^authpriv" /etc/rsyslog.conf Expected result should be similar to the following: authpriv.* /var/log/auth.log If "authpriv" is not configured to be logged, this is a finding.
Fix Text
Navigate to and open: /etc/rsyslog.conf Add the following line: authpriv.* /var/log/auth.log Note: The path can be substituted for another suitable log destination. At the command line, run the following command: # systemctl restart rsyslog.service
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-256484r887126_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-256484
Group Title: SRG-OS-000032-GPOS-00013
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
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CCI-000067 |
The information system monitors remote access methods. |
Controls
Number | Title |
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AC-17 (1) |
Automated Monitoring / Control |