VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance STS STIG Version Comparison

There are 3 differences between versions v1 r1 (March 7, 2023) (the "left" version) and v1 r2 (July 26, 2023) (the "right" version).

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Title

The Security Token Service must generate log records during Java startup and shutdown.

Check Content

At the command prompt, run the following command: # grep "1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler" /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/logging.properties Expected result: handlers = 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler, 2localhost.org.apache.juli.FileHandler, 3manager.org.apache.juli.FileHandler, 4host-manager.org.apache.juli.FileHandler .handlers = 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.level = FINE 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.directory = ${catalina.base}/logs/tomcat 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.prefix = catalina. 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.bufferSize = -1 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.formatter = java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.handlers java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.maxDays = 10 org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.handlers = 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Discussion

Logging must be started as soon as possible when a service starts and as late as possible when a service is stopped. Many forms of suspicious actions can be detected by analyzing logs for unexpected service starts and stops. Also, by starting to log immediately after a service starts, it becomes more difficult for suspicious activity to go unlogged. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000089-WSR-000047, SRG-APP-000092-WSR-000055

Fix

Navigate to and open: /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/logging.properties Ensure that the "handlers" and ".handlers" lines are configured as follows: handlers = 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler, 2localhost.org.apache.juli.FileHandler, 3manager.org.apache.juli.FileHandler, 4host-manager.org.apache.juli.FileHandler .handlers = 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.level = FINE 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.directory = ${catalina.base}/logs/tomcat 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.prefix = catalina. 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.bufferSize = -1 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.formatter = java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.handlers java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.maxDays = 10 org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.handlers = 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler Restart the service with the following command: # vmon-cli --restart sts