SRG-OS-000239-GPOS-00089
The operating system must audit all account modifications.
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SV-203666r991551_rule ( from General Purpose Operating System Security Requirements Guide )Description
Once an attacker establishes access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing access. One way to accomplish this is for the attacker to modify an existing account. Auditing account modification actions provides logging that can be used for forensic purposes. To address access requirements, many operating systems can be integrated with enterprise-level authentication/access/auditing mechanisms that meet or exceed access control policy requirements.