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Application Security and Development Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The application must record a time stamp indicating when the event occurred.

    <VulnDiscussion>It is important to include the time stamps for when an event occurred. Failure to include time stamps in the event logs is de...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000089

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    Group
  • The application must provide audit record generation capability for HTTP headers including User-Agent, Referer, GET, and POST.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;HTTP header information is a critical component of data that is used when evaluating forensic activity. Without the capabili...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000089

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The application must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to delete privileges occur.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficu...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000500

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The application must generate audit records showing starting and ending time for user access to the system.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Knowing when a user’s application session began and when it ended is critical information that aids in forensic analysis.&lt;...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000507

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SRG-APP-000367

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The application must protect audit tools from unauthorized modification.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Protecting audit data also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefore, pro...
    Rule Medium Severity

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