Central Log Server Security Requirements Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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The Central Log Server must implement an audit reduction capability that supports on-demand audit review and analysis.
<VulnDiscussion>Audit record reduction is a process that manipulates collected audit log information and organizes it into a summary format t...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000755
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Central Log Server must implement an audit reduction capability that supports on-demand reporting requirements.
<VulnDiscussion>Audit record reduction is a process that manipulates collected audit log information and organizes it into a summary format t...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000760
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Central Log Server must implement an audit reduction capability that supports after-the-fact investigations of incidents.
<VulnDiscussion>Audit record reduction is a process that manipulates collected audit log information and organizes it into a summary format t...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000765
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Central Log Server must implement a report generation capability that supports on-demand audit review and analysis.
<VulnDiscussion>Audit record reduction is a process that manipulates collected audit log information and organizes it into a summary format t...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000770
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Central Log Server must implement a report generation capability that supports on-demand reporting requirements.
<VulnDiscussion>Audit record reduction is a process that manipulates collected audit log information and organizes it into a summary format t...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000775
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Central Log Server must implement a report generation capability that supports after-the-fact investigations of incidents.
<VulnDiscussion>Audit record reduction is a process that manipulates collected audit log information and organizes it into a summary format t...Rule Medium Severity -
The Central Log Server must implement an audit reduction capability that does not alter original content or time ordering of audit records.
<VulnDiscussion>Audit record reduction is a process that manipulates collected audit log information and organizes it into a summary format t...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000785
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Central Log Server must implement a report generation capability that does not alter original content or time ordering of audit records.
<VulnDiscussion>Audit record reduction is a process that manipulates collected audit log information and organizes it into a summary format t...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000790
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Central Log Server must implement the capability to process, sort, and search audit records for events of interest based on organization-defined audit fields within audit records.
<VulnDiscussion>Events of interest can be identified by the content of audit records, including system resources involved, information object...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000795
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Central Log Server must alert organization-defined personnel or roles upon detection of unauthorized access, modification, or deletion of audit information.
<VulnDiscussion>Audit information includes all information needed to successfully audit system activity, such as audit records, audit log set...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000800
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Central Log Server must implement the capability for organization-defined individuals or roles to change the auditing to be performed on organization-defined system components based on organization-defined selectable event criteria within organization-defined time thresholds.
<VulnDiscussion>Permitting authorized individuals to make changes to system logging enables organizations to extend or limit logging as neces...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000805
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Central Log Server must prevent the installation of organization-defined software and firmware components without verification that the component has been digitally signed using a certificate that is recognized and approved by the organization.
<VulnDiscussion>Software and firmware components prevented from installation unless signed with recognized and approved certificates include ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000815
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Central Log Server must require users to be individually authenticated before granting access to the shared accounts or resources.
<VulnDiscussion>Individual authentication prior to shared group authentication mitigates the risk of using group accounts or authenticators.&...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000825
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Central Log Server must implement multifactor authentication for local; network; and/or remote access to privileged accounts; and/or nonprivileged accounts such that the device meets organization-defined strength of mechanism requirements.
<VulnDiscussion>The purpose of requiring a device that is separate from the system to which the user is attempting to gain access for one of ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000830
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Central Log Server must for password-based authentication, maintain a list of commonly used, expected, or compromised passwords on an organization-defined frequency.
<VulnDiscussion>Password-based authentication applies to passwords regardless of whether they are used in single-factor or multifactor authen...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000835
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Central Log Server must for password-based authentication, update the list of passwords on an organization-defined frequency.
<VulnDiscussion>Password-based authentication applies to passwords regardless of whether they are used in single-factor or multifactor authen...Rule Medium Severity -
The Central Log Server must for password-based authentication, update the list of passwords when organizational passwords are suspected to have been compromised directly or indirectly.
<VulnDiscussion>Password-based authentication applies to passwords regardless of whether they are used in single-factor or multifactor authen...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000845
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Central Log Server must for password-based authentication, verify when users create or update passwords, that the passwords are not found on the list of commonly-used, expected, or compromised passwords in IA-5 (1) (a).
<VulnDiscussion>Password-based authentication applies to passwords regardless of whether they are used in single-factor or multifactor authen...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000855
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Central Log Server must for password-based authentication, require immediate selection of a new password upon account recovery.
<VulnDiscussion>Password-based authentication applies to passwords regardless of whether they are used in single-factor or multifactor authen...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000860
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Central Log Server must for password-based authentication, allow user selection of long passwords and passphrases, including spaces and all printable characters.
<VulnDiscussion>Password-based authentication applies to passwords regardless of whether they are used in single-factor or multifactor authen...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000865
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Central Log Server must for password-based authentication, employ automated tools to assist the user in selecting strong password authenticators.
<VulnDiscussion>Password-based authentication applies to passwords regardless of whether they are used in single-factor or multifactor authen...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000875
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Central Log Server must for public key-based authentication, implement a local cache of revocation data to support path discovery and validation.
<VulnDiscussion>Public key cryptography is a valid authentication mechanism for individuals, machines, and devices. For PKI solutions, status...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000910
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Central Log Server must include only approved trust anchors in trust stores or certificate stores managed by the organization.
<VulnDiscussion>Public key infrastructure (PKI) certificates are certificates with visibility external to organizational systems and certific...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000915
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Central Log Server must provide protected storage for cryptographic keys with organization-defined safeguards and/or hardware protected key store.
<VulnDiscussion>A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is an example of a hardware-protected data store that can be used to protect cryptographic ke...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000920
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Central Log Server must synchronize system clocks within and between systems or system components.
<VulnDiscussion>Time synchronization of system clocks is essential for the correct execution of many system services, including identificatio...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000925
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group
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