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Splunk Enterprise 7.x for Windows Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Splunk Enterprise must only allow the use of DOD-approved certificate authorities for cryptographic functions.

    <VulnDiscussion>Untrusted Certificate Authorities (CA) can issue certificates, but they may be issued by organizations or individuals that se...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000610-AU-000050

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SRG-APP-000291-AU-000200

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Splunk Enterprise must use TLS 1.2 and SHA-2 or higher cryptographic algorithms.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. To protect ...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141-AU-000090

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • When Splunk Enterprise is distributed over multiple servers, each server must be configured to disable non-essential capabilities.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Applications are capable of providing a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services may not be...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000118-AU-000100

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Splunk Enterprise installation directories must be secured.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If audit data were to become compromised, competent forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially malicio...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-AU-000340

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Splunk Enterprise forwarders must be configured with Indexer Acknowledgement enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To prevent the loss of data during transmission, a handshake acknowledgement between the sender and the recipient may need co...
    Rule Low Severity

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