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Splunk Enterprise 8.x for Linux Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Splunk Enterprise must be configured with a report to notify the System Administrator (SA) and Information System Security Officer (ISSO), at a minimum, when an attack is detected on multiple devices and hosts within its scope of coverage.

    <VulnDiscussion>Detecting when multiple systems are showing anomalies can often indicate an attack. Notifying appropriate personnel can initi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-AU-000410

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Analysis, viewing, and indexing functions, services, and applications used as part of Splunk Enterprise must be configured to comply with DoD-trusted path and access requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Access to Splunk Enterprise for analysis, viewing, indexing functions, services, and applications, such as analysis tools and...
    Rule Medium 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-000148-AU-002270

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Splunk Enterprise must use organization-level authentication to uniquely identify and authenticate users.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational users must be uniquely identified and authenticat...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000156-AU-002380

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Splunk Enterprise must use HTTPS/SSL for access to the user interface.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A replay attack may enable an unauthorized user to gain access to the application. Authentication sessions between the authen...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000166-AU-002490

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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