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VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance EAM Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000089-WSR-000047
ESX Agent Manager must generate log records for system startup and shutdown.
ESX Agent Manager must generate log records for system startup and shutdown.
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ESX Agent Manager must generate log records for system startup and shutdown.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Logging must be started as soon as possible when a service starts and as late as possible when a service is stopped. Many forms of suspicious actions can be detected by analyzing logs for unexpected service starts and stops. Also, by starting to log immediately after a service starts, it becomes more difficult for suspicious activity to go unlogged.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>