SSMC must allocate audit record storage capacity to store at least one weeks' worth of audit records, when audit records are not immediately sent to a central audit record storage facility.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>In order to ensure operating systems have a sufficient storage capacity in which to write the audit logs, operating systems need to be able to allocate audit record storage capacity. The task of allocating audit record storage capacity is usually performed during initial installation of the operating system.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-255250r958752_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure SSMC to allocate audit record storage capacity to store at least one week's worth of audit records. Perform the following to do so:
1. Configure smtp parameters in /ssmc/conf/security_config.properties like below (use vi editor) -
ssmc.rsyslog.server.host=<rsyslog_server>
ssmc.rsyslog.server.port=<rsyslog_port>