Sentry must offload audit records onto a different system or media than the system being audited.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Offloading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-251002r1028240_rule
- Severity
- Low
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure Sentry to forward/offload audit to a different system.
1. Log in to Sentry.
2. Go to Settings >> Syslog.
3. Configure a new syslog server if not already added.
4. Click on the syslog server(s) and in the "Modify Syslog"/"Add Syslog" pop-up dialog, under the "Facility Type", click the checkbox for "Audit".