The MySQL Database Server 8.0 must off-load audit data to a separate log management facility; this must be continuous and in near real time for systems with a network connection to the storage facility and weekly or more often for stand-alone systems.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity. The DBMS may write audit records to database tables, to files in the file system, to other kinds of local repository, or directly to a centralized log management system. Whatever the method used, it must be compatible with off-loading the records to the centralized 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-235174r961860_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
If necessary, employ SQL code calls to the audit log read functions or other software to copy or transfer the specified audit record content to the repository.
Ensure that permissions are set to enable transfer of the data. Some SQL may require the AUDIT_ADMIN permission be granted to the MySQL user account used for transferring the data.
Based on the setup, allocate sufficient audit file/table space to support peak demand.