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The Central Log Server system backups must be retained for a minimum of 5 years for SAMI (Sources and Methods Information) and a minimum of 7 days for non-SAMI on media capable of guaranteeing file integrity for the minimum applicable information retention period.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

If backups are not properly processed, protected, and stored on appropriate media, recovery from a system failure or implementation of a contingency plan would not include the data necessary to fully recover in the time required to ensure continued mission support.

ID
SV-206459r960948_rule
Version
SRG-APP-000125-AU-000310
Severity
Low
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Configure the Central Log Server to retain backups of system information for a minimum of five years for SAMI and a minimum of seven days for non-SAMI.

Select backup media that guarantees file integrity for a minimum of five years for systems retaining SAMI.
Document the required retention period in the SSP.