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Configure audispd Plugin To Send Logs To Remote Server

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Configure the audispd plugin to off-load audit records onto a different system or media from the system being audited. Set the remote_server option in

/etc/audit/audisp-remote.conf
with an IP address or hostname of the system that the audispd plugin should send audit records to. For example
remote_server = 

Rationale

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.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_auditd_audispd_configure_remote_server
Severity
Medium
References
Updated