The DataPower Gateway must audit the execution of privileged functions.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Misuse of privileged functions, either intentionally or unintentionally by authorized users, or by unauthorized external entities that have compromised information system accounts, is a serious and ongoing concern and can have significant adverse impacts on organizations. Auditing the use of privileged functions is one way to detect such misuse and identify the risk from insider threats and the advanced persistent threat.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-79629r1_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
The DataPower device logs the execution of all privileged functions.
The DataPower Audit log is enabled by default. To configure this log, go to the WebGUI at Objects >> Logging Configuration >> Audit Log Settings. Set the Administrative state to "enable". Specify the desired Log Size, Number of Rotations. Set the Audit Level to "full" (the default setting). The result of this configuration must be that the status displayed alongside the "Audit Log Settings" heading is "[up]".