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XCCDF
General Purpose Operating System Security Requirements Guide
SRG-OS-000055
The operating system must use internal system clocks to generate time stamps for audit records.
The operating system must use internal system clocks to generate time stamps for audit records.
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The operating system must use internal system clocks to generate time stamps for audit records.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Without an internal clock used as the reference for the time stored on each event to provide a trusted common reference for the time, forensic analysis would be impeded. Determining the correct time a particular event occurred on a system is critical when conducting forensic analysis and investigating system events. If the internal clock is not used, the system may not be able to provide time stamps for log messages. Additionally, externally generated time stamps may not be accurate.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>