The vCenter STS service must offload log records onto a different system or media from the system being logged.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-258984	VCST-80-000081	SV-258984r934610_rule		Medium

Description

Information system logging capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Log record content that may be necessary to satisfy the requirement of this control includes, but is not limited to, time stamps, source and destination IP addresses, user/process identifiers, event descriptions, application-specific events, success/fail indications, filenames involved, and access control or flow control rules invoked. Offloading is a common process in information systems with limited log storage capacity. Centralized management of log records provides for efficiency in maintenance and management of records, as well as the backup and archiving of those records. Application servers and their related components are required to offload log records onto a different system or media than the system being logged.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Secure Token Service (STS) Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-10-29

Details

Check Text ( C-62724r934608_chk )

By default, a vmware-services-sso-services.conf rsyslog configuration file includes the service logs when syslog is configured on vCenter, but it must be verified. At the command prompt, run the following command: # cat /etc/vmware-syslog/vmware-services-sso-services.conf Expected result: #vmidentity logs input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/activedirectoryservice.log" Tag="activedirectoryservice" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z" Facility="local0") input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/lookupsvc-init.log" Tag="ssolookupsvc-init" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z" Facility="local0") input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/openidconnect.log" Tag="openidconnect" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z" Facility="local0") input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/ssoAdminServer.log" Tag="ssoadminserver" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z" Facility="local0") input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/svcaccountmgmt.log" Tag="svcaccountmgmt" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z" Facility="local0") input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tokenservice.log" Tag="tokenservice" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z" Facility="local0") #sts health log input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-health-status.log" Tag="sts-health-status" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2} [[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2},[[:digit:]]{0,4}" Facility="local0") #sts runtime log stdout input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-runtime.log.stdout" Tag="sts-runtime-stdout" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #sts runtime log stderr input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-runtime.log.stderr" Tag="sts-runtime-stderr" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #gclogFile.0.current log input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/gclogFile.*.current" Tag="gclog" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}+[[:digit:]]{0,4}" Facility="local0") #identity sts default input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-identity-sts-default.log" Tag="sso-identity-sts-default" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #identity sts input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-identity-sts.log" Tag="sso-identity-sts" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #identity perf input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-identity-sts-perf.log" Tag="sso-identity-perf" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #identity prestart input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-prestart.log" Tag="sso-identity-prestart" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #rest idm input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-rest-idm.log" Tag="sso-rest-idm" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #rest vmdir input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-rest-vmdir.log" Tag="sso-rest-vmdir" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #rest afd input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-rest-afd.log" Tag="sso-rest-afd" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #websso input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/websso.log" Tag="sso-websso" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #tomcat catalina input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tomcat/catalina.*.log" Tag="sso-tomcat-catalina" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #tomcat localhost input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tomcat/localhost.*.log" Tag="sso-tomcat-localhost" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #tomcat localhost access input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tomcat/localhost_access.log" Tag="sso-tomcat-localhost-access" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #vmdir log input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/vmdir/*.log" Tag="vmdir" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #vmafd log input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/vmafd/*.log" Tag="vmafd" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-62633r934609_fix)

Navigate to and open: /etc/vmware-syslog/vmware-services-sso-services.conf Create the file if it does not exist. Set the contents of the file as follows: #vmidentity logs input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/activedirectoryservice.log" Tag="activedirectoryservice" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z" Facility="local0") input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/lookupsvc-init.log" Tag="ssolookupsvc-init" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z" Facility="local0") input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/openidconnect.log" Tag="openidconnect" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z" Facility="local0") input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/ssoAdminServer.log" Tag="ssoadminserver" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z" Facility="local0") input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/svcaccountmgmt.log" Tag="svcaccountmgmt" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z" Facility="local0") input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tokenservice.log" Tag="tokenservice" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z" Facility="local0") #sts health log input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-health-status.log" Tag="sts-health-status" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2} [[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2},[[:digit:]]{0,4}" Facility="local0") #sts runtime log stdout input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-runtime.log.stdout" Tag="sts-runtime-stdout" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #sts runtime log stderr input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-runtime.log.stderr" Tag="sts-runtime-stderr" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #gclogFile.0.current log input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/gclogFile.*.current" Tag="gclog" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}+[[:digit:]]{0,4}" Facility="local0") #identity sts default input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-identity-sts-default.log" Tag="sso-identity-sts-default" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #identity sts input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-identity-sts.log" Tag="sso-identity-sts" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #identity perf input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-identity-sts-perf.log" Tag="sso-identity-perf" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #identity prestart input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-prestart.log" Tag="sso-identity-prestart" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #rest idm input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-rest-idm.log" Tag="sso-rest-idm" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #rest vmdir input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-rest-vmdir.log" Tag="sso-rest-vmdir" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #rest afd input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-rest-afd.log" Tag="sso-rest-afd" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #websso input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/websso.log" Tag="sso-websso" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #tomcat catalina input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tomcat/catalina.*.log" Tag="sso-tomcat-catalina" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #tomcat localhost input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tomcat/localhost.*.log" Tag="sso-tomcat-localhost" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #tomcat localhost access input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tomcat/localhost_access.log" Tag="sso-tomcat-localhost-access" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #vmdir log input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/vmdir/*.log" Tag="vmdir" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #vmafd log input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/vmafd/*.log" Tag="vmafd" PersistStateInterval="200" Severity="info" Facility="local0")