Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-67523 | AOSX-11-000120 | SV-82013r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). Satisfies: SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004, SRG-OS-000239-GPOS-00089, SRG-OS-000240-GPOS-00090, SRG-OS-000241-GPOS-00091, SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00216, SRG-OS-000476-GPOS-00221, SRG-OS-000477-GPOS-00222 |
STIG | Date |
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Apple OS X 10.11 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2017-07-11 |
Check Text ( C-68089r2_chk ) |
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In order to view the currently configured flags for the audit daemon, run the following command: /usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/grep ^flags /etc/security/audit_control If "ad" is not listed in the result of the check, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-73637r2_fix) |
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To make sure the appropriate flags are enabled for auditing, run the following command: /usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/sed -i.bak '/^flags/ s/$/,ad/' /etc/security/audit_control; /usr/bin/sudo /usr/sbin/audit -s A text editor may also be used to implement the required updates to the "/etc/security/audit_control" file. |