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The ALG must alert the IAO and SA (at a minimum) in the event of an audit processing failure.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
SRG-NET-000088-ALG-000054 SRG-NET-000088-ALG-000054 SRG-NET-000088-ALG-000054_rule Medium
Description
It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required. Without this notification, the security personnel may be unaware of an impending failure of the audit capability and system operation may be adversely affected. Audit processing failures include software/hardware errors, failures in the audit capturing mechanisms, and audit storage capacity being reached or exceeded. Possible audit processing failures also include the inability of ALG to write to the central audit log. This requirement applies to each audit data storage repository (i.e., distinct information system component where audit records are stored), the centralized audit storage capacity of organizations, (i.e., all audit data storage repositories combined), or both. This does not apply to audit logs generated on behalf of the device itself (management).
STIG Date
Application Layer Gateway Security Requirements Guide 2014-06-27

Details

Check Text ( C-SRG-NET-000088-ALG-000054_chk )
Verify the ALG alerts the IAO and SA (at a minimum) in the event of an audit processing failure.

If the ALG does not alert the IAO and SA (at a minimum) in the event of an audit processing failure, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-SRG-NET-000088-ALG-000054_fix)
Configure the ALG to alert the IAO and SA (at a minimum) in the event of an audit processing failure.