The application server must ensure remote sessions for accessing security functions and security-relevant information are audited.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-35129	SRG-APP-000019-AS-000013	SV-46416r1_rule		Medium

Description
Auditing must be utilized in order to track system activity, assist in diagnosing system issues and provide evidence needed for forensic investigations post security incident. Remote access by administrators requires that the admin activity be audited. Application servers provide a web and command line based remote management capability for managing the application server. Application servers must ensure that all actions related to administrative functionality such as application server configuration are logged.

Description

Auditing must be utilized in order to track system activity, assist in diagnosing system issues and provide evidence needed for forensic investigations post security incident. Remote access by administrators requires that the admin activity be audited. Application servers provide a web and command line based remote management capability for managing the application server. Application servers must ensure that all actions related to administrative functionality such as application server configuration are logged.

STIG	Date
Application Server Security Requirements Guide	2013-01-08

Details

Check Text ( C-43517r1_chk )
Review the AS product documentation to determine if the AS audits remote administrative sessions. If the AS does not audit remote sessions for the admin user, then this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-39681r1_fix)
Configure the AS to log an audit event for each instance when the administrator accesses the system remotely.