The application server must protect the audit records generated as a result of remote accesses to privileged accounts and the execution of privileged functions.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-35218	SRG-APP-000127-AS-000086	SV-46505r1_rule		Medium

Description
Protection of audit records and audit data is of critical importance. Care must be taken to ensure privileged users cannot circumvent audit protections put in place. Auditing might not be reliable when performed by an information system which the user being audited has privileged access to. The privileged user could inhibit auditing or directly modify audit records. To prevent this from occurring, privileged access shall be further defined between audit-related privileges and other privileges, thus limiting the users with audit-related privileges. The application server must ensure that its administrative log files are secured when they are created, copied, or overwritten.

Description

Protection of audit records and audit data is of critical importance. Care must be taken to ensure privileged users cannot circumvent audit protections put in place. Auditing might not be reliable when performed by an information system which the user being audited has privileged access to. The privileged user could inhibit auditing or directly modify audit records. To prevent this from occurring, privileged access shall be further defined between audit-related privileges and other privileges, thus limiting the users with audit-related privileges. The application server must ensure that its administrative log files are secured when they are created, copied, or overwritten.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-43590r1_chk )
Review the AS documentation and configuration to determine if the AS protects the audit records resulting from non-local accesses to privileged accounts and the execution of privileged functions. If the AS does not meet this requirement, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-39764r1_fix)
Configure the AS or OS to protect the audit records resulting from non-local accesses to privileged accounts and the execution of privileged functions.