The application server must generate log records for access and authentication events.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-204717	SRG-APP-000089-AS-000050	SV-204717r508029_rule		Medium

Description
Log records can be generated from various components within the application server. From an application server perspective, certain specific application server functionalities may be logged as well. The application server must allow the definition of what events are to be logged. As conditions change, the number and types of events to be logged may change, and the application server must be able to facilitate these changes. The minimum list of logged events should be those pertaining to system startup and shutdown, system access, and system authentication events.

Description

Log records can be generated from various components within the application server. From an application server perspective, certain specific application server functionalities may be logged as well. The application server must allow the definition of what events are to be logged. As conditions change, the number and types of events to be logged may change, and the application server must be able to facilitate these changes. The minimum list of logged events should be those pertaining to system startup and shutdown, system access, and system authentication events.

STIG	Date
Application Server Security Requirements Guide	2021-12-10

Details

Check Text ( C-4837r282798_chk )
Review the application server documentation and the deployed system configuration to determine if, at a minimum, system startup and shutdown, system access, and system authentication events are logged. If the logs do not include the minimum logable events, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-4837r282799_fix)
Configure the application server to generate log records for system startup and shutdown, system access, and system authentication events.