The application server must back up log records at least every seven days onto a different system or system component than the system or component being logged.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-204738	SRG-APP-000125-AS-000084	SV-204738r508029_rule		Medium

Description
Protection of log data includes assuring log data is not accidentally lost or deleted. Backing up log records to a different system or onto separate media from the system the application server is actually running on helps to assure that in the event of a catastrophic system failure, the log records will be retained.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-4858r282861_chk )
Review the application server configuration to determine if the application server backs up log records every seven days onto a different system or media from the system being logged. If the application server does not back up log records every seven days onto a different system or media from the system being logged, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-4858r282862_fix)
Configure the application server to back up log records every seven days onto a different system or media from the system being logged.