The CA API Gateway must off-load audit records onto a centralized log server in real time.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-71489	CAGW-GW-000910	SV-86113r1_rule		Medium

Description
Off-loading ensures audit information does not get overwritten if the limited audit storage capacity is reached and also protects the audit record in case the system/component being audited is compromised. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity. The audit storage on the ALG is used only in a transitory fashion until the system can communicate with the centralized log server designated for storing the audit records, at which point the information is transferred. However, DoD requires that the log be transferred in real time, which indicates that the time from event detection to off-loading is seconds or less. This does not apply to audit logs generated on behalf of the device itself (management). By default, when the CA API Gateway Server is configured to off-load audit records, they are offloaded in real time. No additional configuration is needed.

Description

Off-loading ensures audit information does not get overwritten if the limited audit storage capacity is reached and also protects the audit record in case the system/component being audited is compromised. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity. The audit storage on the ALG is used only in a transitory fashion until the system can communicate with the centralized log server designated for storing the audit records, at which point the information is transferred. However, DoD requires that the log be transferred in real time, which indicates that the time from event detection to off-loading is seconds or less. This does not apply to audit logs generated on behalf of the device itself (management). By default, when the CA API Gateway Server is configured to off-load audit records, they are offloaded in real time. No additional configuration is needed.

STIG	Date
CA API Gateway ALG Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-04-07

Details

Check Text ( C-71879r1_chk )
Open the CA API Gateway - Policy Manager. Select "Tasks" and chose "Manage Log/Audit Sinks". Confirm the "ssg" log type is "Syslog". Click "Syslog Settings" and verify the settings for the Centralized Syslog Server are set as defined by the organization. If the log type is not "Syslog", this is a finding. If the centralized syslog server settings are not set as defined by the organization, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-71879r1_chk )

Open the CA API Gateway - Policy Manager.

Select "Tasks" and chose "Manage Log/Audit Sinks".

Confirm the "ssg" log type is "Syslog". Click "Syslog Settings" and verify the settings for the Centralized Syslog Server are set as defined by the organization.

If the log type is not "Syslog", this is a finding.

If the centralized syslog server settings are not set as defined by the organization, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-77809r1_fix)
Open the CA API Gateway - Policy Manager. Select "Tasks" and chose "Manage Log/Audit Sinks". Double-click the "ssg" log and change the "Type:" to "Syslog". Click "Syslog Settings" and specify the settings for the Centralized Syslog Server as defined by the organization.