The Central Log Server must be configured to perform audit reduction that supports on-demand audit review and analysis.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-206497	SRG-APP-000364-AU-000190	SV-206497r399898_rule		Medium

Description
The ability to perform on-demand audit review and analysis, including after the audit data has been subjected to audit reduction, greatly facilitates the organization's ability to generate incident reports as needed to better handle larger-scale or more complex security incidents. Audit reduction is a technique used to reduce the volume of log records to facilitate a manual review. Audit reduction does not alter original log records. The report generation capability provided by the application must support on-demand (i.e., customizable, ad hoc, and as-needed) reports. This requirement is specific to applications with audit reduction capabilities; however, applications need to support on-demand audit review and analysis.

Description

The ability to perform on-demand audit review and analysis, including after the audit data has been subjected to audit reduction, greatly facilitates the organization's ability to generate incident reports as needed to better handle larger-scale or more complex security incidents. Audit reduction is a technique used to reduce the volume of log records to facilitate a manual review. Audit reduction does not alter original log records. The report generation capability provided by the application must support on-demand (i.e., customizable, ad hoc, and as-needed) reports. This requirement is specific to applications with audit reduction capabilities; however, applications need to support on-demand audit review and analysis.

STIG	Date
Central Log Server Security Requirements Guide	2021-06-24

Details

Check Text ( C-6757r285732_chk )
Examine the configuration. Verify the system performs audit reduction that supports on-demand audit review and analysis. If the Central Log Server is not configured to perform audit reduction that supports on-demand audit review and analysis, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-6757r285733_fix)
Configure the Central Log Server to perform audit reduction that supports on-demand audit review and analysis.