Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-37349 | SRG-NET-999999-FW-000179 | SV-49110r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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Logging the actions of specific events provides a means to investigate an attack, recognize resource utilization or capacity thresholds, or to simply identify an improperly configured firewall. If the originator of the log record is not recorded, it will be difficult to establish and correlate the series of events leading up to an outage or attack. |
STIG | Date |
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Firewall Security Requirements Guide | 2013-04-24 |
Check Text ( C-45596r1_chk ) |
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Examine the firewall centralized application event log. View entries for several alerts. Verify the events in the logs show the source of the events (e.g., IP address, session or packet ID). If the firewall application log does not include the source of the event, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-42274r1_fix) |
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Configure the firewall implementation to capture the source of each event (e.g., IP address, session or packet ID). |