The firewall implementation must provide a warning when the application event logging storage capacity reaches an organizationally defined maximum capacity.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-37355	SRG-NET-999999-FW-000185	SV-49116r1_rule		Low

Description
It is imperative the firewall implementation be configured to allocate storage capacity to contain event log records and an alert be generated when the capacity reaches an organizationally defined threshold. Without this capability, the site could lose valuable data needed for investigating security incidents.

STIG	Date
Firewall Security Requirements Guide	2013-04-24

Details

Check Text ( C-45602r1_chk )
Identify how the firewall is configured for this notification. Verify the message is displayed at the remote console if an administrator is already logged in, or when an administrator logs in. Verify the device is capable of generating the alarm or alert and notification as described. If the firewall implementation does not provide a warning when the logging storage capacity reaches an organizationally defined percentage of maximum capacity, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-45602r1_chk )

Identify how the firewall is configured for this notification. Verify the message is displayed at the remote console if an administrator is already logged in, or when an administrator logs in. Verify the device is capable of generating the alarm or alert and notification as described.

If the firewall implementation does not provide a warning when the logging storage capacity reaches an organizationally defined percentage of maximum capacity, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-42280r1_fix)
Configure the firewall implementation to alert when the event log reaches an organizationally defined capacity.