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Successful and unsuccessful logins and logouts must be logged.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-765 | GEN000440 | SV-27082r1_rule | ECAR-1 ECAR-2 ECAR-3 | Medium |
| Description |
|---|
| Monitoring and recording successful and unsuccessful logins assists in tracking unauthorized access to the system. Without this logging, the ability to track unauthorized activity to specific user accounts may be diminished. |
| STIG | Date |
|---|---|
| HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2015-03-18 |
Details
| Check Text ( C-27995r1_chk ) |
|---|
| List the logged successful logons to determine if successful logons are being logged. # last -R | more List the logged unsuccessful logons to determine if unsuccessful logons are being logged. # lastb -R | more If logs do not contain successful and unsuccessful logins, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-31505r1_fix) |
|---|
| Verify that login logs are handled correctly in the /etc/syslog.conf file. Verify that service startup scripts for syslog and (w/b)tmp (if present) are enabled. NOTE: Also examine the syslog.conf file for any references to remote log hosts if last/lastb produce no results. # cat /etc/syslog.conf | tr '\011' ' ' | tr -s ' ' | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' | grep -v '^#' | grep "\@" |