The MQ Appliance messaging server must synchronize internal MQ Appliance messaging server clocks to an authoritative time source when the time difference is greater than the organization-defined time period.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-74743	MQMH-AS-000160	SV-89417r1_rule		Low

Description
Determining the correct time a particular application event occurred on a system is critical when conducting forensic analysis and investigating system events. Synchronization of internal messaging server clocks is needed in order to correctly correlate the timing of events that occur across multiple systems. To meet this requirement, the organization will define an authoritative time source and have each system synchronize when the time difference is greater than a defined time period. The industry standard for the threshold is 1ms.

Description

Determining the correct time a particular application event occurred on a system is critical when conducting forensic analysis and investigating system events. Synchronization of internal messaging server clocks is needed in order to correctly correlate the timing of events that occur across multiple systems. To meet this requirement, the organization will define an authoritative time source and have each system synchronize when the time difference is greater than a defined time period. The industry standard for the threshold is 1ms.

STIG	Date
IBM MQ Appliance V9.0 AS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-06-09

Details

Check Text ( C-74599r1_chk )
Log on as a privileged user to the WebGUI. Select Network icon. Interface NTP Service. Verify that refresh interval is set to "600" seconds. If refresh interval is not set to "600" seconds, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-81359r1_fix)
Log on as a privileged user to the WebGUI. Select the Network icon. Interface NTP Service. Set refresh interval to "600" seconds. Click "Save configuration".