The IDPS must produce sensor log records that contain sufficient information to establish what type of event occurred.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
SRG-NET-000074-IDPS-000081	SRG-NET-000074-IDPS-000081	SRG-NET-000074-IDPS-000081_rule		Low

Description
It is essential for security personnel to know what is being done, what attempted to be done, where it was done, when it was done, and by whom in order to compile an accurate risk assessment. 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 IDPS.

STIG	Date
IDPS Security Requirements Guide (SRG)	2012-03-08

Details

Check Text ( C-43209_chk )
Examine the aggregated sensor events log on the management console. View entries for several alerts. Verify the events being captured in the sensor logs include the type or category of the events. If the log events do not include the type or category of events, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-43209_fix)
Configure the sensors to capture the type or category of each event.