The Juniper EX switch must be configured to produce audit log records containing information to establish the source of events.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-253892	JUEX-NM-000150	SV-253892r960900_rule		Medium

Description
To compile an accurate risk assessment and provide forensic analysis, it is essential for security personnel to know the source of the event. The source may be a component, module, or process within the device or an external session, administrator, or device. Associating information about where the source of the event occurred provides a means of investigating an attack; recognizing resource utilization or capacity thresholds; or identifying an improperly configured device.

Description

To compile an accurate risk assessment and provide forensic analysis, it is essential for security personnel to know the source of the event. The source may be a component, module, or process within the device or an external session, administrator, or device. Associating information about where the source of the event occurred provides a means of investigating an attack; recognizing resource utilization or capacity thresholds; or identifying an improperly configured device.

STIG	Date
Juniper EX Series Switches Network Device Management Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-06-20

Details

Check Text ( C-57344r843707_chk )
Determine if the network device is configured to produce audit records containing information to establish the source (apparent cause) of the event. Junos standard event log messages are configurable for time format, inclusion of logging facility and severity levels, and format. Setting "structured-data" automatically includes "explicit-priority" and "time-format year millisecond". Verify logging is enabled. [edit system] syslog { host { any info; structured-data; <<< Includes 'explicit-priority' and 'time-format' } host { any info; explicit-priority; <<< Includes logging facility and severity in standard format } file { any info; <<< Uses only standard format } time-format year; <<< Applied only to standard format } Note: In the example, events sent to the first external syslog server include the year and time is expressed in milliseconds. The second syslog server and the file both include the year, but time is expressed in seconds. If the network device does not produce audit records containing information to establish the source of the event, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-57344r843707_chk )

Determine if the network device is configured to produce audit records containing information to establish the source (apparent cause) of the event.

Junos standard event log messages are configurable for time format, inclusion of logging facility and severity levels, and format. Setting "structured-data" automatically includes "explicit-priority" and "time-format year millisecond". Verify logging is enabled.

[edit system]
syslog {
host {
any info;
structured-data; <<< Includes 'explicit-priority' and 'time-format'
}
host {
any info;
explicit-priority; <<< Includes logging facility and severity in standard format
}
file {
any info; <<< Uses only standard format
}
time-format year; <<< Applied only to standard format
}
Note: In the example, events sent to the first external syslog server include the year and time is expressed in milliseconds. The second syslog server and the file both include the year, but time is expressed in seconds.

If the network device does not produce audit records containing information to establish the source of the event, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-57295r843708_fix)
Configure the network device to produce audit records containing information to establish the source of the event. set system syslog host any info set system syslog host structured-data <<< Includes the 'explicit-priority' and 'time-format year millisecond' directives set system syslog file any info set system syslog file structured-data <<< Includes the 'explicit-priority' and 'time-format year millisecond' directives -or- set system syslog host any info set system syslog host explicit-priority <<< Only if log level and severity are required set system syslog file any info set system syslog file explicit-priority <<< Only if log level and severity are required set system syslog time-format year

Fix Text (F-57295r843708_fix)

Configure the network device to produce audit records containing information to establish the source of the event.

set system syslog host any info
set system syslog host structured-data <<< Includes the 'explicit-priority' and 'time-format year millisecond' directives
set system syslog file any info
set system syslog file structured-data <<< Includes the 'explicit-priority' and 'time-format year millisecond' directives
-or-
set system syslog host any info
set system syslog host explicit-priority <<< Only if log level and severity are required
set system syslog file any info
set system syslog file explicit-priority <<< Only if log level and severity are required
set system syslog time-format year