MarkLogic Server must initiate session auditing upon startup.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-220347	ML09-00-000800	SV-220347r622777_rule		Medium

Description
Session auditing is used when a user's activities are under investigation. To ensure all activity is captured during the periods when session auditing is in use, it must be in operation for the entire time the DBMS is running.

STIG	Date
MarkLogic Server v9 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-09-12

Details

Check Text ( C-22062r401492_chk )
Check that MarkLogic session-level auditing and specific session audits are currently defined and session auditing is enabled; or if a third-party product is available for session auditing. Perform the check from the MarkLogic Server Admin Interface with a user that holds administrative-level privileges. 1. Click the Groups icon. 2. Click the group in which the configuration to check resides (e.g., Default). 3. Click the Auditing icon on the left tree menu. 4. Inspect the audit enabled field, a value of false means there is no auditing, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-22062r401492_chk )

Check that MarkLogic session-level auditing and specific session audits are currently defined and session auditing is enabled; or if a third-party product is available for session auditing.

Perform the check from the MarkLogic Server Admin Interface with a user that holds administrative-level privileges.

1. Click the Groups icon.
2. Click the group in which the configuration to check resides (e.g., Default).
3. Click the Auditing icon on the left tree menu.
4. Inspect the audit enabled field, a value of false means there is no auditing, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-22051r401493_fix)
Configure MarkLogic session-level auditing, ensure specific session audits are currently defined, and enable session auditing or verify a third-party product is available for session auditing. Perform the fix from the MarkLogic Server Admin Interface with a user that holds administrative-level privileges. 1. Click the Groups icon. 2. Click the group in which the configuration to check resides (e.g., Default). 3. Click the Auditing icon on the left tree menu. 4. Set the audit enabled field to true.

Fix Text (F-22051r401493_fix)

Configure MarkLogic session-level auditing, ensure specific session audits are currently defined, and enable session auditing or verify a third-party product is available for session auditing.

Perform the fix from the MarkLogic Server Admin Interface with a user that holds administrative-level privileges.

1. Click the Groups icon.
2. Click the group in which the configuration to check resides (e.g., Default).
3. Click the Auditing icon on the left tree menu.
4. Set the audit enabled field to true.