MarkLogic Server must provide a warning to appropriate support staff when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75 percent of maximum audit record storage capacity.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-220381	ML09-00-007300	SV-220381r961398_rule		Medium

Description
Organizations are required to use a central log management system, so, under normal conditions, the audit space allocated to the DBMS on its own server will not be an issue. However, space will still be required on the DBMS server for audit records in transit, and, under abnormal conditions, this could fill up. Since a requirement exists to halt processing upon audit failure, a service outage would result. If support personnel are not notified immediately upon storage volume utilization reaching 75 percent, they are unable to plan for storage capacity expansion. The appropriate support staff include, at a minimum, the ISSO and the DBA/SA.

Description

Organizations are required to use a central log management system, so, under normal conditions, the audit space allocated to the DBMS on its own server will not be an issue. However, space will still be required on the DBMS server for audit records in transit, and, under abnormal conditions, this could fill up. Since a requirement exists to halt processing upon audit failure, a service outage would result. If support personnel are not notified immediately upon storage volume utilization reaching 75 percent, they are unable to plan for storage capacity expansion. The appropriate support staff include, at a minimum, the ISSO and the DBA/SA.

STIG	Date
MarkLogic Server v9 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-06-12

Details

Check Text ( C-22096r401594_chk )
Review system configuration to determine if appropriate support staff are not notified immediately upon storage volume utilization reaching 75 percent. If the Organization is not using Ops Director, or a third-party tool for storage volume utilization/alerting, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-22085r401595_fix)
Configure the system to notify appropriate support staff immediately upon storage volume utilization reaching 75 percent. Use MarkLogic Ops Director with Alerts, or third-party tool to monitor storage Volume utilization/alerting.