OHS must have a log directory location defined to generate log records for system startup and shutdown, system access, and system authentication logging.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-221305	OH12-1X-000042	SV-221305r879559_rule		Medium

Description
Log records can be generated from various components within the web server (e.g., httpd, plug-ins to external backends, etc.). From a web server perspective, certain specific web server functionalities may be logged as well. The web server must allow the definition of what events are to be logged. As conditions change, the number and types of events to be logged may change, and the web server must be able to facilitate these changes. The minimum list of logged events should be those pertaining to system startup and shutdown, system access, and system authentication events. If these events are not logged at a minimum, any type of forensic investigation would be missing pertinent information needed to replay what occurred.

Description

Log records can be generated from various components within the web server (e.g., httpd, plug-ins to external backends, etc.). From a web server perspective, certain specific web server functionalities may be logged as well. The web server must allow the definition of what events are to be logged. As conditions change, the number and types of events to be logged may change, and the web server must be able to facilitate these changes. The minimum list of logged events should be those pertaining to system startup and shutdown, system access, and system authentication events. If these events are not logged at a minimum, any type of forensic investigation would be missing pertinent information needed to replay what occurred.

STIG	Date
Oracle HTTP Server 12.1.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-12-09

Details

Check Text ( C-23020r414598_chk )
1. Open $DOMAIN_HOME/config/fmwconfig/components/OHS//httpd.conf with an editor. 2. Search for the "OraLogDir" directive at the OHS server configuration scope. 3. If the directive is omitted, this is a finding. 4. Validate that the folder specified exists. If the folder does not exist, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-23009r414599_fix)
1. Open $DOMAIN_HOME/config/fmwconfig/components/OHS//httpd.conf with an editor. 2. Search for the "OraLogDir" directive at the OHS server configuration scope. 3. Set the "OraLogDir" directive to an appropriate, protected location on a partition with sufficient space that is different from the partition on which the OHS software is installed; add the directive if it does not exist.