The Automation Controller must generate the appropriate log records.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256943	APWS-AT-000090	SV-256943r960765_rule		Medium

Description
Automation Controller's web server must log all details related to user sessions in support of troubleshooting, debugging, and forensic analysis. Without a data logging feature, the organization loses an important auditing and analysis tool for event investigations. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000016-WSR-000005, SRG-APP-000095-WSR-000056, SRG-APP-000096-WSR-000057, SRG-APP-000097-WSR-000058, SRG-APP-000098-WSR-000059, SRG-APP-000098-WSR-000060, SRG-APP-000099-WSR-000061, SRG-APP-000100-WSR-000064

Description

Automation Controller's web server must log all details related to user sessions in support of troubleshooting, debugging, and forensic analysis. Without a data logging feature, the organization loses an important auditing and analysis tool for event investigations. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000016-WSR-000005, SRG-APP-000095-WSR-000056, SRG-APP-000096-WSR-000057, SRG-APP-000097-WSR-000058, SRG-APP-000098-WSR-000059, SRG-APP-000098-WSR-000060, SRG-APP-000099-WSR-000061, SRG-APP-000100-WSR-000064

STIG	Date
Red Hat Ansible Automation Controller Web Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-06-10

Details

Check Text ( C-60618r902341_chk )
For each Automation Controller host, determine whether the web server is logging all content related to user sessions. Log in to Automation Controller as an administrator and navigate to console Settings >> System >> Miscellaneous System. Verify the following settings: Enable Activity Stream = On Enable Activity Stream for Inventory Sync = On Organization Admins Can Manage Users and Teams = On All Users Visible to Organization Admins = On If the configuration settings are not as above, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-60618r902341_chk )

For each Automation Controller host, determine whether the web server is logging all content related to user sessions.

Log in to Automation Controller as an administrator and navigate to console Settings >> System >> Miscellaneous System.

Verify the following settings:

Enable Activity Stream = On

Enable Activity Stream for Inventory Sync = On

Organization Admins Can Manage Users and Teams = On

All Users Visible to Organization Admins = On

If the configuration settings are not as above, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60560r903520_fix)
As a System Administrator, for each Automation Controller host, navigate to console Settings >> System >> Miscellaneous System. Click "Edit". Set the following: Enable Activity Stream = On Enable Activity Stream for Inventory Sync = On Organization Admins Can Manage Users and Teams = On All Users Visible to Organization Admins = On Click "Save".