Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-12004 | GEN003660 | SV-37404r1_rule | ECAR-1 ECAR-2 ECAR-3 | Medium |
Description |
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Monitoring and recording successful and unsuccessful logins assists in tracking unauthorized access to the system. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2014-01-09 |
Check Text ( C-36086r2_chk ) |
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Check /etc/syslog.conf and verify the authpriv facility is logging both the "notice" and "info" priority messages. Procedure: For a given action all messages of a higher severity or "priority" are logged. The three lowest priorities in ascending order are "debug", "info" and "notice". A priority of "info" will include "notice". A priority of "debug" includes both "info" and "notice". Enter/Input: # grep "authpriv.debug" /etc/syslog.conf # grep "authpriv.info" /etc/syslog.conf # grep "authpriv\.\*" /etc/syslog.conf If an "authpriv.*", "authpriv.debug", or "authpriv.info" entry is not found, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-31333r1_fix) |
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Edit /etc/syslog.conf and add local log destinations for "authpriv.*", "authpriv.debug" or "authpriv.info". |