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The audit system must be configured to audit login, logout, and session initiation.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-818 GEN002800 SV-37944r1_rule ECAR-1 ECAR-2 ECAR-3 Medium
Description
If the system is not configured to audit certain activities and write them to an audit log, it is more difficult to detect and track system compromises and damages incurred during a system compromise.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2014-07-02

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-32435r1_fix)
Ensure logins

Procedure:
Modify /etc/audit/audit.rules to contain:

-w /var/log/faillog -p wa
-w /var/log/lastlog -p wa