The audit system must be configured to audit failed attempts to access files and programs.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-814	GEN002720	SV-814r2_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
VMware ESX 3 Server	2016-05-13

Details

Check Text ( C-556r2_chk )
Check the audit configuration to determine if failed attempts to access files and programs are audited. If they are not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-968r2_fix)
Configure the system to audit failed attempts to access files and programs.