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The operating system must take organization-defined actions upon audit failure (e.g., shut down information system, overwrite oldest audit records, stop generating audit records).
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRG-OS-000047-ESXI5-PNF | SRG-OS-000047-ESXI5-PNF | SRG-OS-000047-ESXI5-PNF_rule | Medium |
| Description |
|---|
| It is critical when a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required, it detects and takes action to mitigate the failure. Audit processing failures include, software/hardware errors, failures in the audit capturing mechanisms, and audit storage capacity being reached or exceeded. Permanent not a finding - Auditing cannot be configured/implemented like a typical UNIX system. |
| STIG | Date |
|---|---|
| VMware ESXi v5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2013-01-15 |
Details
| Check Text ( C-SRG-OS-000047-ESXI5-PNF_chk ) |
|---|
| ESXi supports this requirement and cannot be configured to be out of compliance. This is a permanent not a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-SRG-OS-000047-ESXI5-PNF_fix) |
|---|
| This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required. |