The operating system must protect audit tools from unauthorized modification.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
SRG-OS-000257-ESXI5-PNF	SRG-OS-000257-ESXI5-PNF	SRG-OS-000257-ESXI5-PNF_rule		Medium

Description
Protecting audit data also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Depending upon the log format and application, system and application log tools may provide the only means to manipulate and manage application and system log data. If the tools are compromised it could provide attackers with the capability to manipulate log data. It is imperative that audit tools be controlled and protected from unauthorized modification. Permanent not a finding - Auditing cannot be configured/implemented like a typical UNIX system. Remote logging (audit data included) is covered as a VMware HG requirement.

Description

Protecting audit data also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Depending upon the log format and application, system and application log tools may provide the only means to manipulate and manage application and system log data. If the tools are compromised it could provide attackers with the capability to manipulate log data. It is imperative that audit tools be controlled and protected from unauthorized modification. Permanent not a finding - Auditing cannot be configured/implemented like a typical UNIX system. Remote logging (audit data included) is covered as a VMware HG requirement.

STIG	Date
VMware ESXi v5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-01-15

Details

Check Text ( C-SRG-OS-000257-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-000257-ESXI5-PNF_fix)
This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required.