tc Server HORIZON must generate log records for user access and authentication events.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-89919	VRAU-TC-000110	SV-100569r1_rule		Medium

Description
Log records can be generated from various components within the web server (e.g., httpd, plug-ins to external backends, etc.). From a web server perspective, certain specific web server functionalities may be logged as well. The web server must allow the definition of what events are to be logged. As conditions change, the number and types of events to be logged may change, and the web server must be able to facilitate these changes. As a Tomcat derivative, tc Server can be configured with an AccessLogValve. A Valve element represents a component that can be inserted into the request processing pipeline. The pattern attribute of the AccessLogValve controls which data gets logged.

Description

Log records can be generated from various components within the web server (e.g., httpd, plug-ins to external backends, etc.). From a web server perspective, certain specific web server functionalities may be logged as well. The web server must allow the definition of what events are to be logged. As conditions change, the number and types of events to be logged may change, and the web server must be able to facilitate these changes. As a Tomcat derivative, tc Server can be configured with an AccessLogValve. A Valve element represents a component that can be inserted into the request processing pipeline. The pattern attribute of the AccessLogValve controls which data gets logged.

STIG	Date
VMware vRealize Automation 7.x tc Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-10-12

Details

Check Text ( C-89611r1_chk )
Navigate to and open /opt/vmware/horizon/workspace/conf/server.xml. Navigate to the node. Verify that the node contains a node. If an "AccessLogValve" is not configured correctly or is missing, this is a finding. Note: The "AccessLogValve" should be configured as follows: directory="logs" pattern="%h %l %u %t "%r" %s %b" prefix="access_log" suffix=".txt" rotatable="false" requestAttributesEnabled="true" checkExists="true"/>

Check Text ( C-89611r1_chk )

Navigate to and open /opt/vmware/horizon/workspace/conf/server.xml.

Navigate to the node.

Verify that the node contains a node.

If an "AccessLogValve" is not configured correctly or is missing, this is a finding.

Note: The "AccessLogValve" should be configured as follows:

directory="logs"
pattern="%h %l %u %t "%r" %s %b"
prefix="access_log"
suffix=".txt"
rotatable="false"
requestAttributesEnabled="true"
checkExists="true"/>

Fix Text (F-96661r1_fix)
Navigate to and open /opt/vmware/horizon/workspace/conf/server.xml. Navigate to and locate . Configure the node with the below. Note: The "AccessLogValve" should be configured as follows: directory="logs" pattern="%h %l %u %t "%r" %s %b" prefix="localhost_access_log." suffix=".txt"/>