tc Server VCO must record time stamps for log records to a minimum granularity of one second.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-240852	VRAU-TC-000780	SV-240852r879748_rule		Medium

Description
Without sufficient granularity of time stamps, it is not possible to adequately determine the chronological order of records. Time stamps generated by the web server include date and time and must be to a granularity of one second. Like all web servers, tc Server logs can be configured to produce a Common Log Format (CLF). The tc Server component known as an AccessLogValve, which represents a component that can be inserted into the request processing pipeline to capture user interaction. The Access Log Valve should be configured to ensure that investigators have sufficient information to conduct an appropriate audit.

Description

Without sufficient granularity of time stamps, it is not possible to adequately determine the chronological order of records. Time stamps generated by the web server include date and time and must be to a granularity of one second. Like all web servers, tc Server logs can be configured to produce a Common Log Format (CLF). The tc Server component known as an AccessLogValve, which represents a component that can be inserted into the request processing pipeline to capture user interaction. The Access Log Valve should be configured to ensure that investigators have sufficient information to conduct an appropriate audit.

STIG	Date
VMware vRealize Automation 7.x tc Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-10-03

Details

Check Text ( C-44085r854861_chk )
At the command prompt, execute the following command: tail /storage/log/vmware/vco/app-server/localhost_access_log.txt If the timestamp does not contain a minimum granularity of one second, this is a finding. Note: In Common Log Format, a timestamp will look like [06/Feb/2016:23:12:57 +0000]. The "57" part is the "seconds" part of the timestamp.

Fix Text (F-44044r674299_fix)
Navigate to and open /etc/vco/app-server/server.xml. Navigate to the node. Set the "pattern" setting with "%h %l %u %t "%r" %s %b". Note: The node should be configured per the following: directory="logs" pattern="%h %l %u %t "%r" %s %b" prefix="localhost_access_log." suffix=".txt"/>