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The Photon operating system must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful logon attempts occur.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-239143 PHTN-67-000072 SV-239143r816646_rule Medium
Description
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). Satisfies: SRG-OS-000470-GPOS-00214, SRG-OS-000472-GPOS-00217, SRG-OS-000473-GPOS-00218
STIG Date
VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide 2022-01-03

Details

Check Text ( C-42354r816644_chk )
At the command line, execute the following command:

# auditctl -l | grep -E "faillog|lastlog|tallylog"

Expected result:

-w /var/log/faillog -p wa
-w /var/log/lastlog -p wa
-w /var/log/tallylog -p wa

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Note: This check depends on the auditd service to be in a running state for accurate results. Enabling the auditd service is done as part of a separate control.
Fix Text (F-42313r816645_fix)
Open /etc/audit/rules.d/audit.STIG.rules with a text editor and add the following lines:

-w /var/log/faillog -p wa
-w /var/log/lastlog -p wa
-w /var/log/tallylog -p wa

At the command line, execute the following command:

# /sbin/augenrules --load