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The vCenter STS service must offload log records onto a different system or media from the system being logged.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-258984 VCST-80-000081 SV-258984r961395_rule Medium
Description
Information system logging capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Log record content that may be necessary to satisfy the requirement of this control includes, but is not limited to, time stamps, source and destination IP addresses, user/process identifiers, event descriptions, application-specific events, success/fail indications, filenames involved, and access control or flow control rules invoked. Offloading is a common process in information systems with limited log storage capacity. Centralized management of log records provides for efficiency in maintenance and management of records, as well as the backup and archiving of those records. Application servers and their related components are required to offload log records onto a different system or media than the system being logged.
STIG Date
VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Secure Token Service (STS) Security Technical Implementation Guide 2024-07-11

Details

Check Text ( C-62724r934608_chk )
By default, a vmware-services-sso-services.conf rsyslog configuration file includes the service logs when syslog is configured on vCenter, but it must be verified.

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# cat /etc/vmware-syslog/vmware-services-sso-services.conf

Expected result:

#vmidentity logs
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/activedirectoryservice.log"
Tag="activedirectoryservice"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/lookupsvc-init.log"
Tag="ssolookupsvc-init"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/openidconnect.log"
Tag="openidconnect"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/ssoAdminServer.log"
Tag="ssoadminserver"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/svcaccountmgmt.log"
Tag="svcaccountmgmt"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tokenservice.log"
Tag="tokenservice"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
#sts health log
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-health-status.log"
Tag="sts-health-status"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2} [[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2},[[:digit:]]{0,4}"
Facility="local0")
#sts runtime log stdout
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-runtime.log.stdout"
Tag="sts-runtime-stdout"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#sts runtime log stderr
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-runtime.log.stderr"
Tag="sts-runtime-stderr"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#gclogFile.0.current log
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/gclogFile.*.current"
Tag="gclog"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}+[[:digit:]]{0,4}"
Facility="local0")
#identity sts default
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-identity-sts-default.log"
Tag="sso-identity-sts-default"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#identity sts
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-identity-sts.log"
Tag="sso-identity-sts"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#identity perf
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-identity-sts-perf.log"
Tag="sso-identity-perf"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#identity prestart
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-prestart.log"
Tag="sso-identity-prestart"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#rest idm
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-rest-idm.log"
Tag="sso-rest-idm"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#rest vmdir
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-rest-vmdir.log"
Tag="sso-rest-vmdir"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#rest afd
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-rest-afd.log"
Tag="sso-rest-afd"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#websso
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/websso.log"
Tag="sso-websso"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#tomcat catalina
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tomcat/catalina.*.log"
Tag="sso-tomcat-catalina"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#tomcat localhost
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tomcat/localhost.*.log"
Tag="sso-tomcat-localhost"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#tomcat localhost access
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tomcat/localhost_access.log"
Tag="sso-tomcat-localhost-access"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#vmdir log
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/vmdir/*.log"
Tag="vmdir"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#vmafd log
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/vmafd/*.log"
Tag="vmafd"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-62633r934609_fix)
Navigate to and open:

/etc/vmware-syslog/vmware-services-sso-services.conf

Create the file if it does not exist.

Set the contents of the file as follows:

#vmidentity logs
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/activedirectoryservice.log"
Tag="activedirectoryservice"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/lookupsvc-init.log"
Tag="ssolookupsvc-init"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/openidconnect.log"
Tag="openidconnect"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/ssoAdminServer.log"
Tag="ssoadminserver"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/svcaccountmgmt.log"
Tag="svcaccountmgmt"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tokenservice.log"
Tag="tokenservice"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}Z"
Facility="local0")
#sts health log
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-health-status.log"
Tag="sts-health-status"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2} [[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2},[[:digit:]]{0,4}"
Facility="local0")
#sts runtime log stdout
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-runtime.log.stdout"
Tag="sts-runtime-stdout"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#sts runtime log stderr
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-runtime.log.stderr"
Tag="sts-runtime-stderr"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#gclogFile.0.current log
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/gclogFile.*.current"
Tag="gclog"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
startmsg.regex="^[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}-[[:digit:]]{1,2}T[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}:[[:digit:]]{1,2}.[[:digit:]]{0,3}+[[:digit:]]{0,4}"
Facility="local0")
#identity sts default
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-identity-sts-default.log"
Tag="sso-identity-sts-default"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#identity sts
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-identity-sts.log"
Tag="sso-identity-sts"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#identity perf
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-identity-sts-perf.log"
Tag="sso-identity-perf"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#identity prestart
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/sts-prestart.log"
Tag="sso-identity-prestart"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#rest idm
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-rest-idm.log"
Tag="sso-rest-idm"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#rest vmdir
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-rest-vmdir.log"
Tag="sso-rest-vmdir"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#rest afd
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/vmware-rest-afd.log"
Tag="sso-rest-afd"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#websso
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/websso.log"
Tag="sso-websso"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#tomcat catalina
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tomcat/catalina.*.log"
Tag="sso-tomcat-catalina"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#tomcat localhost
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tomcat/localhost.*.log"
Tag="sso-tomcat-localhost"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#tomcat localhost access
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/sso/tomcat/localhost_access.log"
Tag="sso-tomcat-localhost-access"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#vmdir log
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/vmdir/*.log"
Tag="vmdir"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#vmafd log
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/vmafd/*.log"
Tag="vmafd"
PersistStateInterval="200"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")