The Cassandra Server must generate audit records when unsuccessful attempts to modify privileges/permissions occur.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-72703	VROM-CS-000300	SV-87335r1_rule		Medium

Description
Failed attempts to change the permissions, privileges, and roles granted to users and roles must be tracked. Without an audit trail, unauthorized attempts to elevate or restrict individuals' and groups' privileges could go undetected. In an SQL environment, modifying permissions is typically done via the GRANT, REVOKE, and DENY commands. To aid in diagnosis, it is necessary to keep track of failed attempts in addition to the successful ones.

Description

Failed attempts to change the permissions, privileges, and roles granted to users and roles must be tracked. Without an audit trail, unauthorized attempts to elevate or restrict individuals' and groups' privileges could go undetected. In an SQL environment, modifying permissions is typically done via the GRANT, REVOKE, and DENY commands. To aid in diagnosis, it is necessary to keep track of failed attempts in addition to the successful ones.

STIG	Date
vRealize - Cassandra Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-06-06

Details

Check Text ( C-72859r1_chk )
Review the Cassandra Server configuration to ensure audit records are generated when unsuccessful attempts to modify privileges/permissions occur. At the command prompt, execute the following command: # grep ' If level is not set to "ALL", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-79107r1_fix)
Configure the Cassandra Server to generate audit records when unsuccessful attempts to modify privileges/permissions occur. At the command prompt, execute the following command: # grep '