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The Cassandra Server must generate audit records when unsuccessful attempts to delete security objects occur.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-72715 VROM-CS-000340 SV-87347r1_rule Medium
Description
The removal of security objects from the database/DBMS would seriously degrade a system's information assurance posture. If such an action is attempted, it must be logged. 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-72871r1_chk )
Review the Cassandra Server configuration to ensure audit records are generated when unsuccessful attempts to delete security objects occur.

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# grep '
If level is not set to "ALL", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-79119r1_fix)
Configure the Cassandra Server to generate audit records when unsuccessful attempts to delete security objects occur.

At the command line execute the following command:

# sed -i 's/^\(\s*\)\(\s*\)$/\1\2/' /usr/lib/vmware-vcops/user/conf/cassandra/logback.xml