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1.407 ALMA-09-052710

Information

AlmaLinux OS 9 must encrypt the transfer of audit records offloaded onto a different system or media from the system being audited via rsyslog.

GROUP ID: V-269514
RULE ID: SV-269514r1050397

Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration.

Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity.

NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Configure AlmaLinux OS 9 to encrypt offloaded audit records via rsyslog by setting the following options in "/etc/rsyslog.conf" or "/etc/rsyslog.d/[customfile].conf":

$ActionSendStreamDriverMode 1

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/27039

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-4(1), CCI|CCI-001851, Rule-ID|SV-269514r1050397_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-052710, Vuln-ID|V-269514

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 21ce989120ad560e6e3a0dc1aacb4420bd7f6bdc5131b33362ccdf17baac62ab