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1.11 UBTU-22-215015

Information

The operating system must have the "chrony" package installed.

GROUP ID: V-260479
RULE ID: SV-260479r991589

Inaccurate time stamps make it more difficult to correlate events and can lead to an inaccurate analysis. Determining the correct time a particular event occurred on a system is critical when conducting forensic analysis and investigating system events. Sources outside the configured acceptable allowance (drift) may be inaccurate.

Organizations must consider endpoints that may not have regular access to the authoritative time server (e.g., mobile, teleworking, and tactical endpoints).

Solution

Install the "chrony" network time protocol package using the following command:

$ sudo apt-get install chrony

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/22168

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000366, CSCv7|6.1, Rule-ID|SV-260479r991589_rule, STIG-ID|UBTU-22-215015, Vuln-ID|V-260479

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 6b19f0f16d7ed299c15d7599ab37cd69d460bd7e1c8578f8ddb7baa65b17ef8a