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AZLX-23-002160 - Amazon Linux 2023 must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /var/log/faillock.
Information
Without generating audit records specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one.Satisfies: SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000470-GPOS-00214, SRG-OS-000473-GPOS-00218
Solution
Configure Amazon Linux 2023 to generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/var/log/faillock".Add or update the following file system rule to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules":
-w /var/log/faillock -p wa -k logins
To load the rules to the kernel immediately, use the following command:
$ sudo augenrules --load
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Amazon_Linux_2023_V1R2_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Amazon Linux 2023 STIG v1r2
Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, MAINTENANCE
References: 800-53|AU-12c., 800-53|MA-4(1)(a), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000172, CCI|CCI-002884, Rule-ID|SV-274096r1120276_rule, STIG-ID|AZLX-23-002160, Vuln-ID|V-274096
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 9efb7a15fdea093b7c4d0f0ba07bcf5a596ee45645103630a08d77fc60a10436