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AZLX-23-002080 - Amazon Linux 2023 must be configured to off-load audit records onto a different system from the system being audited via syslog.
Information
The auditd service does not include the ability to send audit records to a centralized server for management directly. However, it can use a plug-in for audit event multiplexor (audispd) to pass audit records to the local syslog server.Satisfies: SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133, SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224
Solution
Configure Amazon Linux 2023 to off-load audit records onto a different system or media from the system being audited.If using systemd-journal-upload:
Edit "/etc/systemd/journal-upload.conf" with the appropriate configuration:
[Upload]
URL=https://[server.domain]:[port]
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
References: 800-53|AU-4(1), CAT|III, CCI|CCI-001851, Rule-ID|SV-274080r1120228_rule, STIG-ID|AZLX-23-002080, Vuln-ID|V-274080
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: ffaf7b52e06cc4965d29f1748426bff12e8c3b10516642943afeb4d8eb9c1e9e