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ALMA-09-052710 - AlmaLinux OS 9 must encrypt the transfer of audit records offloaded onto a different system or media from the system being audited via rsyslog.

Information

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://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_CL_AlmaLinux_OS_9_V1R6_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 3f2c60e837132b0fa6b8ee20126e06efd97acd3e5615e76b7f31e08d734f1b29