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IBMW-LS-001190 - The WebSphere Liberty Server must generate log records for authentication and authorization events.

Information

Enabling authentication (SECURITY_AUTHN) and authorization (SECURITY_AUTHZ) event handlers configures the server to record security authorization and authentication events. By logging these events, the logs can be analyzed to identify activity that could be related to security events and to aid post mortem forensic analysis.

Satisfies: SRG-APP-000499-AS-000224, SRG-APP-000495-AS-000220, SRG-APP-000503-AS-000228, SRG-APP-000504-AS-000229, SRG-APP-000505-AS-000230, SRG-APP-000506-AS-000231, SRG-APP-000509-AS-000234, SRG-APP-000092-AS-000053

Solution

Modify the ${server.config.dir}/server.xml file and configure the audit-1.0 feature.

<featureManager>
<feature>audit-1.0</feature>
</featureManager>

Configure the auditFileHandler setting to record SECURITY_AUTHN and SECURITY_AUTHZ events.

<auditFileHandler>
 <events name="AllAuthn" eventName="SECURITY_AUTHN"/>
<events name="AllAuthz" eventName="SECURITY_AUTHZ" />
 </auditFileHandler>

Review audit logs located under the ${server.config.dir}/logs directory and ensure AUTHN and AUTHZ events are logged.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_IBM_WebSphere_Liberty_Server_V2R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-12c., 800-53|AU-14(1), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000172, CCI|CCI-001464, Rule-ID|SV-250350r961812_rule, STIG-ID|IBMW-LS-001190, Vuln-ID|V-250350

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: e560b1912bfe8a40cd1872521b299d8c2da5548144e3847b363bfd3bb3f4c9cc