The audit system must be configured to audit failed attempts to access files and programs.

From SOLARIS 10 SPARC SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

Associated with IA controls: ECAR-3, ECAR-2, ECAR-1

Associated with: CCI-000126

SV-27287r1_rule The audit system must be configured to audit failed attempts to access files and programs.

Vulnerability discussion

If the system is not configured to audit certain activities and write them to an audit log, it is more difficult to detect and track system compromises and damages incurred during a system compromise.

Check content

Check the system audit configuration to determine if failed attempts to access files and programs are audited. # more /etc/security/audit_control If flags -fr or fr are not configured, this is a finding.

Fix text

Edit /etc/security/audit_control and add the fr or -fr flags to the flags list. Load the new audit configuration. # auditconfig -conf

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