Upon receipt of the log record from hosts and devices, the Central Log Server must be configured to record time stamps of the time of receipt that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

From Central Log Server Security Requirements Guide

Associated with: CCI-001890

SRG-APP-000374-AU-000290_rule Upon receipt of the log record from hosts and devices, the Central Log Server must be configured to record time stamps of the time of receipt that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Vulnerability discussion

If time stamps are not consistently applied and there is no common time reference, it is difficult to perform forensic analysis.Time stamps generated by the application include date and time. Time is commonly expressed in UTC, a modern continuation of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), or local time with an offset from UTC.

Check content

Examine the log records stored on the events server. Verify the Central Log Server records time stamps of the time the record was received from the host or device. Verify the time stamp is mapped to UTC. If the Central Log Server is not configured to record time stamps of the time the record was received or the time stamp is not mapped to UTC, this is a finding.

Fix text

Configure the Central Log Server to records time stamps of the time the record was received from the host or device. Verify the time stamp is mapped to UTC.

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