JBoss servers must be configured to roll over and transfer logs on a minimum weekly basis.

From JBoss EAP 6.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of SRG-APP-000515-AS-000203

Associated with: CCI-001851

SV-76835r1_rule JBoss servers must be configured to roll over and transfer logs on a minimum weekly basis.

Vulnerability discussion

Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Protecting log data is important during a forensic investigation to ensure investigators can track and understand what may have occurred. Off-loading should be set up as a scheduled task but can be configured to be run manually, if other processes during the off-loading are manual.Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited log storage capacity.

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If the JBoss server is configured to use a Syslog Handler, this is not a finding. Log on to the OS of the JBoss server with OS permissions that allow access to JBoss. Using the relevant OS commands and syntax, cd to the /bin/ folder. Run the jboss-cli script. Connect to the server and authenticate. Determine if there is a periodic rotating file handler. For a domain configuration run the following command; where is a variable for all of the servers in the domain. Usually "server-one", "server-two", etc.: "ls /host=master/server=/subsystem=logging/periodic-rotating-file-handler=" For a standalone configuration run the command: "ls /subsystem=logging/periodic-rotating-file-handler=" If the command does not return "FILE", this is a finding. Review the /standalone/log folder for the existence of rotated logs, and ask the admin to demonstrate how rotated logs are packaged and transferred to another system on at least a weekly basis.

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Open the web-based management interface by opening a browser and pointing it to HTTPS://:9990/ Authenticate as a user with Admin rights. Navigate to the "Configuration" tab. Expand + Subsystems. Expand + Core. Select "Logging". Select the "Handler" tab. Select "Periodic". If a periodic file handler does not exist, reference JBoss admin guide for instructions on how to create a file handler that will rotate logs on a daily basis. Create scripts that package and off-load log data at least weekly.

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