The application server must generate log records for privileged activities.

From Application Server Security Requirements Guide

Associated with: CCI-000172

SV-71717r2_rule The application server must generate log records for privileged activities.

Vulnerability discussion

Without generating log records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one.Privileged activities would occur through the management interface. This interface can be web-based or can be command line utilities. Whichever method is utilized by the application server, these activities must be logged.

Check content

Review the application server documentation and the system configuration to determine if the application server generates log records for privileged activities. If log records are not generated for privileged activities, this is a finding.

Fix text

Configure the application server to generate log records for privileged activities.

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