The DBMS must be able to generate audit records when successful accesses to objects occur.

From Database Security Requirements Guide

Associated with: CCI-000172

SV-72549r1_rule The DBMS must be able to generate audit records when successful accesses to objects occur.

Vulnerability discussion

Without tracking all or selected types of access to all or selected objects (tables, views, procedures, functions, etc.), it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident, or identify those responsible for one. In an SQL environment, types of access include, but are not necessarily limited to:SELECTINSERTUPDATEDELETEEXECUTE

Check content

Review DBMS documentation to verify that administrative users can specify database objects for which access must be audited and can specify which kinds of access must be audited. If the DBMS is not capable of this, this is a finding. Review system documentation to determine whether the application owner has specified database objects (tables, views, procedures, functions, etc.) for which access must be audited. Review the DBMS/database security and audit settings to verify that the specified access to the specified objects is audited. If not, this is a finding.

Fix text

Deploy a DBMS capable of producing the required audit records when object access occurs. Configure audit settings to create audit records when the specified access to the specified objects occurs.

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