The application must generate audit records showing starting and ending time for user access to the system.

From Application Security and Development Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000172

SV-84031r1_rule The application must generate audit records showing starting and ending time for user access to the system.

Vulnerability discussion

Knowing when a user’s application session began and when it ended is critical information that aids in forensic analysis.

Check content

Review and monitor the application logs. Initiate a user session and observe if the log includes a time stamp showing the start of the session. Terminate the user session and observe if the log includes a time stamp showing the end of the session. If the start and the end time of the session are not recorded in the logs, this is a finding.

Fix text

Configure the application or application server to record the start and end time of user session activity.

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