cyberstrikeus 5.1.2.5 Ensure logging is configured (Manual)
Profile
- Level: 1 - Server
- Level: 1 - Workstation
- Assessment Status: Manual
Description
The /etc/rsyslog.conf and /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf files specifies rules for logging and which files are to be used to log certain classes of messages.
Rationale
A great deal of important security-related information is sent via rsyslog (e.g., successful and failed su attempts, failed login attempts, root login attempts, etc.).
Audit Procedure
Command Line
Review the contents of /etc/rsyslog.conf and /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf files to ensure appropriate logging is set. In addition, run the following command and verify that the log files are logging information as expected:
ls -l /var/log/
Expected Result
Log files should exist and be actively receiving log data appropriate for the system.
Remediation
Command Line
Edit the following lines in the /etc/rsyslog.conf and /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf files as appropriate for your environment. NOTE: The below configuration is shown for example purposes only. Due care should be given to how the organization wish to store log data.
*.emerg :omusrmsg:*
auth,authpriv.* /var/log/secure
mail.* -/var/log/mail
mail.info -/var/log/mail.info
mail.warning -/var/log/mail.warn
mail.err /var/log/mail.err
cron.* /var/log/cron
*.=warning;*.=err -/var/log/warn
*.crit /var/log/warn
*.*;mail.none;news.none -/var/log/messages
local0,local1.* -/var/log/localmessages
local2,local3.* -/var/log/localmessages
local4,local5.* -/var/log/localmessages
local6,local7.* -/var/log/localmessages
Run the following command to reload the rsyslogd configuration:
systemctl restart rsyslog
Default Value
Default logging is configured.
References
- See the rsyslog.conf(5) man page for more information.
- NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5: AU-2, AU-7, AU-12
CIS Controls
| Controls Version | Control |
|---|---|
| v8 | 8.2 Collect Audit Logs - Collect audit logs. Ensure that logging, per the enterprise's audit log management process, has been enabled across enterprise assets. |
| v7 | 6.2 Activate audit logging - Ensure that local logging has been enabled on all systems and networking devices. |
| v7 | 6.3 Enable Detailed Logging - Enable system logging to include detailed information such as an event source, date, user, timestamp, source addresses, destination addresses, and other useful elements. |