Amazon Linux 2023 chronyd service must be enabled.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-274023 | SRG-OS-000355-GPOS-00143 | AZLX-23-001055 | SV-274023r1120057_rule | 2025-11-20 | 1 |
| Description |
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| Inaccurate time stamps make it more difficult to correlate events and can lead to an inaccurate analysis. Determining the correct time a particular event occurred on a system is critical when conducting forensic analysis and investigating system events. Sources outside the configured acceptable allowance (drift) may be inaccurate. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify Amazon Linux 2023 has the chronyd service set to active with the following command: $ systemctl is-active chronyd active If the chronyd service is not active, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Configure Amazon Linux 2023 to have the chronyd service set to active with the following command: $ sudo systemctl enable --now chronyd |