Amazon Linux 2023 must be configured to off-load audit records onto a different system from the system being audited via syslog.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| low | V-274080 | SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133 | AZLX-23-002080 | SV-274080r1120228_rule | 2026-05-22 | 1 |
Description
The auditd service does not include the ability to send audit records to a centralized server for management directly. However, it can use a plug-in for audit event multiplexor (audispd) to pass audit records to the local syslog server.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133, SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224
ℹ️ Check
Verify Amazon Linux 2023 off-loads audit records onto a different system with the following command:
$ more /etc/systemd/journal-upload.conf
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URL=192.168.21.2
ServerKeyFile=/etc/ssl/private/journal-upload.pem
ServerCertificateFile=/etc/ssl/certs/journal-upload.pem
TrustedCertificateFile=/etc/ssl/ca/trusted.pem
If all of the entries do not have values, are commented out, or are missing, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Configure Amazon Linux 2023 to off-load audit records onto a different system or media from the system being audited.
If using systemd-journal-upload:
Edit "/etc/systemd/journal-upload.conf" with the appropriate configuration:
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URL=https://[server.domain]:[port]