The audit system must produce records containing sufficient information to establish the identity of any user/subject associated with the event.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-216011 | SRG-OS-000255 | SOL-11.1-010040 | SV-216011r986460_rule | 2026-02-19 | 3 |
Description
Enabling the audit system will produce records with accurate time stamps, source, user, and activity information. Without this information malicious activity cannot be accurately tracked.
ℹ️ Check
The Audit Configuration profile is required.
This check applies to the global zone only. Determine the zone to be secured.
# zonename
If the command output is "global", this check applies.
Check the status of the audit system. It must be auditing.
# pfexec auditconfig -getcond
If this command does not report the following, this is a finding.
audit condition = auditing
✔️ Fix
The Audit Control profile is required.
This action applies to the global zone only. Determine the zone to be secured.
# zonename
If the command output is "global", this action applies.
If auditing has been disabled, it must be enabled with the following command:
# pfexec audit -s