TOSS 5 must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/opasswd.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-282357 | SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004 | TOSS-05-000456 | SV-282357r1200051_rule | 2026-04-01 | 1 |
Description
In addition to auditing new user and group accounts, these watches will alert the system administrator(s) to any modifications. Any unexpected users, groups, or modifications should be investigated for legitimacy.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004, SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015, SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000239-GPOS-00089, SRG-OS-000240-GPOS-00090, SRG-OS-000241-GPOS-00091, SRG-OS-000303-GPOS-00120, SRG-OS-000304-GPOS-00121, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206, SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210, SRG-OS-000470-GPOS-00214, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215, SRG-OS-000476-GPOS-00221
ℹ️ Check
Verify TOSS 5 generates audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/security/opasswd" using the following command:
$ sudo auditctl -l | egrep '(/etc/security/opasswd)'
-w /etc/security/opasswd -p wa -k identity
If the command does not return a line or the line is commented out, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Configure TOSS 5 to generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/security/opasswd".
Add or update the following file system rule to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules":
-w /etc/security/opasswd -p wa -k identity
Restart the audit daemon for the changes to take effect.