TOSS 5 must label all offloaded audit logs before sending them to the central log server.

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mediumV-282425SRG-OS-000039-GPOS-00017TOSS-05-000396SV-282425r1201625_rule2026-04-011

Description

Enriched logging is needed to determine who, what, and when events occur on a system. Without this, determining root cause of an event will be much more difficult. When audit logs are not labeled before they are sent to a central log server, the audit data will not be able to be analyzed and tied back to the correct system.

ℹ️ Check

Verify that TOSS 5 Audit Daemon is configured to label all offloaded audit logs, with the following command: $ sudo grep name_format /etc/audit/auditd.conf name_format = hostname If the "name_format" option is not "hostname", "fqd", or "numeric", or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix

Edit the /etc/audit/auditd.conf file and add or update the "name_format" option: name_format = hostname Restart the audit daemon for changes to take effect.