Amazon Linux 2023 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R5

CurrentPublished Wed Sep 30 2026

Amazon Linux 2023 must label all off-loaded audit logs before sending them to the central log server.

Amazon Linux 2023 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Amazon Linux 2023 must label all off-loaded audit logs before sending them to the central log server.

Description

Discussion Text

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.

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Objective

V-274069

Rule

SV-274069r1120195_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

AZLX-23-002025

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Verify Amazon Linux 2023 is configured so that the Audit Daemon labels all off-loaded 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.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure Amazon Linux 2023 to be configured so that the Audit Daemon labels all off-loaded audit logs.

Edit the /etc/audit/auditd.conf file and add or update the "name_format" option:

name_format = hostname

The audit daemon must be restarted for changes to take effect.

STIG check 69 of 187 in the Amazon Linux 2023 STIG checklist

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