Amazon Linux 2023 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V1 · R5

CurrentPublished Wed Sep 30 2026

Amazon Linux 2023 must be configured to off-load audit records onto a different system from the system being audited via syslog.

Amazon Linux 2023 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Amazon Linux 2023 must be configured to off-load audit records onto a different system from the system being audited via syslog.

Description

Discussion Text

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.

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Objective

V-274076

Rule

SV-274076r1120216_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

AZLX-23-002060

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Verify Amazon Linux 2023 is configured use the audisp-remote syslog service with the following command:

$ sudo grep active /etc/audit/plugins.d/syslog.conf 
active = yes

If the "active" keyword does not have a value of "yes", the line is commented out, or the line is missing, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure Amazon Linux 2023 to use the audisp-remote syslog service.

Edit the /etc/audit/plugins.d/syslog.conf file and add or update the "active" option:

active = yes

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

STIG check 76 of 187 in the Amazon Linux 2023 STIG checklist

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