Application Security and Development Security Technical Implementation Guide

The Application Security and Development Security Technical Implementation Guide (V6 R5) has 286 STIG checks. New to STIG checklists? Read What is a STIG checklist?, CKL vs CKLB, and STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

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Severity

Version

V6 · R5

CurrentPublished Wed Sep 30 2026

The application must record a time stamp indicating when the event occurred.

Application Security and Development Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The application must record a time stamp indicating when the event occurred.

Description

Discussion Text

It is important to include the time stamps for when an event occurred. Failure to include time stamps in the event logs is detrimental to forensic analysis.

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Objective

V-222446

Rule

SV-222446r960879_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

APSC-DV-000670

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Review the application logs.

If the time the event occurred is not included as part of the event, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the application to record the time the event occurred when recording the event.

STIG check 59 of 286 in the Application Security and Development STIG checklist

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