Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V1 · R18

CurrentPublished Fri Apr 28 2017

The system must not be used as a syslog server (loghost) for systems external to the enclave.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The system must not be used as a syslog server (loghost) for systems external to the enclave.

Description

Discussion Text

Syslog messages are typically unencrypted, may contain sensitive information, and are restricted to the enclave.

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Objective

V-12020

Rule

SV-37810r1_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

GEN005440

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Ask the SA if the loghost server is collecting data for hosts outside the local enclave. If it is, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the hosts outside of the local enclave to not log to this system.

STIG check 64 of 571 in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 STIG checklist

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