VMware ESX 3 Server

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Severity

Version

V1 · R2

CurrentPublished Fri Jul 22 2016

The system must use a remote syslog server (log host).

VMware ESX 3 Server

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The system must use a remote syslog server (log host).

Description

Discussion Text

A syslog server (log host) receives syslog messages from one or more systems. This data can be used as an authoritative log source in the event a system is compromised and its local logs are suspect.

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Objective

V-22455

Rule

SV-26745r1_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

GEN005450

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Check the syslog configuration file for remote syslog servers.
# grep '@' /etc/syslog.conf | grep -v '^#'
If no line is returned, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Edit the syslog configuration file and add an appropriate remote syslog server.

STIG check 287 of 630 in the VMware ESX 3 Server STIG checklist

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