STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 30 Jan 2025:

The Photon operating system must have sshd authentication logging enabled.

DISA Rule

SV-256484r958406_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256484

Group Title

SRG-OS-000032-GPOS-00013

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000007

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000067 - Employ automated mechanisms to monitor remote access methods.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/etc/rsyslog.conf

Add the following line:

authpriv.* /var/log/auth.log

Note: The path can be substituted for another suitable log destination.

At the command line, run the following command:

# systemctl restart rsyslog.service

Check Contents

At the command line, run the following command:

# grep "^authpriv" /etc/rsyslog.conf

Expected result should be similar to the following:

authpriv.* /var/log/auth.log

If "authpriv" is not configured to be logged, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-256484

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000007

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, run the following command:

# grep "^authpriv" /etc/rsyslog.conf

Expected result should be similar to the following:

authpriv.* /var/log/auth.log

If "authpriv" is not configured to be logged, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5520