STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance STS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 26 Jul 2023:

The Security Token Service must generate log records during Java startup and shutdown.

DISA Rule

SV-256750r918974_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256750

Group Title

SRG-APP-000089-WSR-000047

Rule Version

VCST-70-000006

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

CCI-000169 - Provide audit record generation capability for the event types the system is capable of auditing as defined in AU-2 a. on organization-defined information system components.
CCI-001464 - Initiates session audits automatically at system start-up.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/logging.properties

Ensure that the "handlers" and ".handlers" lines are configured as follows:

handlers = 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler, 2localhost.org.apache.juli.FileHandler, 3manager.org.apache.juli.FileHandler, 4host-manager.org.apache.juli.FileHandler
.handlers = 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler
1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.level = FINE
1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.directory = ${catalina.base}/logs/tomcat
1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.prefix = catalina.
1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.bufferSize = -1
1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.formatter = java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter
1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.maxDays = 10
org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.handlers = 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart sts

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At the command prompt, run the following command:

# grep "1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler" /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/logging.properties

Expected result:

handlers = 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler, 2localhost.org.apache.juli.FileHandler, 3manager.org.apache.juli.FileHandler, 4host-manager.org.apache.juli.FileHandler
.handlers = 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler
1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.level = FINE
1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.directory = ${catalina.base}/logs/tomcat
1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.prefix = catalina.
1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.bufferSize = -1
1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.formatter = java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter
1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.maxDays = 10
org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.handlers = 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-256750

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCST-70-000006

Severity Override Guidance

Check Content Reference

Target Key

5527