STIGQter: STIG Summary: Amazon Linux 2023 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

Amazon Linux 2023 must encrypt the transfer of audit records off-loaded onto a different system or media from the system being audited via rsyslog.

DISA Rule

SV-274078r1120222_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-274078

Group Title

SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224

Rule Version

AZLX-23-002070

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001851 - Transfer audit logs per organization-defined frequency to a different system, system component, or media than the system or system component conducting the logging.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure Amazon Linux 2023 to encrypt off-loaded audit records via rsyslog by setting the following options in "/etc/rsyslog.conf" or "/etc/rsyslog.d/[customfile].conf":

$ActionSendStreamDriverMode 1

Check Contents

Verify Amazon Linux 2023 encrypts audit records off-loaded onto a different system or media from the system being audited via rsyslog with the following command:

$ sudo grep -i '$ActionSendStreamDriverMode' /etc/rsyslog.conf /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf
/etc/rsyslog.conf:$ActionSendStreamDriverMode 1

If the value of the "$ActionSendStreamDriverMode" option is not set to "1" or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-274078

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AZLX-23-002070

Severity Override Guidance

Verify Amazon Linux 2023 encrypts audit records off-loaded onto a different system or media from the system being audited via rsyslog with the following command:

$ sudo grep -i '$ActionSendStreamDriverMode' /etc/rsyslog.conf /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf
/etc/rsyslog.conf:$ActionSendStreamDriverMode 1

If the value of the "$ActionSendStreamDriverMode" option is not set to "1" or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5700