STIGQter: STIG Summary: Application Programming Interface (API) Security Requirements Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 11 Sep 2025:

The API must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to access privileges occur.

DISA Rule

SV-274520r1143514_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-274520

Group Title

SRG-APP-000091

Rule Version

SRG-APP-000091-API-001730

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000172 - Generate audit records for the event types defined in AU-2 c that include the audit record content defined in AU-3.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Build or configure the API to enable logging successful/unsuccessful attempts to access privileges.

Check Contents

Verify both successful and unsuccessful attempts to access privileges are configured to be logged. This may include user identity, timestamps, access attempts, and outcomes (success or failure).

Perform various test cases to simulate both successful and unsuccessful access.

After performing the test scenarios, access the logs generated by the API (or the centralized logging system) and check for entries related to authentication and authorization.

Cross-check the actual logging behavior with the organization’s auditing and security policies to verify the API meets required standards for logging successful and unsuccessful access attempts.

If the API does not generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to access privileges occur, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-274520

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SRG-APP-000091-API-001730

Severity Override Guidance

Verify both successful and unsuccessful attempts to access privileges are configured to be logged. This may include user identity, timestamps, access attempts, and outcomes (success or failure).

Perform various test cases to simulate both successful and unsuccessful access.

After performing the test scenarios, access the logs generated by the API (or the centralized logging system) and check for entries related to authentication and authorization.

Cross-check the actual logging behavior with the organization’s auditing and security policies to verify the API meets required standards for logging successful and unsuccessful access attempts.

If the API does not generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to access privileges occur, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5703