STIGQter: STIG Summary: IBM MQ Appliance v9.0 NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 05 Jun 2017:

The MQ Appliance network device must off-load audit records onto a different system or media than the system being audited.

DISA Rule

SV-89687r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-75013

Group Title

SRG-APP-000515-NDM-000325

Rule Version

MQMH-ND-001390

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001851 - The information system off-loads audit records per organization-defined frequency onto a different system or media than the system being audited.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Log on to the MQ Appliance CLI as a privileged user.

To enter global configuration mode, enter "config".

To create a syslog target, enter:
logging target <logging target name>
type syslog
admin-state "enabled"
local-address <MQ Appliance IP>
remote-address <syslog server IP>
remote-port <syslog server port>
event audit debug
event auth debug
event mgmt debug
event cli debug
event user debug
event system error
exit
write mem
y

Configure the MQ appliance to off-load audit records to a remote syslog server.

Check Contents

Log on to the MQ Appliance CLI as a privileged user.

Enter:
co
show logging target

All configured logging targets will be displayed. Verify:
- This list includes a remote syslog notification target; and
- It includes all desired log event source and log level parameters:
event audit info
event auth notice
event mgmt notice
event cli notice
event user notice
event system error

Ask the system admin to provide logs from syslog server and verify the MQ appliance is logging to the syslog server.

If the logs are not off-loaded, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-75013

Documentable

False

Rule Version

MQMH-ND-001390

Severity Override Guidance

Log on to the MQ Appliance CLI as a privileged user.

Enter:
co
show logging target

All configured logging targets will be displayed. Verify:
- This list includes a remote syslog notification target; and
- It includes all desired log event source and log level parameters:
event audit info
event auth notice
event mgmt notice
event cli notice
event user notice
event system error

Ask the system admin to provide logs from syslog server and verify the MQ appliance is logging to the syslog server.

If the logs are not off-loaded, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

3243

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