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V-207465

CAT II (Medium)

The VMM must record time stamps for audit records that meet a granularity of one second for a minimum degree of precision.

Rule ID

SV-207465r958786_rule

STIG

Virtual Machine Manager Security Requirements Guide

Version

V2R3

CCIs

CCI-001889

Discussion

Without sufficient granularity of time stamps, it is not possible to adequately determine the chronological order of records. Time stamps generated by the VMM include date and time. Granularity of time measurements refers to the degree of synchronization between VMM clocks and reference clocks.

Check Content

Verify the VMM records time stamps for audit records that meet a granularity of one second for a minimum degree of precision.

If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the VMM to record time stamps for audit records that meet a granularity of one second for a minimum degree of precision.