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V-207355

CAT II (Medium)

The VMM must produce audit records containing information to establish the source of the events.

Rule ID

SV-207355r958418_rule

STIG

Virtual Machine Manager Security Requirements Guide

Version

V2R3

CCIs

CCI-000133

Discussion

Without establishing the source of an event, it is difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events leading up to an outage or attack. In addition to logging where events occur within the VMM, the VMM must also generate audit records that identify sources of events. Sources of VMM events include, but are not limited to, guest VMs, processes and services. In order to compile an accurate risk assessment, and provide forensic analysis, it is essential for security personnel to know the source of the event.

Check Content

Verify the VMM produces audit records containing information to establish the source of the events. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the VMM to produce audit records containing information to establish the source of the events.