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V-206685

CAT II (Medium)

The firewall must be configured to use TCP when sending log records to the central audit server.

Rule ID

SV-206685r604133_rule

STIG

Firewall Security Requirements Guide

Version

V3R3

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

If the default UDP protocol is used for communication between the hosts and devices to the Central Log Server, then log records that do not reach the log server are not detected as a data loss. The use of TCP to transport log records to the log servers improves delivery reliability.

Check Content

Review the firewall configuration and verify that it is configure to use TCP.


If the firewall is not configured to use TCP when sending log records to the central audit server, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the firewall to use TCP when sending log records to the central audit server.