Rule ID
SV-83813r1_rule
Version
V1R1
CCIs
Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity.
Verify NSX Manager audit records are off-loaded to a different system. Log on to NSX Manager with credentials authorized for administration, navigate and select Manage Appliance Settings >> Syslog Server >> Edit. Enter name or IP of the Syslog Server, Port, and Protocol. If audit records are not configured and are not off-loaded to a different system, this is a finding. Note: TCP is the preferred protocol configuration to protect against network outages and queues logs locally until network connection is restored to a centralized server.
Change the logs in NSX Manager to send to a centralized server for use as part of the organization's security incident tracking and analysis. Log on to NSX Manager with credentials authorized for administration, navigate and select Manage Appliance Settings >> Syslog Server >> Edit. Enter name or IP of the Syslog Server, Port, and Protocol.