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V-203701

CAT III (Low)

The operating system must offload audit records onto a different system or media from the system being audited.

Rule ID

SV-203701r958754_rule

STIG

General Purpose Operating System Security Requirements Guide

Version

V3R3

CCIs

CCI-001851

Discussion

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.

Check Content

Verify the operating system off-loads audit records onto a different system or media from the system being audited. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the operating system to off-load audit records onto a different system or media from the system being audited.