Logs of web server access and errors must be established and maintained.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-2250	WG240	WG240 W22	SV-33132r1_rule	2018-12-24	1

Description
A major tool in exploring the web site use, attempted use, unusual conditions, and problems are reported in the access and error logs. In the event of a security incident, these logs can provide the SA and the web manager with valuable information. Without these log files, SAs and web managers are seriously hindered in their efforts to respond appropriately to suspicious or criminal actions targeted at the web site.

Description

A major tool in exploring the web site use, attempted use, unusual conditions, and problems are reported in the access and error logs. In the event of a security incident, these logs can provide the SA and the web manager with valuable information. Without these log files, SAs and web managers are seriously hindered in their efforts to respond appropriately to suspicious or criminal actions targeted at the web site.

ℹ️ Check
Open a command prompt window. Navigate to the “bin” directory (in many cases this may be [Drive Letter]:\[directory path]\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\bin>). Enter the following command and press Enter: httpd –M This will provide a list of all loaded modules. If the following module is not found this is a finding: log_config_module.

✔️ Fix
Load log_config_module.