The Apache web server must generate log records that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) with a minimum granularity of one second.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-214351	SRG-APP-000375-WSR-000171	AS24-W1-000760	SV-214351r961446_rule	2025-02-12	3

Description
If time stamps are not consistently applied and there is no common time reference, it is difficult to perform forensic analysis across multiple devices and log records. Time stamps generated by the Apache web server include date and time. Time is commonly expressed in UTC, a modern continuation of GMT, or local time with an offset from UTC. Without sufficient granularity of time stamps, it is not possible to adequately determine the chronological order of records. Time stamps generated by the Apache web server include date and time and must be to a granularity of one second. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000375-WSR-000171, SRG-APP-000374-WSR-000172

Description

If time stamps are not consistently applied and there is no common time reference, it is difficult to perform forensic analysis across multiple devices and log records. Time stamps generated by the Apache web server include date and time. Time is commonly expressed in UTC, a modern continuation of GMT, or local time with an offset from UTC. Without sufficient granularity of time stamps, it is not possible to adequately determine the chronological order of records. Time stamps generated by the Apache web server include date and time and must be to a granularity of one second. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000375-WSR-000171, SRG-APP-000374-WSR-000172

ℹ️ Check
Review the web server documentation and configuration to determine the time stamp format for log data. In a command line, navigate to "<'INSTALLED PATH'>\bin". Run "httpd -M" to view a list of installed modules. If "log_config_module" is not listed, this is a finding. In a command line, navigate to "<'INSTALLED PATH'>\bin". Determine the location of the "httpd.conf" file by running the following command: httpd -V Review the "HTTPD_ROOT" path. Navigate to the "HTTPD_ROOT"/conf directory. Edit the "httpd.conf" file. Verify the "LogFormat" directive exists. If it does not exist, this is a finding. Verify the "LogFormat" line contains the "%t" flag. If "%t" flag is not present, time is not mapped to UTC or GMT time, and this is a finding.

ℹ️ Check

Review the web server documentation and configuration to determine the time stamp format for log data. In a command line, navigate to "<'INSTALLED PATH'>\bin". Run "httpd -M" to view a list of installed modules. If "log_config_module" is not listed, this is a finding. In a command line, navigate to "<'INSTALLED PATH'>\bin". Determine the location of the "httpd.conf" file by running the following command: httpd -V Review the "HTTPD_ROOT" path. Navigate to the "HTTPD_ROOT"/conf directory. Edit the "httpd.conf" file. Verify the "LogFormat" directive exists. If it does not exist, this is a finding. Verify the "LogFormat" line contains the "%t" flag. If "%t" flag is not present, time is not mapped to UTC or GMT time, and this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
In a command line, navigate to "<'INSTALLED PATH'>\bin". Run "httpd -M" to view a list of installed modules. If "log_config_module" is not listed, enable this module. In a command line, navigate to "<'INSTALLED PATH'>\bin". Determine the location of the "httpd.conf" file by running the following command: httpd -V Review the "HTTPD_ROOT" path. Navigate to the "HTTPD_ROOT"/conf directory. Edit the "httpd.conf" file. Determine if the "LogFormat" directive exists. If it does not exist, ensure the "LogFormat" line contains the "%t" flag.

✔️ Fix

In a command line, navigate to "<'INSTALLED PATH'>\bin". Run "httpd -M" to view a list of installed modules. If "log_config_module" is not listed, enable this module. In a command line, navigate to "<'INSTALLED PATH'>\bin". Determine the location of the "httpd.conf" file by running the following command: httpd -V Review the "HTTPD_ROOT" path. Navigate to the "HTTPD_ROOT"/conf directory. Edit the "httpd.conf" file. Determine if the "LogFormat" directive exists. If it does not exist, ensure the "LogFormat" line contains the "%t" flag.