The operating system must produce audit records containing information to establish the source of the events.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-203607	SRG-OS-000040	SRG-OS-000040-GPOS-00018	SV-203607r958418_rule	2024-12-04	3

Description
Without establishing the source of the event, it is impossible to establish, correlate, and investigate the events leading up to an outage or attack. In addition to logging where events occur within the operating system, the operating system must also generate audit records that identify sources of events. Sources of operating system events include, but are not limited to, processes and services. In order to compile an accurate risk assessment and provide forensic analysis, it is essential for security personnel to know the source of the event.

Description

Without establishing the source of the event, it is impossible to establish, correlate, and investigate the events leading up to an outage or attack. In addition to logging where events occur within the operating system, the operating system must also generate audit records that identify sources of events. Sources of operating system events include, but are not limited to, processes and services. In order to compile an accurate risk assessment and provide forensic analysis, it is essential for security personnel to know the source of the event.

ℹ️ Check
Verify the operating system produces audit records containing information to establish the source of the events. If it does not, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Configure the operating system to produce audit records containing information to establish the source of the events.