JBoss servers must be configured to roll over and transfer logs on a minimum weekly basis.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-213559	SRG-APP-000515-AS-000203	JBOS-AS-000735	SV-213559r961860_rule	2025-02-20	2

Description
Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Protecting log data is important during a forensic investigation to ensure investigators can track and understand what may have occurred. Off-loading should be set up as a scheduled task but can be configured to be run manually, if other processes during the off-loading are manual. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited log storage capacity.

Description

Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Protecting log data is important during a forensic investigation to ensure investigators can track and understand what may have occurred. Off-loading should be set up as a scheduled task but can be configured to be run manually, if other processes during the off-loading are manual. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited log storage capacity.

ℹ️ Check
If the JBoss server is configured to use a Syslog Handler, this is not a finding. Log on to the OS of the JBoss server with OS permissions that allow access to JBoss. Using the relevant OS commands and syntax, cd to the <JBOSS_HOME>/bin/ folder. Run the jboss-cli script. Connect to the server and authenticate. Determine if there is a periodic rotating file handler. For a domain configuration run the following command; where <SERVERNAME> is a variable for all of the servers in the domain. Usually "server-one", "server-two", etc.: "ls /host=master/server=<SERVERNAME>/subsystem=logging/periodic-rotating-file-handler=" For a standalone configuration run the command: "ls /subsystem=logging/periodic-rotating-file-handler=" If the command does not return "FILE", this is a finding. Review the <JBOSS_HOME>/standalone/log folder for the existence of rotated logs, and ask the admin to demonstrate how rotated logs are packaged and transferred to another system on at least a weekly basis.

ℹ️ Check

If the JBoss server is configured to use a Syslog Handler, this is not a finding. Log on to the OS of the JBoss server with OS permissions that allow access to JBoss. Using the relevant OS commands and syntax, cd to the <JBOSS_HOME>/bin/ folder. Run the jboss-cli script. Connect to the server and authenticate. Determine if there is a periodic rotating file handler. For a domain configuration run the following command; where <SERVERNAME> is a variable for all of the servers in the domain. Usually "server-one", "server-two", etc.: "ls /host=master/server=<SERVERNAME>/subsystem=logging/periodic-rotating-file-handler=" For a standalone configuration run the command: "ls /subsystem=logging/periodic-rotating-file-handler=" If the command does not return "FILE", this is a finding. Review the <JBOSS_HOME>/standalone/log folder for the existence of rotated logs, and ask the admin to demonstrate how rotated logs are packaged and transferred to another system on at least a weekly basis.

✔️ Fix
Open the web-based management interface by opening a browser and pointing it to HTTPS://<EAP_SERVER>:9990/ Authenticate as a user with Admin rights. Navigate to the "Configuration" tab. Expand + Subsystems. Expand + Core. Select "Logging". Select the "Handler" tab. Select "Periodic". If a periodic file handler does not exist, reference JBoss admin guide for instructions on how to create a file handler that will rotate logs on a daily basis. Create scripts that package and off-load log data at least weekly.

✔️ Fix

Open the web-based management interface by opening a browser and pointing it to HTTPS://<EAP_SERVER>:9990/ Authenticate as a user with Admin rights. Navigate to the "Configuration" tab. Expand + Subsystems. Expand + Core. Select "Logging". Select the "Handler" tab. Select "Periodic". If a periodic file handler does not exist, reference JBoss admin guide for instructions on how to create a file handler that will rotate logs on a daily basis. Create scripts that package and off-load log data at least weekly.