The vAMI must utilize syslog.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-240950	VRAU-VA-000415	SV-240950r879729_rule		Medium

Description
A clustered application server is made up of several servers working together to provide the user a failover and increased computing capability. To facilitate uniform logging in the event of an incident and later forensic investigation, the record format and logable events need to be uniform. This can be managed best from a centralized server. Without the ability to centrally manage the content captured in the log records, identification, troubleshooting, and correlation of suspicious behavior would be difficult and could lead to a delayed or incomplete analysis of an ongoing attack.

Description

A clustered application server is made up of several servers working together to provide the user a failover and increased computing capability. To facilitate uniform logging in the event of an incident and later forensic investigation, the record format and logable events need to be uniform. This can be managed best from a centralized server. Without the ability to centrally manage the content captured in the log records, identification, troubleshooting, and correlation of suspicious behavior would be difficult and could lead to a delayed or incomplete analysis of an ongoing attack.

STIG	Date
VMware vRealize Automation 7.x vAMI Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-09-12

Details

Check Text ( C-44183r676015_chk )
At the command prompt, execute the following command: grep traceFile /opt/vmware/etc/sfcb/sfcb.cfg If the value of "traceFile" is not "syslog', this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-44142r676016_fix)
Navigate to and open /opt/vmware/etc/sfcb/sfcb.cfg. Configure the sfcb.cfg file with the following value: 'traceFile: syslog'