The vAMI must have PAM logging enabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-240961	VRAU-VA-000620	SV-240961r879876_rule		Medium

Description
Determining when a user has accessed the management interface is important to determine the timeline of events when a security incident occurs. Generating these events, especially if the management interface is accessed via a stateless protocol like HTTP, the log events will be generated when the user performs a logon (start) and when the user performs a logoff (end). Without these events, the user and later investigators cannot determine the sequence of events and therefore cannot determine what may have happened and by whom it may have been done. The generation of start and end times within log events allow the user to perform their due diligence in the event of a security breach.

Description

Determining when a user has accessed the management interface is important to determine the timeline of events when a security incident occurs. Generating these events, especially if the management interface is accessed via a stateless protocol like HTTP, the log events will be generated when the user performs a logon (start) and when the user performs a logoff (end). Without these events, the user and later investigators cannot determine the sequence of events and therefore cannot determine what may have happened and by whom it may have been done. The generation of start and end times within log events allow the user to perform their due diligence in the event of a security breach.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-44194r676048_chk )
At the command prompt, execute the following command: ls /etc/pam_debug If the /etc/pam_debug file does not exist, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-44153r676049_fix)
At the command prompt, enter the following command: touch /etc/pam_debug