The Security Token Service must generate log records during Java startup and shutdown.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256750	VCST-70-000006	SV-256750r918974_rule		Medium

Description

Logging must be started as soon as possible when a service starts and as late as possible when a service is stopped. Many forms of suspicious actions can be detected by analyzing logs for unexpected service starts and stops. Also, by starting to log immediately after a service starts, it becomes more difficult for suspicious activity to go unlogged. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000089-WSR-000047, SRG-APP-000092-WSR-000055

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance STS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-06-15

Details

Check Text ( C-60425r918972_chk )

At the command prompt, run the following command: # grep "1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler" /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/logging.properties Expected result: handlers = 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler, 2localhost.org.apache.juli.FileHandler, 3manager.org.apache.juli.FileHandler, 4host-manager.org.apache.juli.FileHandler .handlers = 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.level = FINE 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.directory = ${catalina.base}/logs/tomcat 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.prefix = catalina. 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.bufferSize = -1 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.formatter = java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.maxDays = 10 org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.handlers = 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60368r918973_fix)

Navigate to and open: /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/logging.properties Ensure that the "handlers" and ".handlers" lines are configured as follows: handlers = 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler, 2localhost.org.apache.juli.FileHandler, 3manager.org.apache.juli.FileHandler, 4host-manager.org.apache.juli.FileHandler .handlers = 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.level = FINE 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.directory = ${catalina.base}/logs/tomcat 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.prefix = catalina. 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.bufferSize = -1 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.formatter = java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler.maxDays = 10 org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.handlers = 1catalina.org.apache.juli.FileHandler Restart the service with the following command: # vmon-cli --restart sts