The application must generate audit records showing starting and ending time for user access to the system.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-222464 | APSC-DV-000850 | SV-222464r961830_rule | CCI-000172 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Knowing when a user’s application session began and when it ended is critical information that aids in forensic analysis. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Application Security and Development Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-02-12 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-222464r961830_chk)
Review and monitor the application logs.
Initiate a user session and observe if the log includes a time stamp showing the start of the session.
Terminate the user session and observe if the log includes a time stamp showing the end of the session.
If the start and the end time of the session are not recorded in the logs, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-24123r493301_fix)
Configure the application or application server to record the start and end time of user session activity.