The application server must back up log records at least every seven days onto a different system or system component than the system or component being logged.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-204738 | SRG-APP-000125-AS-000084 | SV-204738r960948_rule | CCI-001348 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Protection of log data includes assuring log data is not accidentally lost or deleted. Backing up log records to a different system or onto separate media from the system the application server is actually running on helps to assure that in the event of a catastrophic system failure, the log records will be retained. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Application Server Security Requirements Guide | 2025-02-11 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-204738r960948_chk)
Review the application server configuration to determine if the application server backs up log records every seven days onto a different system or media from the system being logged.
If the application server does not back up log records every seven days onto a different system or media from the system being logged, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-4858r282862_fix)
Configure the application server to back up log records every seven days onto a different system or media from the system being logged.