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NGINX must allow only the information system security manager (ISSM) (or individuals or roles appointed by the ISSM) to select which auditable events are to be audited.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-278386NGNX-APP-000250SV-278386r1171910_ruleCCI-000171medium
Description
Without the capability to restrict which roles and individuals can select which events are audited, unauthorized personnel may be able to prevent the auditing of critical events. Misconfigured audits may degrade the system's performance by overwhelming the audit log. Misconfigured audits may also make it more difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident, or identify those responsible for one. The list of audited events is the set of events for which audits are to be generated. This set of events is typically a subset of the list of all events for which the system can generating audit records.
STIGDate
F5 NGINX Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-01-07

Related Frameworks

4 paths across 3 frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
AU-12
1.00
  • DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.3.1
1.00
  • DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
  • NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.3.2
1.00
  • DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
  • NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000171
1.00
  • DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related

Details

Check Text (C-278386r1171910_chk)

Check the current permissions of nginx.conf: ls -l /etc/nginx/nginx.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 May 23 15:04 /etc/nginx/nginx.conf If file has write permissions for anyone other than the owner, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-82825r1171909_fix)

By default, nginx.conf has file permissions set to admins only. Performing the chmod command will set file permissions on nginx.conf. sudo chmod 600 /etc/nginx/nginx.conf This example command will set read/write permissions for the owner only.