Nutanix OS must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful logon attempts occur.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-279559NXAC-OS-000067SV-279559r1192597_ruleCCI-000172medium
Description
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter).
STIGDate
Nutanix Acropolis GPOS Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-02-24

Details

Check Text (C-279559r1192597_chk)

Verify Nutanix OS generates audit records when concurrent logons to the same account occur using the following commands. $ sudo grep -i /var/run/faillock /etc/audit/audit.rules -w /var/run/faillock -p wa -k logins $ sudo grep -i /var/log/lastlog /etc/audit/audit.rules -w /var/log/lastlog -p wa -k logins If the commands listed do not return any output, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-84017r1191640_fix)

1. For AOS, configure the audit rules. $ sudo salt-call state.sls security/CVM/auditCVM 2. For Prism Central, configure the audit rules. $ sudo salt-call state.sls security/PCVM/auditPCVM 3. For Files, configure the audit rules. $ sudo salt-call state.sls security/AFS/auditAFS 4. For AHV, configure the audit rules. $ sudo salt-call state.sls security/KVM/auditKVM