TOSS 5 must be configured to off-load audit records onto a different system from the system being audited via syslog.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-282563 | TOSS-05-000380 | SV-282563r1200669_rule | CCI-001851 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The auditd service does not include the ability to send audit records to a centralized server for management directly. However, it can use a plug-in for an audit event multiplexor (audispd) to pass audit records to the local syslog server. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-04-01 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-282563r1200669_chk)
Verify TOSS 5 is configured use the "audisp-remote" syslog service using the following command:
$ sudo grep active /etc/audit/plugins.d/syslog.conf
active = yes
If the "active" keyword does not have a value of "yes", the line is commented out, or the line is missing, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-87029r1200668_fix)
Edit the "/etc/audit/plugins.d/syslog.conf" file and add or update the "active" option:
active = yes
Restart the audit daemon for the changes to take effect.