TOSS 5 must be configured to off-load audit records onto a different system from the system being audited via syslog.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-282563TOSS-05-000380SV-282563r1200669_ruleCCI-001851medium
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.
STIGDate
Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-04-01

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.