The vCenter Server must produce audit records containing information to establish what type of events occurred.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-258907 | VCSA-80-000034 | SV-258907r934379_rule | CCI-000130 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Without establishing what types of events occurred, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events leading up to an outage or attack. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-10-11 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
AU-3
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-000130
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-258907r934379_chk)
From the vSphere Client, go to Host and Clusters.
Select a vCenter Server >> Configure >> Settings >> Advanced Settings.
Verify the "config.log.level" value is set to "info".
or
From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the vCenter server, run the following command:
Get-AdvancedSetting -Entity <vcenter server name> -Name config.log.level and verify it is set to "info".
If the "config.log.level" value is not set to "info" or does not exist, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-62556r934378_fix)
From the vSphere Client, go to Host and Clusters.
Select a vCenter Server >> Configure >> Settings >> Advanced Settings.
Click "Edit Settings" and configure the "config.log.level" setting to "info".
or
From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the vCenter server, run the following command:
Get-AdvancedSetting -Entity <vcenter server name> -Name config.log.level | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value info