The operating system must initiate session audits at system start-up.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-203670	SRG-OS-000254-GPOS-00095	SV-203670r991555_rule		Medium

Description

If auditing is enabled late in the start-up process, the actions of some start-up processes may not be audited. Some audit systems also maintain state information only available if auditing is enabled before a given process is created.

STIG	Date
General Purpose Operating System Security Requirements Guide	2024-12-04

Details

Check Text (C-3795r374837_chk)

Verify the operating system initiates session audits at system start-up. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-3795r374838_fix)

Configure the operating system to initiate session audits at system start-up.