The operating system must record time stamps for audit records that meet a minimum granularity of one second for a minimum degree of precision.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-203713	SRG-OS-000358-GPOS-00145	SV-203713r958786_rule		Medium

Description

Without sufficient granularity of time stamps, it is not possible to adequately determine the chronological order of records. Time stamps generated by the operating system include date and time. Granularity of time measurements refers to the degree of synchronization between information system clocks and reference clocks.

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

Details

Check Text (C-3838r375146_chk)

Verify the operating system records time stamps for audit records that meet a minimum granularity of one second for a minimum degree of precision. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-3838r375147_fix)

Configure the operating system to record time stamps for audit records that meet a minimum granularity of one second for a minimum degree of precision.