5.2.1.1 Ensure auditd is installed

Information

auditd is the userspace component to the Linux Auditing System. It's responsible for writing audit records to the disk

The capturing of system events provides system administrators with information to allow them to determine if unauthorized access to their system is occurring.

Solution

Run the following command to Install auditd

# apt install auditd

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/13007

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-3, 800-53|AU-3(1), 800-53|AU-7, 800-53|AU-12, CSCv7|6.2

Plugin: Unix

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