AS24-W1-000760 - The Apache web server must generate log records that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) with a minimum granularity of one second - log_config_module

Information

If time stamps are not consistently applied and there is no common time reference, it is difficult to perform forensic analysis across multiple devices and log records.

Time stamps generated by the Apache web server include date and time. Time is commonly expressed in UTC, a modern continuation of GMT, or local time with an offset from UTC.

Without sufficient granularity of time stamps, it is not possible to adequately determine the chronological order of records.

Time stamps generated by the Apache web server include date and time and must be to a granularity of one second.

Satisfies: SRG-APP-000375-WSR-000171, SRG-APP-000374-WSR-000172

Solution

In a command line, navigate to '<'INSTALLED PATH'>\bin'. Run 'httpd -M' to view a list of installed modules.

If 'log_config_module' is not listed, enable this module.

In a command line, navigate to '<'INSTALLED PATH'>\bin'. Determine the location of the 'httpd.conf' file by running the following command:

httpd -V

Review the 'HTTPD_ROOT' path.

Navigate to the 'HTTPD_ROOT'/conf directory.

Edit the 'httpd.conf' file.

Determine if the 'LogFormat' directive exists. If it does not exist, ensure the 'LogFormat' line contains the '%t' flag.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apache_Server_2-4_Windows_Y24M07_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-8b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001890, Rule-ID|SV-214351r961446_rule, STIG-ID|AS24-W1-000760, STIG-Legacy|SV-104687, STIG-Legacy|V-94857, Vuln-ID|V-214351

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 8d9802122a66e933ee4912effc544001ca5bb6830297614985c54c3bd8b7c676