BIND-9X-001031 - The print-time variable for the configuration of BIND 9.x server logs must be configured to establish when (date and time) the events occurred.

Information

Without establishing when events occurred, it is impossible to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident.

Associating event types with detected events in the application and audit logs provides a means of investigating an attack, recognizing resource utilization or capacity thresholds, or identifying an improperly configured application. In order to compile an accurate risk assessment and provide forensic analysis, it is essential for security personnel to know when events occurred (date and time).

Solution

Edit the 'named.conf' file.

Add the 'print-time' sub statement to the 'channel' statement.

Configure the 'print-time' sub statement to 'yes'

Restart the BIND 9.x process.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_BIND_9-x_V2R3_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-3, CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000131, Rule-ID|SV-207544r879564_rule, STIG-ID|BIND-9X-001031, STIG-Legacy|SV-87011, STIG-Legacy|V-72387, Vuln-ID|V-207544

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 4e7bc8a78e610727231e05bb995ef55d3a68dd58ceae8334a470ce1db650ea73