SPLK-CL-000020 - Splunk Enterprise must notify the system administrator (SA) and information system security officer (ISSO) when account events are received (creation, deletion, modification, or disabling) - creation, deletion, modification, or disabling.

Information

Once an attacker establishes access to an application, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of re-establishing access. One way to accomplish this is for the attacker to simply create a new account. Sending notification of account creation events to the system administrator and ISSO is one method for mitigating this risk.

To address access requirements, many application developers choose to integrate their applications with enterprise-level authentication/access/auditing mechanisms that meet or exceed access control policy requirements. Such integration allows the application developer to off-load those access control functions and focus on core application features and functionality.

Satisfies: SRG-APP-000291-AU-000200, SRG-APP-000292-AU-000420, SRG-APP-000294-AU-000430, SRG-APP-000294-AU-000440

NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Configure Splunk Enterprise, using the reporting and notification tools, to notify the SA and ISSO when account events are received for all devices and hosts within its scope of coverage.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Splunk_Enterprise_8-x_for_Linux_V2R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-2(1), CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000015, Rule-ID|SV-251658r992038_rule, STIG-ID|SPLK-CL-000020, Vuln-ID|V-251658

Plugin: Splunk

Control ID: a44436ef30a8486e80392aba7b35daf119ad3681f09ecd5f36432476913aed5d