Ensure auditd is installed – audit-libs

Details

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

Rationale:

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

# yum install audit audit-libs

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Audit and Accountability.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

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Updated on July 16, 2022
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