Details

The server error logs are invaluable because they can also be used to identify potential problems and enable proactive remediation. Log data can reveal anomalous behavior such as ‘not found’ or ‘unauthorized’ errors that may be an evidence of attack attempts. Failure to enable error logging can significantly reduce the ability of Web Administrators to detect or remediate problems. The CustomLog directive specifies the log file, syslog facility, or piped logging utility.

Solution

Edit the httpd.conf file and configure to load the log_config_module. Configure with ErrorLog and CustomLog directives to ensure comprehensive system and access logging.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_Apache_2-2_UNIX_V1R11_STIG.zip

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.

References

• 800-53|AU-12
• CAT|II
• Rule-ID|SV-33206r1_rule
• STIG-ID|WA00615_A22
• Vuln-ID|V-26281

Source

• Tenable.com/audits