| name | cis-gcp-cos-4.1.1.3 |
| description | Ensure logging is configured |
| category | cis-gcp-cos |
| version | 1.2.0 |
| author | cyberstrike-official |
| tags | ["cis","gcp","container-optimized-os","logging","stackdriver","log-files"] |
| cis_id | 4.1.1.3 |
| cis_benchmark | CIS Google Container-Optimized OS Benchmark v1.2.0 |
| tech_stack | ["gcp","linux"] |
| cwe_ids | [] |
| chains_with | [] |
| prerequisites | [] |
| severity_boost | {} |
4.1.1.3 Ensure logging is configured (Manual)
Description
For an image using stackdriver, the /etc/stackdriver/logging.config.d/*.conf files specifies rules for logging and which files are to be used to log certain classes of messages. An image using fluent-bit uses /usr/share/fluent-bit/fluent-bit.conf for the same purpose.
Rationale
A great deal of important security-related information is sent via logging (e.g., successful and failed su attempts, failed login attempts, root login attempts, etc.).
Audit Procedure
Review the contents of the /etc/stackdriver/logging.config.d/*.conf if using an image with stackdriver or /usr/share/fluent-bit/fluent-bit.conf if using an image with fluent-bit to ensure appropriate logging is set. In addition, run the following command and verify that the log files are logging information:
Expected Result
The output should show log files with recent timestamps, indicating active logging.
Remediation
Edit the contents of /etc/stackdriver/logging.config.d/*.conf if using an image with stackdriver or /usr/share/fluent-bit/fluent-bit.conf if using an image with fluent-bit as appropriate for your environment.
Then run the following commands to reload the logging configuration:
For stackdriver-logging:
For fluent-bit:
/etc is stateless on Container-Optimized OS. Therefore, /etc cannot be used to make these changes persistent across reboots. The steps mentioned above need to be performed after every boot for images using stackdriver. This is not the case for fluent-bit as the logging agent is in /usr/share/ which isn't stateless so changes will be persistent across reboots.
References
- See the rsyslog.conf(5) man page for more information.
CIS Controls
| Controls Version | Control | IG 1 | IG 2 | IG 3 |
|---|
| v8 | 8.2 Collect Audit Logs - Collect audit logs. Ensure that logging, per the enterprise's audit log management process, has been enabled across enterprise assets. |