id: "AU-06(08)" title: "Full Text Analysis of Privileged Commands" family: "AU" family_name: "Audit and Accountability" sort_id: "au-06.08" priority: "P2" implementation_level: "organization" parent: "AU-06" enhancement: True
Statement
Perform a full text analysis of logged privileged commands in a physically distinct component or subsystem of the system, or other system that is dedicated to that analysis.
Guidance
Full text analysis of privileged commands requires a distinct environment for the analysis of audit record information related to privileged users without compromising such information on the system where the users have elevated privileges, including the capability to execute privileged commands. Full text analysis refers to analysis that considers the full text of privileged commands (i.e., commands and parameters) as opposed to analysis that considers only the name of the command. Full text analysis includes the use of pattern matching and heuristics.
Assessment Objective
a full text analysis of logged privileged commands in a physically distinct component or subsystem of the system or other system that is dedicated to that analysis is performed.
Audit and accountability policy
procedures addressing audit review, analysis, and reporting
system design documentation
system configuration settings and associated documentation
text analysis tools and techniques
text analysis documentation of audited privileged commands
system security plan
privacy plan
other relevant documents or records
Organizational personnel with audit review, analysis, and reporting responsibilities
organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities
Mechanisms implementing the capability to perform a full text analysis of audited privilege commands