Assessment Objective
Determine if:
- AU-05(04) [Selection (one or more): full system shutdown; partial system shutdown; degraded operational mode with limited mission or business functionality available] is/are invoked in the event of [Assignment: audit logging failures] , unless an alternate audit logging capability exists.
Assessment Methods
Examine
- Audit and accountability policy
- procedures addressing response to audit processing failures
- system design documentation
- system security plan
- privacy plan
- system configuration settings and associated documentation
- system audit records
- other relevant documents or records
Interview
- Organizational personnel with audit and accountability responsibilities
- organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities
- system/network administrators
- system developers
Test
- System capability invoking system shutdown or degraded operational mode in the event of an audit processing failure
Linked Issues
| Linktype | Issue |
|---|---|
| blocks | AU-05(04) Shutdown on Failure |