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Ensure events that modify the system's Mandatory Access Controls are collected
audit-mac-policy · RHEL ≥ 8 · 1 impl
Description
Changes to Mandatory Access Controls must be collected.
Rationale
Without auditing these events, malicious activity could go undetected, compromising forensic capabilities.
Check → Remediate
Checkaudit_rule_exists
- rule:
- -k MAC-policy
Remediateaudit_rule_set
- rule:
- -w /etc/selinux -p wa -k MAC-policy
- persist_file:
- /etc/audit/rules.d/50-MAC-policy.rules
Framework references
CIS
rhel8 6.3.3.14rhel9 6.3.3.14rhel10 6.3.3.26
NIST 800-53
AU-2AU-12
Live verification
rhel10:checkrhel8:checkrhel9:check
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