SecScan ubuntu1604:4:2 https://secscan.acron.pl/ 2026-08-31T12:54:50+00:00 SecScan https://secscan.acron.pl/ https://secscan.acron.pl/lib/tpl/bootstrap3/images/favicon.ico text/html 2017-05-06T15:39:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) 4.2.1 Configure rsyslog https://secscan.acron.pl/ubuntu1604/4/2/1?rev=1494077990&do=diff 4.2.1 Configure rsyslog List of content 1 index Description The rsyslog software is recommended as a replacement for the syslogd daemon and provides improvements over syslogd, such as connection-oriented (i.e. TCP) transmission of logs, the option to log to database formats, and the encryption of log data en route to a central logging server. text/html 2017-05-06T15:40:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) 4.2.2 Configure syslog-ng https://secscan.acron.pl/ubuntu1604/4/2/2?rev=1494078014&do=diff 4.2.2 Configure syslog-ng List of content 2 index Description The syslog-ng software is recommended as a replacement for the syslogd daemon and provides improvements over syslogd, such as connection-oriented (i.e. TCP) transmission of logs, the option to log to database formats, and the encryption of log data en route to a central logging server. text/html 2017-05-03T01:32:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) 4.2.3 Ensure rsyslog or syslog-ng is installed (Scored) https://secscan.acron.pl/ubuntu1604/4/2/3?rev=1493767974&do=diff 4.2.3 Ensure rsyslog or syslog-ng is installed (Scored) Profile Applicability Description The rsyslog and syslog-ng software are recommended replacements to the original syslogd daemon which provide improvements over syslogd, such as connection-oriented (i.e. TCP) transmission of logs, the option to log to database formats, and the encryption of log data en route to a central logging server. text/html 2017-05-03T01:36:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) 4.2.4 Ensure permissions on all logfiles are configured (Scored) https://secscan.acron.pl/ubuntu1604/4/2/4?rev=1493768168&do=diff 4.2.4 Ensure permissions on all logfiles are configured (Scored) Profile Applicability Description Log files stored in /var/log/ contain logged information from many services on the system, or on log hosts others as well. Rationale It is important to ensure that log files have the correct permissions to ensure that sensitive data is archived and protected.