SecScan ubuntu1604:4:2:2 https://secscan.acron.pl/ 2026-10-25T15:07:50+00:00 SecScan https://secscan.acron.pl/ https://secscan.acron.pl/lib/tpl/bootstrap3/images/favicon.ico text/html 2017-05-03T00:49:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) 4.2.2.1 Ensure syslog-ng service is enabled (Scored) https://secscan.acron.pl/ubuntu1604/4/2/2/1?rev=1493765386&do=diff 4.2.2.1 Ensure syslog-ng service is enabled (Scored) Profile Applicability Description Once the syslog-ng package is installed it needs to be activated. Rationale If the syslog-ng service is not activated the system may default to the syslogd service or lack logging instead. text/html 2017-05-03T01:12:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) 4.2.2.2 Ensure logging is configured (Not Scored) https://secscan.acron.pl/ubuntu1604/4/2/2/2?rev=1493766756&do=diff 4.2.2.2 Ensure logging is configured (Not Scored) Profile Applicability Description The /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf file specifies rules for logging and which files are to be used to log certain classes of messages. Rationale A great deal of important security-related information is sent via text/html 2017-05-03T01:16:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) 4.2.2.3 Ensure syslog-ng default file permissions configured (Scored) https://secscan.acron.pl/ubuntu1604/4/2/2/3?rev=1493767008&do=diff 4.2.2.3 Ensure syslog-ng default file permissions configured (Scored) Profile Applicability Description syslog-ng will create logfiles that do not already exist on the system. This setting controls what permissions will be applied to these newly created files. text/html 2017-05-03T01:24:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) 4.2.2.4 Ensure syslog-ng is configured to send logs to a remote log host (Scored) https://secscan.acron.pl/ubuntu1604/4/2/2/4?rev=1493767472&do=diff 4.2.2.4 Ensure syslog-ng is configured to send logs to a remote log host (Scored) Profile Applicability Description The syslog-ng utility supports the ability to send logs it gathers to a remote log host or to receive messages from remote hosts, reducing administrative overhead. text/html 2017-05-04T03:52:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) 4.2.2.5 Ensure remote syslog-ng messages are only accepted on designated log hosts (Not Scored) https://secscan.acron.pl/ubuntu1604/4/2/2/5?rev=1493862726&do=diff 4.2.2.5 Ensure remote syslog-ng messages are only accepted on designated log hosts (Not Scored) Profile Applicability Description By default, syslog-ng does not listen for log messages coming in from remote systems. Rationale The guidance in the section ensures that remote log hosts are configured to only accept