Re: root shell auditing

On 31 Jul 2008 at 10:24, Hari Sekhon wrote:

> Diego Lacerda wrote:
> > Hi, Mars,
> >
> > I think that you could use Linux Process Accounting to audit
> > everything that you need in a shell environment.
> >   
> I've tried this, it lacks some detail if I remember correctly it doesn't 
> log params as it was designed for process accounting, not security 
> auditing, which could mean missing a lot as sometimes it's the 
> parameters that make all the difference between a normal and a dangerous 
> action.
> 

I'll just play play devil's advocate for a moment here, and 
suggest that as you log more and more detail you increase the 
risk that you'll include sensitive information that shouldn't be 
revealed to whoever reviews the security logs. Eventually you've 
just replaced the need to trust the admins with the need to 
trust the security reviewers.  

(I'm not saying you've reached this point yet, just that it's 
something to think about each time you up the level of detail.)  


> So far for me, snoopy comes closest.
> 
> -h
> 
> -- 
> Hari Sekhon
> 


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