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V-58063

The DBMS must record time stamps, in audit records and application data, that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC, formerly GMT).

Finding ID
SRG-APP-000374-DB-000322
Rule ID
SV-72493r1_rule
Severity
Cat II
CCE
(None)
Group Title
SRG-APP-000374-DB-000322
CCI
CCI-001890
Target Key
(None)
Documentable
No
Discussion

If time stamps are not consistently applied and there is no common time reference, it is difficult to perform forensic analysis. Time stamps generated by the DBMS must include date and time. Time is commonly expressed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a modern continuation of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), or local time with an offset from UTC. Some DBMS products offer a data type called TIMESTAMP that is not a representation of date and time. Rather, it is a database state counter and does not correspond to calendar and clock time. This requirement does not refer to that meaning of TIMESTAMP.

Fix Text

Ensure the DBMS generates time stamps, in audit records and application data, that maps to UTC.

Check Content

Verify that the DBMS generates time stamps, in audit records and application data, that maps to UTC. If it does not, this is a finding.