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Applies to SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5

44 Useful resources

There are other resources available containing valuable information about the Linux audit framework:

The audit manual pages

There are several man pages installed along with the audit tools that provide valuable and detailed information:

auditd(8)

The Linux audit daemon

auditd.conf(5)

The Linux audit daemon configuration file

auditctl(8)

A utility to assist controlling the kernel's audit system

autrace(8)

A program similar to strace

ausearch(8)

A tool to query audit daemon logs

aureport(8)

A tool that produces summary reports of audit daemon logs

https://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/audit/index.html

The home page of the Linux audit project. This site contains several specifications relating to different aspects of Linux audit, and a short FAQ.

/usr/share/doc/packages/audit

The audit package itself contains a README with basic design information and sample .rules files for different scenarios:

capp.rules: Controlled Access Protection Profile (CAPP)
lspp.rules: Labeled Security Protection Profile (LSPP)
nispom.rules: National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual Chapter 8(NISPOM)
stig.rules: Secure Technical Implementation Guide (STIG)
https://www.commoncriteriaportal.org/

The official Web site of the Common Criteria project. Learn all about the Common Criteria security certification initiative and which role audit plays in this framework.