CloudTrail trail must have log file validation enabled
High
AWS
General
aws-cloudtrail-trail-cloudtrail-trail-log-file
Applies to
AWS::CloudTrail::Trail
What CGPulse checks
A resource passes this rule when logFileValidationEnabled must equal true. Anything else is reported as a finding with the evaluated property value attached as evidence.
How to fix it
Enable log file validation to detect tampering of CloudTrail logs. In AWS Console: CloudTrail > Trails > select trail > Edit > enable Log file validation. See: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awscloudtrail/latest/userguide/cloudtrail-log-file-validation-intro.html
Terraform
resource "aws_cloudtrail" "{name}" {
enable_log_file_validation = true
}
Compliance frameworks
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