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LOG-01: Enclave log exposure

Property Value
Severity medium
Platform AWS Nitro Enclaves
Lifecycle stage runtime
Mode Active: runs fixed read-only commands on the host. Skipped with --read-only.

What it checks

It passes when:

  • Journal logs are restricted to root.

Example failures:

  • Enclave logs are accessible to non-root users: …
  • Enclave logs are accessible to non-root users: Journal directory is world-readable (755)

How to fix

  • Restrict journal access: chmod 750 /var/log/journal && remove non-essential users from the systemd-journal group. Consider forwarding enclave logs to a dedicated, access-controlled log pipeline.

After the fix, scan again: the check should report PASS.

When it is not assessed

SKIP:

  • No instance ID specified; skipping check.

Scan inputs

The untrust scan options this check reads:

Option Description
--instance-id EC2 instance ID running the Nitro Enclave.
--region AWS region.

Permissions

The cloud API calls this check makes, read from the scanner's source:

Cloud API call Permission Access
AWS ssm.get_command_invocation ssm:GetCommandInvocation read
AWS ssm.send_command ssm:SendCommand run command

Every AWS scan also calls sts:GetCallerIdentity. See Required permissions for a complete policy.

Evidence recorded

Keys in the finding's evidence: journal_group, journal_perms, journal_users

Generated from untrust 1.3.0 (commit 7ef462d9a0c3).