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Check: WN12-CC-000062

Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Domain Controller STIG: WN12-CC-000062 (in versions v3 r7 through v2 r7)

Title

Remote Assistance log files must be generated. (Cat III impact)

Discussion

Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred, as well as detect attacks. This setting will turn on session logging for Remote Assistance connections.

Check Content

If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services\ Value Name: LoggingEnabled Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Remote Assistance -> "Turn on session logging" to "Enabled".

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-226176r794500_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-226176

Group Title: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000366	The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
CM-6	Configuration Settings