Check: WN12-AU-000015
Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Member Server STIG:
WN12-AU-000015
(in versions v3 r7 through v2 r7)
Title
The system must be configured to audit Account Management - Other Account Management Events successes. (Cat II 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. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Other Account Management Events records events such as the access of a password hash or the Password Policy Checking API being called.
Check Content
Security Option "Audit: Force audit policy subcategory settings (Windows Vista or later) to override audit policy category settings" must be set to "Enabled" (V-14230) for the detailed auditing subcategories to be effective. Use the AuditPol tool to review the current Audit Policy configuration: -Open a Command Prompt with elevated privileges ("Run as Administrator"). -Enter "AuditPol /get /category:*". Compare the AuditPol settings with the following. If the system does not audit the following, this is a finding. Account Management -> Other Account Management Events - Success
Fix Text
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Advanced Audit Policy Configuration -> System Audit Policies -> Account Management -> "Audit Other Account Management Events" with "Success" selected.
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-225277r852184_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-225277
Group Title: SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
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CCI-000172 |
Generate audit records for the event types defined in AU-2 c that include the audit record content defined in AU-3. |
CCI-002234 |
Log the execution of privileged functions. |