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Check: WN08-CC-000062

Windows 8/8.1 STIG: WN08-CC-000062 (in versions v1 r23 through v1 r16)

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 Subkey: \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-48246r2_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-15707

Group Title: Remote Assistance – Session Logging

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000366	Implement the security configuration settings.

Controls

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

Number	Title
CM-6	Configuration Settings