Check: WN19-DC-000230
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 STIG:
WN19-DC-000230
(in versions v3 r2 through v1 r1)
Title
Windows Server 2019 must be configured to audit Account Management - Computer Account Management 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. Computer Account Management records events such as creating, changing, deleting, renaming, disabling, or enabling computer accounts. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004, SRG-OS-000239-GPOS-00089, SRG-OS-000240-GPOS-00090, SRG-OS-000241-GPOS-00091, SRG-OS-000303-GPOS-00120, SRG-OS-000476-GPOS-00221
Check Content
This applies to domain controllers. It is NA for other systems. Security Option "Audit: Force audit policy subcategory settings (Windows Vista or later) to override audit policy category settings" must be set to "Enabled" (WN19-SO-000050) for the detailed auditing subcategories to be effective. Use the "AuditPol" tool to review the current Audit Policy configuration: Open "PowerShell" or 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 >> Computer Account Management - Success
Fix Text
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Advanced Audit Policy Configuration >> System Audit Policies >> Account Management >> "Audit Computer Account Management" with "Success" selected.
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-205628r958368_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-205628
Group Title: SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004
Expert Comments
CCIs
| Number | Definition |
|---|---|
| CCI-000018 |
Automatically audit account creation actions. |
| 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-001403 |
Automatically audit account modification actions. |
| CCI-001404 |
Automatically audit account disabling actions. |
| CCI-001405 |
Automatically audit account removal actions. |
| CCI-002130 |
Automatically audit account enabling actions. |