All use of privileged accounts must be audited.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-41042	SQL2-00-009700	SV-53417r3_rule		Medium

Description
This is intended to limit exposure, by making it possible to trace any unauthorized access to other data or functionality by a privileged user account or role that has permissions on security functions or security-relevant information.

STIG	Date
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Database Instance Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-12-21

Details

Check Text ( C-47659r3_chk )
Review auditing configuration. If it is possible for a privileged user/role to access non-security functions or information without having the action recorded in the audit log, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-46341r2_fix)
Configure DBMS auditing so that all use of privileged accounts is recorded in the audit log.