The Windows 2012 DNS Server log must be enabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-215650	WDNS-AU-000005	SV-215650r561297_rule		Medium

Description
Without the capability to generate audit records, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident, or identify those responsible for one. The actual auditing is performed by the OS/NDM, but the configuration to trigger the auditing is controlled by the DNS server.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Windows 2012 Server Domain Name System Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-03-01

Details

Check Text ( C-16844r572168_chk )

Log on to the DNS server using the Domain Admin or Enterprise Admin account or Local Administrator account. Press Windows Key + R, execute dnsmgmt.msc. Right-click the DNS server, select “Properties”. Click on the “Event Logging” tab. By default, all events are logged. Verify "Errors and warnings" or "All events" is selected. If any option other than "Errors and warnings" or "All events" is selected, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-16842r572169_fix)
Log on to the DNS server using the Domain Admin or Enterprise Admin account or Local Administrator account. Press Windows Key + R, execute dnsmgmt.msc. Right-click the DNS server, select “Properties”. Click on the “Event Logging” tab. By default, all events are logged. Select the "Errors and warnings" or "All events" option. Click on “Apply”. Click “OK”.