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Error Reporting events must be logged in the system event log.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
WN12-CC-000112 WN12-CC-000112 WN12-CC-000112_rule Low
Description
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 ensures that Error Reporting events will be logged in the system event log.
STIG Date
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide 2013-07-25

Details

Check Text ( C-WN12-CC-000112_chk )
If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\

Value Name: LoggingDisabled

Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0
Fix Text (F-WN12-CC-000112_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Error Reporting -> "Disable Logging" to "Disabled".