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The system will be configured to audit "Account Management -> Other Account Management Events" successes.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-26533 WINAU-000204 SV-33623r1_rule ECAR-2 ECAR-3 Medium
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 detecting 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. Other Account Management records events such as the access of a password hash or the Password Policy Checking API being called.
STIG Date
Win2k8 R2 Audit 2013-06-10

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-29763r1_fix)
Detailed auditing subcategories are configured in Security Settings -> Advanced Audit Policy Configuration. The summary level settings under Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Audit Policy will not be enforced (see V-14230).

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Advanced Audit Policy Configuration -> System Audit Policies -> Account Management -> "Audit Other Account Management Events" with “Success” selected.