Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-63489 | WN10-ER-000015 | SV-77979r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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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 saved in the system event log. |
STIG | Date |
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Windows 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2015-11-30 |
Check Text ( C-64239r1_chk ) |
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The default behavior for Windows Error Reporting is to save events and messages to the system event log. If the registry value name below does not exist, this is not a finding. If it exists and is configured with a value of "0", this is not a finding. If it exists and is configured with a value of "1", this is a finding. Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\ Value Name: LoggingDisabled Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0 (or if the Value Name does not exist) |
Fix Text (F-69419r1_fix) |
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The default behavior for Windows Error Reporting is to save events and messages to the system event log. If this needs to be corrected, configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Windows Error Reporting >> "Disable logging" to "Disabled". |