Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-14230 | 3.125 | SV-25029r1_rule | ECSC-1 | Medium |
Description |
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This policy setting allows administrators to enable the more precise auditing capabilities present in Windows Vista and later. |
STIG | Date |
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Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2014-06-27 |
Check Text ( C-11575r1_chk ) |
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Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies -> Security Options. If the value for “Audit: Force audit policy subcategory settings (Windows Vista or later) to override audit policy category settings” is not set to “Enabled”, then this is a finding. The policy referenced configures the following registry value: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\ Value Name: SCENoApplyLegacyAuditPolicy Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1 |
Fix Text (F-13554r1_fix) |
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Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> “Audit: Force audit policy subcategory settings (Windows Vista or later) to override audit policy category settings” to “Enabled”. |