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The system must be configured to save Error Reporting events and messages to the system event log.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-15714 WINER-000003 SV-25187r2_rule ECSC-1 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 detect attacks. This setting ensures that Error Reporting events will be saved in the system event log.
STIG Date
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2015-03-09

Details

Check Text ( C-15402r2_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-62485r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Error Reporting -> "Disable logging" to "Disabled".