The system must not halt when the security event log has reached its maximum size.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-1091	WN08-SO-000010	SV-48024r1_rule	ECRR-1	Low

Description
A system that is configured to halt if an event log becomes full can create a denial of service situation on a workstation.

STIG	Date
Windows 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-01-07

Details

Check Text ( C-44762r1_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. (See "Performing Analysis with the Security Configuration and Analysis Snap-in" in the STIG Overview document.) Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies -> Security Options. If the value for "Audit: Shut down system immediately if unable to log security audits" is not set to "Disabled", 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: CrashOnAuditFail Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0

Check Text ( C-44762r1_chk )

Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. (See "Performing Analysis with the Security Configuration and Analysis Snap-in" in the STIG Overview document.)
Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view.
Navigate to Local Policies -> Security Options.

If the value for "Audit: Shut down system immediately if unable to log security audits" is not set to "Disabled", 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: CrashOnAuditFail

Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0

Fix Text (F-41162r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> "Audit: Shut down system immediately if unable to log security audits" to "Disabled".