Command line data must be included in process creation events. (Windows 8.1)

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-43239	WN08-CC-000139	SV-55992r1_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. 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. This setting enables the logging of additional data for process creation events.

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. 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. This setting enables the logging of additional data for process creation events.

STIG	Date
Windows 8 / 8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-04-02

Details

Check Text ( C-49269r3_chk )
This requirement is NA for the initial release of Windows 8. It is applicable to Windows 8.1. Verify the registry value below. If it does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding. Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\Audit\ Value Name: ProcessCreationIncludeCmdLine_Enabled Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

Check Text ( C-49269r3_chk )

This requirement is NA for the initial release of Windows 8. It is applicable to Windows 8.1.

Verify the registry value below. If it does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding.

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\Audit\

Value Name: ProcessCreationIncludeCmdLine_Enabled

Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Fix Text (F-48831r2_fix)
This requirement is NA for the initial release of Windows 8. It is applicable to Windows 8.1. Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Audit Process Creation -> "Include command line in process creation events" to "Enabled".