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The system must be configured to collect multiple error reports of the same event type.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-57453 WN12-ER-000005 SV-71847r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
Multiple error reports of the same error type are useful in diagnosing potential system configuration issues, as well as intrusion activity. This setting controls whether error reporting collects additional, second-level report data even if a CAB file containing data about the event types has already been collected.
STIG Date
Windows Server 2012 / 2012 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide 2014-12-18

Details

Check Text ( C-58277r1_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: BypassDataThrottling

Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1
Fix Text (F-62637r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Error Reporting -> "Do not throttle additional data" to "Enabled".