Auditing records are configured as required.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-6850	4.008	SV-16966r1_rule	ECAR-2 ECAR-3	Medium

Description
Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detect an attack that has begun or is about to begin. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Without an audit trail that provides information as to event that occurred and if it was successful or unsuccessful, it is difficult to analyze a series of events to determine the steps used by an attacker to compromise a system or network, or what exactly happened that led to a denial of service. Collecting data such as the successful and unsuccessful events is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior.

Description

Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detect an attack that has begun or is about to begin. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Without an audit trail that provides information as to event that occurred and if it was successful or unsuccessful, it is difficult to analyze a series of events to determine the steps used by an attacker to compromise a system or network, or what exactly happened that led to a denial of service. Collecting data such as the successful and unsuccessful events is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior.

STIG	Date
Windows Vista Security Technical Implementation Guide	2012-07-02

Details

Check Text ( C-13598r1_chk )
Vista - The major audit groupings in Security Configuration and Analysis will show Not Defined in the Database Settings. Run AuditPol.exe to view the detailed Audit Policy. Auditpol.exe is also used to set auditing subcategories. Security Option “Audit: Force audit policy subcategory settings (Windows Vista or later) to override audit policy category settings” must be set to “Enabled” for the detailed auditing to be effective. •Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, right click on Command Prompt •Select Runas administrator •Enter AuditPol /get /category:* If auditing is not configured as follows this is a finding. System Security System Extension Success and Failure System Integrity Success and Failure IPSec Driver Success and Failure Other System Events No Auditing Security State Change Success and Failure Logon/Logoff Logon Success and Failure Logoff Success Account Lockout No Auditing IPsec Main Mode No Auditing IPsec Quick Mode No Auditing IPsec Extended Mode No Auditing Special Logon Success Other Logon/Logoff Events No Auditing Network Policy Server No Auditing Object Access File System Failure Registry Failure Kernel Object No Auditing SAM No Auditing Certification Services No Auditing Application Generated No Auditing Handle Manipulation No Auditing File Share No Auditing Filtering Platform Packet Drop No Auditing Filtering Platform Connection No Auditing Other Object Access Events No Auditing Privilege Use Sensitive Privilege Use Success and Failure Non Sensitive Privilege Use No Auditing Other Privilege Use Events No Auditing Detailed Tracking Process Termination No Auditing DPAPI Activity No Auditing RPC Events No Auditing Process Creation Success Policy Change Audit Policy Change Success and Failure Authentication Policy Change Success Authorization Policy Change No Auditing MPSSVC Rule-Level Policy Change No Auditing Filtering Platform Policy Change No Auditing Other Policy Change Events No Auditing Account Management User Account Management Success and Failure Computer Account Management Success and Failure Security Group Management Success and Failure Distribution Group Management No Auditing Application Group Management No Auditing Other Account Management Events Success and Failure DS Access Directory Service Changes No Auditing Directory Service Replication No Auditing Detailed Directory Service Replication No Auditing Directory Service Access No Auditing Account Logon Kerberos Service Ticket Operations No Auditing Other Account Logon Events No Auditing Kerberos Authentication Service No Auditing Credential Validation Success and Failure Note: To configure detailed auditing the following command is used: Auditpol /set /subcategory:”subcategory name” /success:enable(disable) /failure:enable(disable) Include the quotes around the subcategory name

Check Text ( C-13598r1_chk )

Vista -

The major audit groupings in Security Configuration and Analysis will show Not Defined in the Database Settings.

Run AuditPol.exe to view the detailed Audit Policy. Auditpol.exe is also used to set auditing subcategories. Security Option “Audit: Force audit policy subcategory settings (Windows Vista or later) to override audit policy category settings” must be set to “Enabled” for the detailed auditing to be effective.

•Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, right click on Command Prompt
•Select Runas administrator
•Enter AuditPol /get /category:*

If auditing is not configured as follows this is a finding.

System
Security System Extension Success and Failure
System Integrity Success and Failure
IPSec Driver Success and Failure
Other System Events No Auditing
Security State Change Success and Failure

Logon/Logoff
Logon Success and Failure
Logoff Success
Account Lockout No Auditing
IPsec Main Mode No Auditing
IPsec Quick Mode No Auditing
IPsec Extended Mode No Auditing
Special Logon Success
Other Logon/Logoff Events No Auditing
Network Policy Server No Auditing

Object Access
File System Failure
Registry Failure
Kernel Object No Auditing
SAM No Auditing
Certification Services No Auditing
Application Generated No Auditing
Handle Manipulation No Auditing
File Share No Auditing
Filtering Platform Packet Drop No Auditing
Filtering Platform Connection No Auditing
Other Object Access Events No Auditing

Privilege Use
Sensitive Privilege Use Success and Failure
Non Sensitive Privilege Use No Auditing
Other Privilege Use Events No Auditing
Detailed Tracking
Process Termination No Auditing
DPAPI Activity No Auditing
RPC Events No Auditing
Process Creation Success

Policy Change
Audit Policy Change Success and Failure
Authentication Policy Change Success
Authorization Policy Change No Auditing
MPSSVC Rule-Level Policy Change No Auditing
Filtering Platform Policy Change No Auditing
Other Policy Change Events No Auditing

Account Management
User Account Management Success and Failure
Computer Account Management Success and Failure
Security Group Management Success and Failure
Distribution Group Management No Auditing
Application Group Management No Auditing
Other Account Management Events Success and Failure

DS Access
Directory Service Changes No Auditing
Directory Service Replication No Auditing
Detailed Directory Service Replication No Auditing
Directory Service Access No Auditing

Account Logon
Kerberos Service Ticket Operations No Auditing
Other Account Logon Events No Auditing
Kerberos Authentication Service No Auditing
Credential Validation Success and Failure

Note: To configure detailed auditing the following command is used:

Auditpol /set /subcategory:”subcategory name” /success:enable(disable) /failure:enable(disable)

Include the quotes around the subcategory name

Fix Text (F-6539r1_fix)
Configure the system to audit categories as outlined in check procedure.