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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.
STIG Date
Windows Vista Security Technical Implementation Guide 2013-03-14

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