WN12-AU-000001 - The system must be configured to audit Account Logon - Credential Validation successes.

Information

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.

Credential validation records events related to validation tests on credentials for a user account logon.

Solution

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Advanced Audit Policy Configuration -> System Audit Policies -> Account Logon -> 'Audit Credential Validation' with 'Success' selected.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_2012_and_2012_R2_MS_V3R7_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-12c., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000172, Rule-ID|SV-225275r569185_rule, STIG-ID|WN12-AU-000001, STIG-Legacy|SV-53013, STIG-Legacy|V-26529, Vuln-ID|V-225275

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: e6e284ae4632dad9e7a71dcc5ee4663c70052f4bbd2559c41ca33fc89f752f17