The system must be configured to audit Account Management - Security Group Management successes.

From Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of Audit - Security Group Management - Success

Associated with: CCI-000018 CCI-000172 CCI-001403 CCI-001404 CCI-001405 CCI-002130 CCI-002234

SV-53007r2_rule The system must be configured to audit Account Management - Security Group Management successes.

Vulnerability discussion

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.Security Group Management records events such as creating, deleting, or changing security groups, including changes in group members.

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Security Option "Audit: Force audit policy subcategory settings (Windows Vista or later) to override audit policy category settings" must be set to "Enabled" (V-14230) for the detailed auditing subcategories to be effective. Use the AuditPol tool to review the current Audit Policy configuration: -Open a Command Prompt with elevated privileges ("Run as Administrator"). -Enter "AuditPol /get /category:*". Compare the AuditPol settings with the following. If the system does not audit the following, this is a finding. Account Management -> Security Group Management - Success

Fix text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Advanced Audit Policy Configuration -> System Audit Policies -> Account Management -> "Audit Security Group Management" with "Success" selected.

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