SQL Server must provide centralized configuration of the content to be captured in audit records generated by all components of SQL Server.

From MS SQL Server 2016 Instance Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-001844

SV-93931r1_rule SQL Server must provide centralized configuration of the content to be captured in audit records generated by all components of SQL Server.

Vulnerability discussion

If the configuration of SQL Server's auditing is spread across multiple locations in the database management software, or across multiple commands, only loosely related, it is harder to use and takes longer to reconfigure in response to events. SQL Server must provide a unified tool for audit configuration.

Check content

Review the system documentation for a description of how audit records are off-loaded and how local audit log space is managed. If the SQL Server audit records (to include traces used for audit purposes) are not written directly to or systematically transferred to a centralized log management system, this is a finding.

Fix text

Configure and/or deploy software tools to ensure that SQL Server audit records (to include traces used for audit purposes) are written directly to or systematically transferred to a centralized log management system.

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