Remote Assistance log files must be generated.

From Windows 8/8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of Remote Assistance – Session Logging

Associated with IA controls: ECSC-1

Associated with: CCI-000366

SV-48246r2_rule Remote Assistance log files must be generated.

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. This setting will turn on session logging for Remote Assistance connections.

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If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Subkey: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services\ Value Name: LoggingEnabled Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

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Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Remote Assistance -> "Turn on session logging" to "Enabled".

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