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SQLI-22-004700 - SQL Server must initiate session auditing upon startup.
Information
Session auditing is for use when a user's activities are under investigation. To be sure of capturing all activity during those periods when session auditing is in use, it needs to be in operation for the whole time SQL Server is running.Solution
Configure the SQL audit(s) to automatically start during system startup.ALTER SERVER AUDIT [<Server Audit Name>] WITH STATE = ON
Execute the following:
SELECT name AS 'Audit Name',
status_desc AS 'Audit Status',
audit_file_path AS 'Current Audit File'
FROM sys.dm_server_audit_status
WHERE status_desc = 'STARTED'
Ensure the SQL STIG Audit is configured to initiate session auditing upon startup.
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_SQL_Server_2022_Y26M04_STIG.zip
Item Details
Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
References: 800-53|AU-14(1), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001464, Rule-ID|SV-271273r1109234_rule, STIG-ID|SQLI-22-004700, Vuln-ID|V-271273
Plugin: MS_SQLDB
Control ID: dea13f95b5d895d7eda23b80157ff694f1e9b82b9ca85ae8da3fa6083c454518