Detections
Analytics
WN25-DC-000250 - Windows Server 2025 must be configured to audit DS Access - Directory Service Access failures.
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.Audit Directory Service Access records events related to users accessing an Active Directory object.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207, SRG-OS-000468-GPOS-00212
Solution
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Advanced Audit Policy Configuration >> System Audit Policies >> DS Access >> Directory Service Access with 'Failure' selected.See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_Server_2025_V1R1_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Microsoft Windows Server 2025 STIG v1r1
Category: ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
References: 800-53|AC-6(9), 800-53|AU-12c., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000172, CCI|CCI-002234, Rule-ID|SV-278156r1182118_rule, STIG-ID|WN25-DC-000250, Vuln-ID|V-278156
Plugin: Windows
Control ID: f3631431cac058458318dc16ce258a60ecb40f2ee82763032c347117d109bad1