SV-88081.md
---
scapolite:
class: rule
version: '0.51'
id: SV-88081
id_namespace: mil.disa.Windows-Server-2016-STIG
title: Windows Server 2016 must be configured to audit Account Management - User Account
Management failures.
rule: <see below>
description: <see below>
applicability:
- system: org.scapolite.xccdf.applicability
weight: 10.0
selected: false
role: ''
severity: medium
implementations:
- relative_id: F-79871r1
description: <see below>
automations:
- system: org.scapolite.implementation.win_gpo
ui_path: Computer Configuration\Policies\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Advanced
Audit Policy Configuration\System Audit Policies\Account Management\Audit
User Account Management
value: Failure
verification_status: Checked.
- system: org.scapolite.implementation.win_audit
string_value: Failure
guid: '{0CCE9235-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}'
name: User Account Management
value: 2
checks:
- relative_id: C-73503r1
description: <see below>
- relative_id: '01'
title: OVAL-based check
description: <see below>
automations:
- system: http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
idref: oval:mil.disa.stig.windows:def:1062
href: U_MS_Windows_Server_2016_V1R7_STIG_SCAP_1-2_Benchmark-oval.xml
crossrefs:
- system: http://iase.disa.mil/cci
idref: CCI-000018
relation: ''
- system: http://iase.disa.mil/cci
idref: CCI-000172
relation: ''
- system: http://iase.disa.mil/cci
idref: CCI-001403
relation: ''
- system: http://iase.disa.mil/cci
idref: CCI-001404
relation: ''
- system: http://iase.disa.mil/cci
idref: CCI-001405
relation: ''
- system: http://iase.disa.mil/cci
idref: CCI-002130
relation: ''
- system: http://cce.mitre.org
idref: CCE-46552-6
relation: ''
history:
- version: r1
action: created
description: WN16-AU-000150
internal_comment: ''
---
## /rule
Windows Server 2016 must be configured to audit Account Management - User Account Management failures.
## /description
[**VulnDiscussion**]{.separator type='STIG'}
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.
User Account Management records events such as creating, changing, deleting, renaming, disabling, or enabling user accounts.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004, SRG-OS-000239-GPOS-00089, SRG-OS-000240-GPOS-00090, SRG-OS-000241-GPOS-00091, SRG-OS-000303-GPOS-00120, SRG-OS-000476-GPOS-00221
[**Documentable**]{.separator type='STIG'}
false
## /implementations/0/description
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Advanced Audit Policy Configuration >> System Audit Policies >> Account Management >> "Audit User Account Management" with "Failure" selected.
## /checks/0/description
Security Option "Audit: Force audit policy subcategory settings (Windows Vista or later) to override audit policy category settings" must be set to "Enabled" (WN16-SO-000050) for the detailed auditing subcategories to be effective.
Use the AuditPol tool to review the current Audit Policy configuration:
Open an elevated "Command Prompt" (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 >> User Account Management - Failure
## /checks/1/description
IASE supplies an OVAL check.