SV-71911r1: The maximum number of error reports to archive on a system must be configured to 100 or greater. | Windows Vista Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

The maximum number of error reports to archive on a system must be configured to 100 or greater.

Description

Discussion Text

The retention of archived reports provides a history. Older reports are automatically deleted as new reports are generated once the maximum limit has been met. The archive is stored locally on the system and is created after the error report has been sent to the local collector or DOD-wide collector (if defined).

How this relates to the STIG checklist: STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-001312

Additional Details

IA Controls

ECSC-1

References

DPMS Target Windows Vista DISA DPMS Target Windows Vista 1029

SCC Automation Reference

The reconstructed evaluation script behind this rule's OVAL check(s) — every module a compound check combines, with this rule's own concrete values and DISA's SCC tool's real per-module mechanism curated from static teardown of SCC releases.

# Windows PowerShell
# Reconstructed from oval:mil.disa.fso.windows:def:4922
# The maximum number of error reports to archive on a system must be configured to 100 or greater.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.

# MaxArchiveCount 100 or greater
# registry_object (registry_test)
function test_1 {
  return (((@{String='reg_sz';ExpandString='reg_expand_sz';Binary='reg_binary';DWord='reg_dword';MultiString='reg_multi_sz';QWord='reg_qword';None='reg_none'}[(Get-Item -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting').GetValueKind('MaxArchiveCount').ToString()]) -eq 'reg_dword') -and (((Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting' -Name 'MaxArchiveCount' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'MaxArchiveCount') -ge 100))
}

if (-not (test_1)) {
  Write-Output "PASS"
} else {
  Write-Output "FAIL"
}

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# OVAL Definition: oval:mil.disa.fso.windows:def:4922
$regPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting"
$regKey = "MaxArchiveCount"
if (Test-Path $regPath) {
    $regValue = Get-ItemProperty -Path $regPath -Name $regKey -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if ($regValue.$regKey -ge 100) { 
        Write-Output "PASS"
        exit 0
    } 
}
Write-Output "FAIL"
exit 1

Remediation

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Error Reporting -> Advanced Error Reporting Settings -> "Configure Report Archive" to "Enabled" with "Maximum number of reports to store:" set to "100" or greater.