Exchange audit record parameters must be set.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-259654	EX19-MB-000033	SV-259654r960879_rule		Low

Description

Log files help establish a history of activities and can be useful in detecting attack attempts. This item declares the fields that must be available in the audit log file to adequately research events that are logged. Audit records should include the following fields to supply useful event accounting: Object modified, Cmdlet name, Cmdlet parameters, Modified parameters, Caller, Succeeded, and Originating server.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Exchange 2019 Mailbox Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2025-05-14

Details

Check Text (C-63393r942274_chk)

Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:

Get-AdminAuditLogConfig | Select-Object -Property AdminAuditLogParameters

Note: The value of "*" indicates all parameters are being audited.

If the value of "AdminAuditLogParameters" is not set to "*", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-63301r942275_fix)

Open the Exchange Management Shell and enter the following command:

Set-AdminAuditLogConfig -AdminAuditLogParameters *