SQL Server must initiate session auditing upon startup.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>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.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-213940r960888_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the SQL Audit(s) to automatically start during system start-up.
ALTER SERVER AUDIT [<Server Audit Name>] WITH STATE = ON
Execute the following query: