Audit Inspector

Audit Inspector is a binary tool written in Rust for Windows audit configuration and auditing.
This tool is helpful in situations where:

• Audit policies cannot be set via Group Policy, but a remote management tool of some kind is available.
• It is desirable for a SIEM to ingest logging that shows the current audit configurations on a host.

All configurations performed by this tool are logged to the Event Viewer. This event ID defaults to 12344.
Audit policies are logged in JSON format and by default use the event ID 12345. Logs include details about the Advanced Audit Policies, specific registry-related audit policies, and Sysmon details. Sysmon does not need to be installed on the host to run audit-inspector, and the log will reflect that Sysmon is not installed.

Build

To build Audit Inspector, the following commands can be used on hosts where Rust is installed.

Windows

cargo build --release

Usage

Common Options

Short Help

audit-inspector.exe -h

Long Help

audit-inspector.exe --help

Default Execution

Performs the default behaviors and applies all the default configurations. The resulting configuration is logged, and any failures to configure logging will be reflected in the generated log.

audit-inspector.exe

Audit-Only

Perform no audit configuration changes and log the current configuration.

audit-inspector.exe -Z

Install Audit Inspector as a Scheduled Task

The binary will copy itself to the location C:\Windows\audit-inspector.exe and create a scheduled task to execute the binary.

audit-inspector.exe --install 1

Note that when the install flag is included, any other command line values passed to the binary will be included in the scheduled task. The following example shows how you could combine the install and audit-only flags.

audit-inspector.exe --install 1 -Z 1

Full Options

When defining non-default behavior, the command line options are numerous.

• All Advanced Audit Policy configurations begin with audit in their long name, and can have the possible values 0 (disabled), 1 (success), 2 (failure), 3 (success and failure), and 4 ("do nothing").
• The registry-related audit configurations command_line_logging, no_legacy_audit, script_block_logging, and script_block_logging_invocation_logging, are binary values and should only have 0 or 1 provided to them, although audit-inspector will default the value to 1 if the value provided is not 0.
• The registry-related audit configuration powershell_module_logging should be a space-separated list for the Powershell Modules that are desired to be logged.
• The install flag will always create a boot scheduled task. The valid values are 1 (Daily), 2 (Weekly), 3 (Monthly), or 4 (Boot Task Only). Any other values will result in the install behavior being disabled with 0 (default).

Usage: audit-inspector.exe [OPTIONS]

Options:
  -a, --audit-security-state-change <AUDIT_SECURITY_STATE_CHANGE>                                    [default: 1]
  -b, --audit-security-system-extension <AUDIT_SECURITY_SYSTEM_EXTENSION>                            [default: 1]
  -c, --audit-system-integrity <AUDIT_SYSTEM_INTEGRITY>                                              [default: 3]
  -d, --audit-ipsec-driver <AUDIT_IPSEC_DRIVER>                                                      [default: 3]
  -e, --audit-other-system-events <AUDIT_OTHER_SYSTEM_EVENTS>                                        [default: 3]
  -f, --audit-logon <AUDIT_LOGON>                                                                    [default: 3]
  -g, --audit-logoff <AUDIT_LOGOFF>                                                                  [default: 1]
  -i, --audit-account-lockout <AUDIT_ACCOUNT_LOCKOUT>                                                [default: 2]
      --audit-ipsec-main-mode <AUDIT_IPSEC_MAIN_MODE>                                                [default: 4]
      --audit-ipsec-quick-mode <AUDIT_IPSEC_QUICK_MODE>                                              [default: 4]
      --audit-ipsec-extended-mode <AUDIT_IPSEC_EXTENDED_MODE>                                        [default: 4]
  -j, --audit-special-logon <AUDIT_SPECIAL_LOGON>                                                    [default: 1]
  -k, --audit-other-logon-logoff-events <AUDIT_OTHER_LOGON_LOGOFF_EVENTS>                            [default: 3]
      --audit-network-policy-server <AUDIT_NETWORK_POLICY_SERVER>                                    [default: 4]
      --audit-user-device-claims <AUDIT_USER_DEVICE_CLAIMS>                                          [default: 4]
  -l, --audit-group-membership <AUDIT_GROUP_MEMBERSHIP>                                              [default: 1]
      --audit-file-system <AUDIT_FILE_SYSTEM>                                                        [default: 4]
      --audit-registry <AUDIT_REGISTRY>                                                              [default: 4]
      --audit-kernel-object <AUDIT_KERNEL_OBJECT>                                                    [default: 4]
      --audit-sam <AUDIT_SAM>                                                                        [default: 4]
      --audit-application-generated <AUDIT_APPLICATION_GENERATED>                                    [default: 4]
      --audit-handle-manipulation <AUDIT_HANDLE_MANIPULATION>                                        [default: 4]
      --audit-file-share <AUDIT_FILE_SHARE>                                                          [default: 4]
      --audit-filtering-platform-packet-drop <AUDIT_FILTERING_PLATFORM_PACKET_DROP>                  [default: 4]
  -m, --audit-filtering-platform-connection <AUDIT_FILTERING_PLATFORM_CONNECTION>                    [default: 2]
  -n, --audit-other-object-access-events <AUDIT_OTHER_OBJECT_ACCESS_EVENTS>                          [default: 3]
      --audit-removable-storage <AUDIT_REMOVABLE_STORAGE>                                            [default: 4]
      --audit-central-access-policy-staging <AUDIT_CENTRAL_ACCESS_POLICY_STAGING>                    [default: 4]
      --audit-sensitive-privilege-use <AUDIT_SENSITIVE_PRIVILEGE_USE>                                [default: 4]
      --audit-non-sensitive-privilege-use <AUDIT_NON_SENSITIVE_PRIVILEGE_USE>                        [default: 4]
      --audit-other-privilege-use-events <AUDIT_OTHER_PRIVILEGE_USE_EVENTS>                          [default: 4]
  -p, --audit-process-creation <AUDIT_PROCESS_CREATION>                                              [default: 1]
      --audit-process-termination <AUDIT_PROCESS_TERMINATION>                                        [default: 4]
      --audit-dpapi-activity <AUDIT_DPAPI_ACTIVITY>                                                  [default: 4]
      --audit-rpc-activity <AUDIT_RPC_ACTIVITY>                                                      [default: 4]
  -q, --audit-plug-and-play-events <AUDIT_PLUG_AND_PLAY_EVENTS>                                      [default: 1]
      --audit-token-right-adjusted-events <AUDIT_TOKEN_RIGHT_ADJUSTED_EVENTS>                        [default: 4]
  -r, --audit-audit-policy-change <AUDIT_AUDIT_POLICY_CHANGE>                                        [default: 1]
  -s, --audit-authentication-policy-change <AUDIT_AUTHENTICATION_POLICY_CHANGE>                      [default: 1]
      --audit-authorization-policy-change <AUDIT_AUTHORIZATION_POLICY_CHANGE>                        [default: 4]
  -t, --audit-mpssvc-rulelevel-policy-change <AUDIT_MPSSVC_RULELEVEL_POLICY_CHANGE>                  [default: 1]
      --audit-filtering-platform-policy-change <AUDIT_FILTERING_PLATFORM_POLICY_CHANGE>              [default: 4]
      --audit-other-policy-change-events <AUDIT_OTHER_POLICY_CHANGE_EVENTS>                          [default: 4]
  -u, --audit-user-account-management <AUDIT_USER_ACCOUNT_MANAGEMENT>                                [default: 3]
  -w, --audit-security-group-management <AUDIT_SECURITY_GROUP_MANAGEMENT>                            [default: 1]
      --audit-distribution-group-management <AUDIT_DISTRIBUTION_GROUP_MANAGEMENT>                    [default: 4]
      --audit-application-group-management <AUDIT_APPLICATION_GROUP_MANAGEMENT>                      [default: 4]
  -x, --audit-credential-validation <AUDIT_CREDENTIAL_VALIDATION>                                    [default: 3]
  -y, --command-line-logging <COMMAND_LINE_LOGGING>                                                  [default: 1]
  -z, --no-legacy-audit <NO_LEGACY_AUDIT>                                                            [default: 1]
  -A, --script-block-logging <SCRIPT_BLOCK_LOGGING>                                                  [default: 1]
  -B, --script-block-invocation-logging <SCRIPT_BLOCK_INVOCATION_LOGGING>                            [default: 0]
  -C, --powershell-module-logging [<POWERSHELL_MODULE_LOGGING>...]                                   [default: "Microsoft.Powershell.* Microsoft.WSMan.Management ActiveDirectory"]
  -R, --audit-certification-services <AUDIT_CERTIFICATION_SERVICES>                                  [default: 3]
  -S, --audit-computer-account-management <AUDIT_COMPUTER_ACCOUNT_MANAGEMENT>                        [default: 1]
  -T, --audit-other-account-management-events <AUDIT_OTHER_ACCOUNT_MANAGEMENT_EVENTS>                [default: 1]
  -U, --audit-directory-service-access <AUDIT_DIRECTORY_SERVICE_ACCESS>                              [default: 2]
  -W, --audit-directory-service-changes <AUDIT_DIRECTORY_SERVICE_CHANGES>                            [default: 1]
      --audit-directory-service-replication <AUDIT_DIRECTORY_SERVICE_REPLICATION>                    [default: 4]
      --audit-detailed-directory-service-replication <AUDIT_DETAILED_DIRECTORY_SERVICE_REPLICATION>  [default: 4]
  -X, --audit-kerberos-service-ticket-operation <AUDIT_KERBEROS_SERVICE_TICKET_OPERATION>            [default: 3]
      --audit-other-account-logon-events <AUDIT_OTHER_ACCOUNT_LOGON_EVENTS>                          [default: 4]
  -Y, --audit-kerberos-authentication-service <AUDIT_KERBEROS_AUTHENTICATION_SERVICE>                [default: 3]
  -Z, --no-configuration
      --install <INSTALL>                                                                            [default: 0]
      --uninstall
  -h, --help                                                                                         Print help (see more with '--help')
  -V, --version                                                                                      Print version

Defaults

The default configurations made by this tool are as follows:

All Hosts

Configuration Type	Name	Configuration	Event ID	Category
Advanced Audit Policy	Security State Change	Success	4608 and 4616 and 4621	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	Security System Extension	Success	4610 and 4611 and 4614 and 4622 and 4697	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	System Integrity	Success and Failure	4612 and 4615 and 4618 and 4816 and 5038 and 5056 and 5062 and 5057 and 5060 and 5061 and 6281 and 6410	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	IpSec Driver	Success and Failure	4960 and 4961 and 4962 and 4963 and 4965 and 5479 and 5479 and 5480 and 5483 and 5484 and 5485	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	Other System Events	Success and Failure	5024 and 5025 and 5027 and 5028 and 5029 and 5030 and 5032 and 5033 and 5034 and 5035 and 5037 and 5058 and 5059 and 6400 and 6401 and 6402 and 6403 and 6404 and 6405 and 6406 and 6407 and 6408 and 6409	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	Logon	Success and Failure	4624 and 4625 and 4648 and 4675	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	Logoff	Success	4634 and 4647	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	Account Lockout	Failure	4625	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	Special Logon	Success	4694 and 4672	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	Other Logon/Logoff Events	Success and Failure	4649 and 4778 and 4779 and 4800 and 4801 and 4802 and 4803 and 5378 and 5632 and 5633	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	Group Memebership	Success	4627	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	Filtering Platform Connection	Failure	5031 and 5155 and 5157 and 5159	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	Other Object Access Events	Success and Failure	4691 and 5148 and 5149 and 4698 and 4699 and 4700 and 4701 and 4702 and 5888 and 5889 and 5890	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	Process Creation	Success	4688	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	Plug and Play Events	Success	6416 and 6419 and 6420 and 6421 and 6422 and 6423 and 6424	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	Audit Policy Change	Success	4902 and 4907 and 4904 and 4905 and 4715 and 4719 and 4817 and 4906 and 4908 and 4912	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	Authentication Policy Change	Success	4670 and 4706 and 4707 and 4716 and 4713 and 4717 and 4718 and 4739 and 4864 and 4865 and 4866 and 4867	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	MPSSVC Rule-Level Policy Change	Success	4944 and 4945 and 4946 and 4947 and 4948 and 4949 and 4950 and 4954 and 4956	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	User Account Management	Success and Failure	4720 and 4722 and 4723 and 4724 and 4725 and 4726 and 4738 and 4740 and 4765 and 4766 and 4767 and 4780 and 4781 and 4794 and 4798 and 5376 and 5377	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	Security Group Management	Success	4731 and 4732 and 4733 and 4734 and 4735 and 4764 and 4799 and 4727	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	Credential Validation	Success and Failure	4774 and 4775 and 4776 and 4777	Security

Configuration Type	Name	Configuration
Registry	HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\Audit\ProcessCreationIncludeCmdLine_Enabled	1
Registry	HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\scenoapplylegacyauditpolicy	1
Registry	HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Powershell\ScriptBlockLogging\EnableScriptBlockLogging	1
Registry	HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Powershell\ScriptBlockLogging\EnableScriptBlockInvocationLogging	0
Registry	HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Powershell\ModuleLogging\EnableModuleLogging	1
Registry	HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Powershell\ModuleLogging\ModuleNames\*	Microsoft.Powershell.* Microsoft.WSMan.Management ActiveDirectory

Domain Controllers

Configuration Type	Name	Configuration	Event ID	Category
Advanced Audit Policy	Certification Services	Success and Failure	4868 and 4869 and 4870 and 4871 and 4872 and 4873 and 4874 and 4875 and 4876 and 4877 and 4878 and 4879 and 4880 and 4881 and 4882 and 4883 and 4884 and 4885 and 4886 and 4887 and 4888 and 4889 and 4890 and 4891 and 4892 and 4893 and 4894 and 4895 and 4896 and 4897 and 4898	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	Computer Account Management	Success	4741 and 4742 and 4743	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	Other Account Management Events	Success	4782 and 4793	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	Directory Service Access	Success and Failure	4661 and 4662	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	Directory Service Changes	Success	5316 and 5317 and 5318 and 5319 and 5141	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	Kerberos Service Ticket Operation	Success and Failure	4769 and 4770 and 4773	Security
Advanced Audit Policy	Kerberos Authentication Service	Success and Failure	4768 and 4771 and 4772	Security

Domain Controller Functionality

This tool can determine through WMI if the host on which it is running is a domain controller or not.
Because of this, the tool will only apply the Domain Controller (DC) audit policies when it detects the host is a DC.

Acknowledgements

Shout out to all the members of the Black Hills InfoSec (BHIS) SOC that have shared their knowledge and expertise.
Special thanks to Nick Caswell, Jordan Drysdale, and Kent Ickler for their research in the BHIS SOC that was foundational for this tool.

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Contributors

• Kiersten Gross
• Ashwin Balasubramanya
• Tom DeJong
• Neeraj Shetty

License

GPLv3