W2K Auditing / Intrusion Detection

1. W2K Auditing / Intrusion Detection Secure Labs

2. Overview • What is Auditing / Effective Auditing • Auditing Strategy / Intrusion Detection Strategy • W2K Auditing Functionality / Event Logs • Audit Policy / Group Policy • Types of Auditing • Utilities and Tools • What to look for ? • Questions ?

3. Windows 2000 Security Features • Active Directory • Kerberose • Encrypting File System (EFS) • Public Key Certificate Manager • Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) • Enhanced VPN (L2TP) • Enhanced Access Control • Enhanced Auditing Subsystem

4. What is Auditing • Auditing tracks the activity of users and processes by recording selected types of events in the logs of a server or workstation. • Will provide information required to spot attempted attacks, to investigate what happened when an incident occurred, and to possibly provide evidence in support of an investigation

5. Without Auditing • Finding security problems can be difficult if not impossible • You cannot fix it – if you don’t know about it ! • System will remain open or vulnerable to attack

6. What is an Event ? • Any significant occurrence in a system that requires notification • Example • Service did not start • Driver did not load • Information from an application • Logon Failure

7. What is Intrusion Detection (ID) ? • The ability to detect inappropriate, incorrect, or anomalous activity • www.sans.org/newlook/resources/IDFAQ/ID_FAQ.htm

8. Host vs. Network Based ID • Host based ID involves loading software(s) on the system to be monitored • Uses log files or auditing agents for information • Network based ID monitors actual network traffic (packets) • Uses packets as the source of information

9. Effective Auditing Infrastructure Security Policy Execution

10. Lan / Wan (Entry Points)

11. Security Entities (External)

12. Security Entities (Internal)

13. Auditing Strategy • Why are you auditing ? • Do you need different policy for different systems ? • Who is responsible for log collection and analysis ? • Who should have access to the audit logs ? • Is the loss of some audit information acceptable ?

14. Auditing Strategy (cont.) • Who reviews the logs ? How long should you keep them ? • What is the escalation procedure should an intrusion be detected ? • Does the discovery of certain events require immediate actions ? • Do audit logs need to be collected and analyzed centrally ? • Will the logs be used for legal action ?

15. Effective Auditing • Auditing • Vulnerability Management • Checking current configuration against a defined baseline • Threat Management • Real-time detection of a threat or actual intrusion • Collection and Analysis Management • Ability to reveal information related to use and abuse

16. Effective Auditing (cont.) • Too Much Auditing • Performance Impact • Could hide significant events • The first rule in Auditing is “Restraint” • Too Little Auditing • Not effective

17. W2K Audit Logs • Application • System • Security • Directory Service • File Replication • DNS Server

18. Audit Log Categories • Error • Loss of functionality or data, service failure • Warning • Recoverable events; not immediately urgent • Information • Successful operation (Application, Service or Driver) • Success Audit • Failure Audit

19. W2K Audit Log Properties • Group Policy is recommended method to set audit log properties • Only the Application, System and Security log settings can be set via Group Policy • Settings include; • Overwrite events as needed • Overwrite events older than x days • Do not overwrite events (clear manually)

20. W2K Audit Log Properties (cont.) • Halting the system when the Security Log is full • If the Security Log reaches maximum size, by default the system will stop auditing • CrashOnAuditFail • Can be used to stop the system (Blue Screen) if auditing cannot continue • Could result in a Denial of Service • An Administrator must sign on to the system, backup and clear the audit log then reset the registry value • Use this option only in the most extreme situation

21. Microsoft Recommendations (Log Size)

22. Event Viewer • View audit information for all logs • Manage audit logs (View, Export and Archive) • Apply filters to current view • Configure audit log properties • Open saved audit logs (.EVT)

23. Event Log Security • Access to the event logs is controlled to prevent unauthorized modification or viewing • Four Type of Accounts are used for the logs; • LocalSystem • Administrator • ServerOperator • Everyone

24. Event Log Security (cont.) LOG Application Access Application LocalSystem R, W, C Administrator R, W, C ServerOp R, W, C Everyone R, W

25. Event Log Security (cont.) LOG Application Access Security LocalSystem R, W, C Administrator R, C Everyone

26. Event Log Security (cont.) LOG Application Access System LocalSystem R, W, C Administrator R, W, C ServerOp R, C Everyone R

27. Event Log Security (cont.) • Only the LocalSystem account can write to the Security Log • On domain controllers these permissions extend to the three additional logs • Administrators can only manage the Security Log if they have the proper privileges • Registry keys can further prevent Guest accounts from access (RestrictGuestAccess = 1)

28. Configuring Audit Policy • Two Stage Process • Set high-level audit policy • Which events to audit ? • Set auditing on specific objects • What objects ? • No audit policy is turned on by default

29. Configuring Audit Policy (cont.) • Event Categories • Audit Account Logon Events • This will record the success or failure of a user to authenticate to the local computer across the network • Audit Account Management • This audits the creation, modification or deletion of user accounts or groups

30. Configuring Audit Policy (cont.) • Event Categories (cont.) • Audit Directory Service Access • Administrators can monitor access to Active Directory • Only available on Domain Controllers • Audit Logon Events • Records the success or failure of a user to interactively log on to the local computer • Audit Object Access • Records the successful or failed attempts to access a specific object such as directory, file and printer objects

31. Configuring Audit Policy (cont.) • Event Categories (cont.) • Audit Policy Change • Records any successful or failed attempts to make high level changes to security policy – including privilege assignments and audit policy changes • Audit Privilege Use • Records all successful and failed attempts to use a privilege

32. Configuring Audit Policy (cont.) • Event Categories (cont.) • Audit Process Tracking • Provide detailed tracking information for events such as process activation handle dups, indirect object access and exits from processes • Audit System Events • Records events that affect the security of the whole system

33. Audit Privileges • To be able to implement and configure audit policy settings, you must have the following privileges; • Generate Security Audits • Allows a process to make entries to the Security Log • Managing Auditing and Security Log • Allows a user to specify object access auditing options

34. Group Policy • Allows central management of W2K computers • Domain Group Policy will override Local Policy • Group Policy Objects (GPO) • A collection of configuration settings • Computer Configuration • Settings applied at boot time • User Configuration • Settings applied at logon time • W2K reapplies Group Policy at specified intervals

35. Group Policy (cont.) • Hierarchy • Apply configuration of local computers GPO • Apply configuration of computers site-linked GPO • Apply configuration of domain-linked GPO • Apply configuration of computers OU-linked GPO • GPO settings can conflict, last applied wins • Setting can be set to “Not Configured”

36. Configuring Object Auditing • Each object has a Security Descriptor associated with it that details the Groups or users that can access the object, and the types of access granted to those groups and users (DACL)-discretionary access control list • Each Security descriptor also contains auditing information (SACL)-system access control list

37. Auditing File and Folder Objects • Must be a NTFS file system • Must specify the files or folders to audit • Must specify the action that will trigger the audit event • Must be logged on as a member of the Administrators group to enable auditing

38. Type of Folder Access • Displaying names of files in the folder • Displaying the folders attributes • Changing the folders attributes • Creating subdirectories and files • Going to the folders subdirectories • Displaying the folders owners and permissions • Deleting the folder • Changing the folders permissions • Changing the folders ownership

39. Type of File Access • Displaying the files data • Displaying the files attributes • Displaying the files owner and Permissions • Changing the file • Changing the files attributes • Running the file • Deleting the file • Changing the file permissions • Changing the files ownership

40. Setup Auditing on a File or Folder • Open Windows Explorer • Locate the File or Folder • Right Click, Select Properties, Select Security Tab • Select Advanced, Select Audit Tab • Select Add • Type the name of the User, Select OK • Under Access, Select Successful, Failure or Both • To prevent other Folders/Files from inheriting these audit entries, Select “Apply These Auditing Entries to Objects and/or Containers Within This Container Only”

41. Auditing Printers • Options for Print Object Auditing • Print • Manage Printers • Manage Documents • Read Permissions • Change Permissions • Take Ownership

42. Auditing the Registry • Options for Registry Auditing • Query Value • Set Value • Create Subkey • Enumerate Subkeys • Notify • Create Link • Delete • Write DACL • Write Owner • Read Control

43. Auditing DHCP • Windows 2000 Server has enhanced DHCP Auditing • Can specify the dir path of the DHCP log files • Can specify a maximum size restriction in mb for all audit logs managed by the DHCP service • Can specify an interval for writes to the audit log before checking available disk space • Can specify minimum disk requirements to continue DHCP auditing • Can disable / enable audit logging at each DHCP server

44. Auditing Message Queues • Audit messages for a single Message Queue object get logged on the computer that performs the operation. Therefore, audit messages for Message Queue objects may be scattered around the network • Audit messages are only created when a queue is accessed, not each time a message is received or sent

45. Auditing IPSEC Security • Can be filtered using “Oakley” in the Security log

46. Microsoft Audit Recommendations • See Excel Spreadsheet

47. Windows 2000 Resource Kit • Error and Event Messages (Help File) • Logevent.exe • Utility to add entries to the Event Log • Cyber Safe Log Analyst • Event Log analysis tool w/ reporting • W2000events.mdb • Access DB of all events for the System, Security and Applications logs • AuditPol.exe • Command line utility to change audit policy

48. Windows 2000 Resource Kit (cont.) • Elogdmp.exe • Event log query tool • Dumpel.exe • Event log dump utility w/ filter capabilities; Dumps to tab separated text file • Uptime.exe • Event log utility to determine Availability, Reliability and current Uptime • Can also monitor Service Pack and OS Failures

49. Security Config & Analysis Tool • The Security Configuration Tool Set allows you to configure security, and then perform periodic analysis of the system to ensure that the configuration remains intact or to make necessary changes over time

50. Managing Logs - Export Log • Use Event View MMC to export the current view on the log to a text file • Will use current filter settings