STIGUI
V-254358CAT II — Medium severitySV-254358r958752_rule

Windows Server 2022 Application event log size must be configured to 32768 KB or greater.

Rule version WN22-CC-000270 · STIG v2 · 2026-08-19

Discussion

Inadequate log size will cause the log to fill up quickly. This may prevent audit events from being recorded properly and require frequent attention by administrative personnel.

Check

If the system is configured to write events directly to an audit server, this is NA.

If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\EventLog\Application\

Value Name: MaxSize

Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0x00008000 (32768) (or greater)

Fix

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Event Log Service >> Application >> Specify the maximum log file size (KB) to "Enabled" with a "Maximum Log Size (KB)" of "32768" or greater.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-254358
Group title
SRG-OS-000341-GPOS-00132
Rule ID
SV-254358r958752_rule
Check ID
C-57843r848888_chk
Fix ID
F-57794r848889_fix