Windows Server 2025 must be configured to audit registry successes.

Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, analyze compromises that have occurred, and detect attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Credential validation records events related to validation tests on credentials for a user account logon.

Verify Audit Registry auditing is enabled:

Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Advanced Audit Policy Configuration >> System Audit Policies >> Object Access >> Audit Registry.

If "Audit Registry" is not set to "Success", this is a finding.

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Advanced Audit Policy Configuration >> System Audit Policies >> Object Access >> "Audit Registry" with "Success" selected.