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IISW-SI-000209: Sufficient website log records to establish identity

The IIS 8.5 web site must produce log records containing sufficient information to establish the identity of any user, subject, or process associated with an event.
To check compliance with IISW-SI-000209, complete the following steps on each site hosted on the IIS 8.5 web server:
  1. Open the IIS 8.5 web server IIS 8.5 Manager.
  2. Under 
    IIS
    , double-click the 
    Logging 
    icon.
  3. Under 
    Log File
    , verify that the 
    Format:
     field is configured to 
    W3C
    .
  4. Click 
    Fields
    .
  5. Under 
    Standard Fields
    , verify that the 
    User Agent
    User Name
    , and 
    Referrer 
    fields are selected.
  6. Under 
    Custom Fields
    , verify that the following fields are selected:
    • Server Variable >> HTTP_USER_AGENT
    • Request Header >> User-Agent
    • Request Header >> Authorization
    • Response Header >> Content-Type
If any of the above fields are not selected, your application is not compliant.
If your application is not compliant, complete the following steps on each site hosted on the IIS 8.5 web server:
  1. Open the IIS 8.5 web server IIS 8.5 Manager.
  2. Under 
    IIS
    , double-click the 
    Logging 
    icon.
  3. Under Log File, set the 
    Format:
     field to 
    W3C
    .
  4. Click 
    Fields
    .
  5. Under 
    Standard Fields
    , select the 
    User Agent
    User Name
    , and 
    Referrer 
    fields.
  6. Under 
    Custom Fields
    , select the following fields:
    • Server Variable >> HTTP_USER_AGENT
    • Request Header >> User-Agent
    • Request Header >> Authorization
    • Response Header >> Content-Type
  7. Click 
    OK
    .
  8. In the Actions pane, click 
    Apply
    .