Q174074: Security Event Descriptions

Article: Q174074
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:3.5,3.51,4.0
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Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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This article contains descriptions of various security-related and auditing-
related events, and tips for interpreting them.

These events will all appear in the Security event log and will be logged with a
source of "Security."

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  Event ID: 512
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Windows NT is starting up.

  Event ID: 513
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Windows NT is shutting down. All logon sessions will be
            terminated by this shutdown.

  Event ID: 514
      Type: Success Audit
Description: An authentication package has been loaded by the Local
            Security Authority. This authentication package will be
            used to authenticate logon attempts.
            Authentication Package Name: %1

  Event ID: 515
      Type: Success Audit
Description: A trusted logon process has registered with the Local
            Security Authority. This logon process will be trusted to
            submit logon requests.
            Logon Process Name: %1

  Event ID: 516
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Internal resources allocated for the queuing of audit
            messages have been exhausted, leading to the loss of some
            audits.
            Number of audit messages discarded: %1

  Event ID: 517
      Type: Success Audit
Description: The audit log was cleared
            Primary User Name: %1      Primary Domain: %2
            Primary Logon ID: %3       Client User Name: %4
            Client Domain: %5          Client Logon ID: %6

  Event ID: 518
      Type: Success Audit
Description: A notification package has been loaded by the Security
            Account Manager. This package will be notified of any
            account or password changes.
            Notification Package Name: %1

  Event ID: 528
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Successful Logon:
            User Name: %1             Domain: %2
            Logon ID: %3              Logon Type: %4
            Logon Process: %5         Authentication Package: %6
            Workstation Name: %7

  Event ID: 529
      Type: Failure Audit
Description: Logon Failure:
            Reason: Unknown user name or bad password
            User Name: %1              Domain: %2
            Logon Type: %3             Logon Process: %4
            Authentication Package: %5 Workstation Name: %6

  Event ID: 530
      Type: Failure Audit
Description: Logon Failure:
            Reason: Account logon time restriction violation
            User Name: %1              Domain: %2
            Logon Type: %3             Logon Process: %4
            Authentication Package: %5 Workstation Name: %6

  Event ID: 531
      Type: Failure Audit
Description: Logon Failure:
            Reason: Account currently disabled
            User Name: %1              Domain: %2
            Logon Type: %3             Logon Process: %4
            Authentication Package: %5 Workstation Name: %6

  Event ID: 532
      Type: Failure Audit
Description: Logon Failure:
            Reason: The specified user account has expired
            User Name: %1              Domain: %2
            Logon Type: %3             Logon Process: %4
            Authentication Package: %5 Workstation Name: %6

  Event ID: 533
      Type: Failure Audit
Description: Logon Failure:
            Reason: User not allowed to logon at this computer
            User Name: %1              Domain: %2
            Logon Type: %3             Logon Process: %4
            Authentication Package: %5 Workstation Name: %6

  Event ID: 534
      Type: Failure Audit
Description: Logon Failure:
            Reason: The user has not been granted the requested logon
            type at this machine
            User Name: %1              Domain: %2
            Logon Type: %3             Logon Process: %4
            Authentication Package: %5 Workstation Name: %6

  Event ID: 535
      Type: Failure Audit
Description: Logon Failure:
            Reason: The specified account's password has expired
            User Name: %1              Domain: %2
            Logon Type: %3             Logon Process: %4
            Authentication Package: %5 Workstation Name: %6

  Event ID: 536
      Type: Failure Audit
Description: Logon Failure:
            Reason: The NetLogon component is not active
            User Name: %1              Domain: %2
            Logon Type: %3             Logon Process: %4
            Authentication Package: %5 Workstation Name: %6

  Event ID: 537
      Type: Failure Audit
Description: Logon Failure:
            Reason: An unexpected error occurred during logon
            User Name: %1              Domain: %2
            Logon Type: %3             Logon Process: %4
            Authentication Package: %5 Workstation Name: %6

  Event ID: 538
      Type: Success Audit
Description: User Logoff:
            User Name: %1             Domain: %2
            Logon ID: %3              Logon Type: %4

  Event ID: 539
      Type: Failure Audit
Description: Logon Failure:
            Reason: Account locked out
            User Name: %1              Domain: %2
            Logon Type: %3             Logon Process: %4
            Authentication Package: %5 Workstation Name: %6

  Event ID: 560
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Object Open:
            Object Server: %1          Object Type: %2
            Object Name: %3            New Handle ID: %4
            Operation ID: {%5,%6}
            Process ID: %7             Primary User Name: %8
            Primary Domain: %9         Primary Logon ID: %10
            Client User Name: %11      Client Domain: %12
            Client Logon ID: %13       Accesses %14
            Privileges %15

  Event ID: 561
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Handle Allocated:
            Handle ID: %1              Operation ID: {%2,%3}
            Process ID: %4

  Event ID: 562
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Handle Closed:
            Object Server: %1          Handle ID: %2
            Process ID: %3

  Event ID: 563
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Object Open for Delete:
            Object Server: %1          Object   Type: %2
            Object Name: %3            New Handle ID: %4
            Operation ID: {%5,%6}
            Process ID: %7             Primary User Name: %8
            Primary Domain: %9         Primary Logon ID: %10
            Client User Name: %11      Client Domain: %12
            Client Logon ID: %13       Accesses %14
            Privileges %15

  Event ID: 564
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Object Deleted:
            Object Server: %1          Handle ID: %2
            Process ID: %3

  Event ID: 576
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Special privileges assigned to new logon:
            User Name: %1             Domain: %2
            Logon ID: %3              Assigned: %4

  Event ID: 577
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Privileged Service Called:
            Server: %1              Service: %2
            Primary User Name: %3      Primary Domain: %4
            Primary Logon ID: %5       Client User Name: %6
            Client Domain: %7          Client Logon ID: %8
            Privileges: %9

  Event ID: 578
      Type: Failure Audit
Description: Privileged object operation:
            Object Server: %1          Object Handle: %2
            Process ID: %3             Primary User Name: %4
            Primary Domain: %5         Primary Logon ID: %6
            Client User Name: %7       Client Domain: %8
            Client Logon ID: %9        Privileges: %10

  Event ID: 592
      Type: Success Audit
Description: A new process has been created:
            New Process ID: %1         Image File Name: %2
            Creator Process ID: %3     User Name: %4
            Domain: %5                 Logon ID: %6

  Event ID: 593
      Type: Success Audit
Description: A process has exited:
            Process ID: %1             User Name: %2
            Domain: %3              Logon ID: %4

  Event ID: 594
      Type: Success Audit
Description: A handle to an object has been duplicated:
            Source Handle ID: %1       Source Process ID: %2
            Target Handle ID: %3       Target Process ID: %4

  Event ID: 595
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Indirect access to an object has been obtained:
            Object   Type: %1          Object Name: %2
            Process ID: %3             Primary User Name: %4
            Primary Domain: %5         Primary Logon ID: %6
            Client User Name: %7       Client Domain: %8
            Client Logon ID: %9        Accesses: %10

  Event ID: 608
      Type: Success Audit
Description: User Right Assigned:
            User Right: %1             Assigned To: %2
            Assigned By:
            User Name: %3              Domain: %4
            Logon ID: %5

  Event ID: 609
      Type: Success Audit
Description: User Right Removed:
            User Right: %1             Removed From: %2
            Removed By:
            User Name: %3              Domain: %4
            Logon ID: %5

  Event ID: 610
      Type: Success Audit
Description: New Trusted Domain:
            Domain Name: %1            Domain ID: %2
            Established By:
            User Name: %3              Domain: %4
            Logon ID: %5

  Event ID: 611
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Removing Trusted Domain:
            Domain Name: %1            Domain ID: %2
            Removed By:
            User Name: %3              Domain: %4
            Logon ID: %5

  Event ID: 612
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Audit Policy Change:
            New Policy:
            Success   Failure
              %1         %2    System
              %3         %4    Logon/Logoff
              %5         %6    Object Access
              %7         %8    Privilege Use
              %9        %10    Detailed Tracking
             %11        %12    Policy Change
             %13        %14    Account Management
            Changed By:
            User Name: %15             Domain Name: %16
            Logon ID: %17

  Event ID: 624
      Type: Success Audit
Description: User Account Created:
            New Account Name: %1       New Domain: %2
            New Account ID: %3         Caller User Name: %4
            Caller Domain: %5          Caller Logon ID: %6
            Privileges %7

  Event ID: 625
      Type: Success Audit
Description: User Account Type Change:
            Target Account Name: %1    Target Domain: %2
            Target Account ID: %3      New Type: %4
            Caller User Name: %5       Caller Domain: %6
            Caller Logon ID: %7

  Event ID: 626
      Type: Success Audit
Description: User Account Enabled:
            Target Account Name: %1    Target Domain: %2
            Target Account ID: %3      Caller User Name: %4
            Caller Domain: %5          Caller Logon ID: %6

  Event ID: 627
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Change Password Attempt:
            Target Account Name: %1    Target Domain: %2
            Target Account ID: %3      Caller User Name: %4
            Caller Domain: %5          Caller Logon ID: %6
            Privileges: %7

  Event ID: 628
      Type: Success Audit
Description: User Account password set:
            Target Account Name: %1    Target Domain: %2
            Target Account ID: %3      Caller User Name: %4
            Caller Domain: %5          Caller Logon ID: %6

  Event ID: 629
      Type: Success Audit
Description: User Account Disabled:
            Target Account Name: %1    Target Domain: %2
            Target Account ID: %3      Caller User Name: %4
            Caller Domain: %5          Caller Logon ID: %6

  Event ID: 630
      Type: Success Audit
Description: User Account Deleted:
            Target Account Name: %1    Target Domain: %2
            Target Account ID: %3      Caller User Name: %4
            Caller Domain: %5          Caller Logon ID: %6
            Privileges: %7

  Event ID: 631
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Global Group Created:
            New Account Name: %1       New Domain: %2
            New Account ID: %3         Caller User Name: %4
            Caller Domain: %5          Caller Logon ID: %6
            Privileges: %7

  Event ID: 632
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Global Group Member Added:
            Member: %1                 Target Account Name: %2
            Target Domain: %3          Target Account ID: %4
            Caller User Name: %5       Caller Domain: %6
            Caller Logon ID: %7        Privileges: %8

  Event ID: 633
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Global Group Member Removed:
            Member: %1                 Target Account Name: %2
            Target Domain: %3          Target Account ID: %4
            Caller User Name: %5       Caller Domain: %6
            Caller Logon ID: %7        Privileges: %8

  Event ID: 634
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Global Group Deleted:
            Target Account Name: %1    Target Domain: %2
            Target Account ID: %3      Caller User Name: %4
            Caller Domain: %5          Caller Logon ID: %6
            Privileges: %7

  Event ID: 635
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Local Group Created:
            New Account Name: %1       New Domain: %2
            New Account ID: %3         Caller User Name: %4
            Caller Domain: %5          Caller Logon ID: %6
            Privileges: %7

  Event ID: 636
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Local Group Member Added:
            Member: %1                 Target Account Name: %2
            Target Domain: %3          Target Account ID: %4
            Caller User Name: %5       Caller Domain: %6
            Caller Logon ID: %7        Privileges: %8

  Event ID: 637
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Local Group Member Removed:
            Member: %1                 Target Account Name: %2
            Target Domain: %3          Target Account ID: %4
            Caller User Name: %5       Caller Domain: %6
            Caller Logon ID: %7        Privileges: %8

  Event ID: 638
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Local Group Deleted:
            Target Account Name: %1    Target Domain: %2
            Target Account ID: %3      Caller User Name: %4
            Caller Domain: %5          Caller Logon ID: %6
            Privileges: %7

  Event ID: 639
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Local Group Changed:
            Target Account Name: %1    Target Domain: %2
            Target Account ID: %3      Caller User Name: %4
            Caller Domain: %5          Caller Logon ID: %6
            Privileges: %7

  Event ID: 640
      Type: Success Audit
Description: General Account Database Change:
            Type of change: %1         Object Type: %2
            Object Name: %3            Object ID: %4
            Caller User Name: %5       Caller Domain: %6
            Caller Logon ID: %7

  Event ID: 641
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Global Group Changed:
            Target Account Name: %1    Target Domain: %2
            Target Account ID: %3      Caller User Name: %4
            Caller Domain: %5          Caller Logon ID: %6
            Privileges: %7

  Event ID: 642
      Type: Success Audit
Description: User Account Changed:
            Target Account Name: %1    Target Domain: %2
            Target Account ID: %3      Caller User Name: %4
            Caller Domain: %5          Caller Logon ID: %6
            Privileges: %7

  Event ID: 643
      Type: Success Audit
Description: Domain Policy Changed:
            Domain: %1                 Domain ID: %2
            Caller User Name: %3       Caller Domain: %4
            Caller Logon ID: %5        Privileges: %6

  Event ID: 644
Event Type: Success Audit
Description: User Account Locked Out
Target Account Name:  %1   Target Account ID: %2
Caller Machine Name:  %3    Caller User Name:  %4
Caller Domain:      %5        Caller Logon ID:  %6


Additional query words: hack sec evt

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Version           : winnt:3.5,3.51,4.0
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbinfo

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