Windows Security Event Logs Cheatsheet
Windows Security Event Logs Cheatsheet
Windows 2000/XP and 513 - Windows is shutting down 577 - Privileged Service Called
514 - An authentication package has been loaded 578 - Privileged object operation
Windows Server 2003 by the Local Security Authority 592 - A new process has been created
515 - A trusted logon process has registered with 593 - A process has exited
According to the version of Windows the Local Security Authority 594 - A handle to an object has been duplicated
installed on the system under 516 - Internal resources allocated for the queuing 595 - Indirect access to an object has been
investigation, the number and types of of audit messages have been exhausted, leading obtained
to the loss of some audits 596 - Backup of data protection master key
events will differ, so the events logged
517 - The audit log was cleared 600 - A process was assigned a primary token
by a Windows XP machine may be
518 - A notification package has been loaded by 601 - Attempt to install service
incompatible with an event log analysis the Security Account Manager 602 - Scheduled Task created
tool designed for Windows 8. 519 - A process is using an invalid local procedure 608 - User Right Assigned
call (LPC) port 609 - User Right Removed
For example, Event ID 551 on a 520 - The system time was changed 610 - New Trusted Domain
Windows XP machine refers to a logoff 521 - Unable to log events to security log 611 - Removing Trusted Domain
event; the Windows 7 equivalent is 528 - Successful Logon 612 - Audit Policy Change
Event ID 4647. 529 - Logon Failure - Unknown user name or bad 613 - IPSec policy agent started
password 614 - IPSec policy agent disabled
530 - Logon Failure - Account logon time 615 - IPSEC PolicyAgent Service
restriction violation 616 - IPSec policy agent encountered a
531 - Logon Failure - Account currently disabled potentially serious failure.
532 - Logon Failure - The specified user account 617 - Kerberos Policy Changed
has expired 618 - Encrypted Data Recovery Policy Changed
533 - Logon Failure - User not allowed to logon at 619 - Quality of Service Policy Changed
this computer 620 - Trusted Domain Information Modified
534 - Logon Failure - The user has not been 621 - System Security Access Granted
granted the requested logon type at this machine 622 - System Security Access Removed
535 - Logon Failure - The specified account's 623 - Per User Audit Policy was refreshed
password has expired
624 - User Account Created
536 - Logon Failure - The NetLogon component is
625 - User Account Type Changed
not active
626 - User Account Enabled
537 - Logon failure - The logon attempt failed for
627 - Change Password Attempt
other reasons.
628 - User Account password set
538 - User Logoff
629 - User Account Disabled
539 - Logon Failure - Account locked out
630 - User Account Deleted
540 - Successful Network Logon
631 - Security Enabled Global Group Created
551 - User initiated logoff
632 - Security Enabled Global Group Member
552 - Logon attempt using explicit credentials
Added
560 - Object Open
633 - Security Enabled Global Group Member
561 - Handle Allocated
Removed
562 - Handle Closed
634 - Security Enabled Global Group Deleted
563 - Object Open for Delete
635 - Security Enabled Local Group Created
564 - Object Deleted
636 - Security Enabled Local Group Member
565 - Object Open (Active Directory) Added
566 - Object Operation (Active Directory) 637 - Security Enabled Local Group Member
567 - Object Access Attempt Removed