Details of the event with ID 4890 of the source Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing
| Event Source: | Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing |
| Event ID: | 4890 (0x131A) |
| Event log: | Security |
| Event type: | Information |
| Event text (English): | The certificate manager settings for Certificate Services changed. Enable: %1 %2 |
| Event text (German): | Die Zertifikatverwaltungseinstellungen für die Zertifikatdienste wurden geändert. Aktivieren: %1 %2 |
Parameter
The parameters contained in the event text are filled with the following fields:
- %1: EnableRestrictedPermissions (win:UnicodeString)
- %2: RestrictedPermissions (win:UnicodeString)
- %3: SubjectUserSid (win:SID)
- %4: SubjectUserName (win:UnicodeString)
- %5: SubjectDomainName (win:UnicodeString)
- %6: SubjectLogonId (win:HexInt64)
In contrast to operational events, which are often understood under the term "monitoring", auditing for the certification authority is the configuration of logging of security-relevant events.
Description
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Security assessment
The security assessment is based on the three dimensions of confidentiality, integrity and availability.
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Microsoft's rating
Microsoft evaluates this event in the Securing Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Whitepaper with a severity rating of "Severe".
The reasoning behind this is:
May indicate tampering with permissions with what users are able to enroll on behalf of other users, commonly used to issue smart card certificates.
Related links:
- Overview of audit events generated by the certification authority
- Overview of the audit events generated by the Online Responder (OCSP)
External sources
- Securing Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) (Microsoft)