4714(S): Encrypted data recovery policy was changed.
Subcategory: Audit Other Policy Change Events
Event Description:
This event generates when a Data Recovery Agent group policy for Encrypting File System (EFS) has changed.
This event generates when a Data Recovery Agent certificate or Data Recovery Agent policy was changed for the computer or device.
In the background, this event generates when the \HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\EFS\EfsBlob registry value is changed during a Group Policy update.
Note For recommendations, see Security Monitoring Recommendations for this event.
Event XML:
- <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
- <System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing" Guid="{54849625-5478-4994-a5ba-3e3b0328c30d}" />
<EventID>4714</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>0</Level>
<Task>13573</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8020000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2015-10-08T05:27:40.740602500Z" />
<EventRecordID>1080883</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="524" ThreadID="4856" />
<Channel>Security</Channel>
<Computer>DC01.contoso.local</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
- <ProcessingErrorData>
<ErrorCode>13</ErrorCode>
<DataItemName>SubjectUserSid</DataItemName>
<EventPayload />
</ProcessingErrorData>
</Event>
Required Server Roles: None.
Minimum OS Version: Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista.
Event Versions: 0.
Security Monitoring Recommendations
For 4714(S): Encrypted data recovery policy was changed.
- We recommend monitoring this event and if the change was not planned, investigate the reason for the change.