| Event Source: | Microsoft Windows Security Auditing |
| Event ID: | 4873 (0x1309) |
| Event log: | Security |
| Event type: | Information |
| Event text (English): | A certificate request extension changed. Request ID: %1 Name: %2 Type: %3 Flags: %4 Data: %5 |
| Event text (German): | A certificate request extension has been changed. Request ID: %1 Name: %2 Type: %3 Flag: %4 Data: %5 |
Parameter
The parameters contained in the event text are filled with the following fields:
- %1: RequestId (win:UnicodeString)
- %2: ExtensionName (win:UnicodeString)
- %3: ExtensionDataType (win:UnicodeString)
- %4: ExtensionPolicyFlags (win:UnicodeString)
- %5: ExtensionData (win:UnicodeString)
- %6: SubjectUserSid (win:SID)
- %7: SubjectUserName (win:UnicodeString)
- %8: SubjectDomainName (win:UnicodeString)
- %9: 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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Safety assessment
The security assessment is based on the three dimensions of confidentiality, integrity and availability.
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Microsoft rating
Microsoft evaluates this event in the Securing Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Whitepaper with a severity rating of "Medium".
The reasoning behind this is:
If this functionality is not used by the CA, it may indicate tampering with a request
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)
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