Audit Other System Events

Applies To: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2

This security policy setting determines whether the operating system audits any of the following events:

  • Startup and shutdown of the Windows Firewall service and driver.

  • Security policy processing by the Windows Firewall service.

  • Cryptography key file and migration operations.

Important

Failure to start the Windows Firewall service may result in a computer that is not fully protected against network threats.

Event volume: Low

Default: Success and failure

If this policy setting is configured, the following events are generated. The events appear on computers running Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista, unless otherwise noted.

Event ID Event message

5024

The Windows Firewall Service has started successfully.

5025

The Windows Firewall Service has been stopped.

5027

The Windows Firewall Service was unable to retrieve the security policy from the local storage. The service will continue enforcing the current policy.

5028

The Windows Firewall Service was unable to parse the new security policy. The service will continue with currently enforced policy.

5029

The Windows Firewall Service failed to initialize the driver. The service will continue to enforce the current policy.

5030

The Windows Firewall Service failed to start.

5032

Windows Firewall was unable to notify the user that it blocked an application from accepting incoming connections on the network.

5033

The Windows Firewall Driver has started successfully.

5034

The Windows Firewall Driver has been stopped.

5035

The Windows Firewall Driver failed to start.

5037

The Windows Firewall Driver detected critical runtime error. Terminating.

5058

Key file operation.

5059

Key migration operation.

6400

BranchCache: Received an incorrectly formatted response while discovering availability of content.

Note
This event is logged only on computers running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7.

6401

BranchCache: Received invalid data from a peer. Data discarded.

Note

This event is logged only on computers running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7.

6402

BranchCache: The message to the hosted cache offering it data is incorrectly formatted.

Note

This event is logged only on computers running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7.

6403

BranchCache: The hosted cache sent an incorrectly formatted response to the client.

Note

This event is logged only on computers running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7.

6404

BranchCache: Hosted cache could not be authenticated using the provisioned SSL certificate.

Note

This event is logged only on computers running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7.

6405

BranchCache: %2 instance(s) of event id %1 occurred.

Note

This event is logged only on computers running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7.

6406

%1 registered to Windows Firewall to control filtering for the following: %2

Note

This event is logged only on computers running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7.

6407

1%

Note

This event is logged only on computers running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7.

6408

Registered product %1 failed and Windows Firewall is now controlling the filtering for %2

Note

This event is logged only on computers running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7.