4714(S): Encrypted data recovery policy was changed.

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Event 4714 illustration

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.