Event ID 4723 - An attempt was made to change an account's password
Event ID | 4723 |
Category | Account management |
Sub category | User account management |
Description | An attempt was made to change an account's password |
When a user attempts to change an account's password, event ID 4723 gets logged.
This log data gives the following information:
Subject: User who performed the action | Security ID Account Name Account Domain Logon ID |
Target Account: User account for which the password change was attempted | Security ID Account Name Account Domain |
Why event ID 4723 needs to be monitored?
- Prevention of privilege abuse
- Detection of potential malicious activity
- Operational purposes like getting information on user activity like user attendance, peak logon times, etc.
- Compliance mandates
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Event 4723 applies to the following operating systems:
- Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
- Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1
- Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10
Corresponding event ID for 4723 in Windows Server 2003 and older is 627
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