Event ID 5377 - Credential Manager credentials were restored from a backup
Event ID | 5377 |
Category | Account management |
Sub category | User account management |
Description | Credential Manager credentials were restored from a backup |
In Windows, passwords are stored in Credential Manager for websites, shared folders, VPNs, and more. When these stored credentials are restored, event ID 5377 is logged.
This log data gives the following information:
Subject: User who performed the action | Security ID Account Name Account Domain Logon ID |
Why event ID 5377 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 5377 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
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