Event ID 697 - Password Policy Checking API is called
Event ID | 697 |
Category | Account management |
Description | Password Policy Checking API is called |
In Active Directory, event ID 697 is a typical behavior and is often observed on SQL servers which can be ignored.
This log data gives the following information:
Caller Username |
Caller Domain |
Caller Logon ID |
Caller Workstation |
Provided User Name (unauthenticated) |
Status Code |
Why event ID 697 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 697 applies to the following operating systems:
- Windows Server 2000
- Windows 2003 and XP
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