Object Access Event: 4868

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Object Access » Object Access Event: 4868

Event ID 4868 – The Certificate Manager Denied A Pending Certificate Request

Event ID 4868
Category Object Access: Certification Services
Type Success Audit
Description The certificate manager denied a pending certificate request.

Generally, administrators and certificate managers are configured to approve Certification Authorities and Certificate Templates only after which the certificate can be signed and issued by the CA. When the certificate manger denies the request, event 4868 is logged.All events pertaining to the same request will be logged with the same Request ID. For this event to be logged, the corresponding feature needs to be enabled in the CA's properties tab.

This log data provides the following information:

  • Request ID

Why does event ID 4868 need to be monitored?

Event ID 4818 is primarily monitored to ensure only authorized and allowed certification request are carried out. This should be monitored for signs of malicious activity.

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Event 4868 applies to the following operating systems:

  • Windows 2008 R2 and 7
  • Windows 2012 R2 and 8.1
  • Windows 2016 and 10

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