Object Access Event: 4872

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Object Access » Object Access Event: 4872

Event ID 4872 – Certificate Services Published The Certificate Revocation List

Event ID 4872
Category Object Access: Certification Services
Type Success Audit
Description Certificate Services published the CRL.

Event 4872 is logged whenever the Certificate Services publish the Certificate Revocation List, also known as the CRL. An updated CRL is published by the Certificate Services periodically. This event is logged only if the corresponding feature is enabled in the CA's properties tab.

This log data provides the following information:

  • Base CRL
  • CRL Number
  • Key Container
  • Next Publish
  • Publish URLs

Why does event ID 4872 need to be monitored?

By monitoring this event, we can remain updated on the latest Certificate Revocation List, and ensure that certificates have not been wrongly revoked. Such revocation could be a sign of malicious activity.

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Event 4872 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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