Policy Change Event: 615

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Process Tracking » Policy Change Event: 615

Event ID 615 – IPSec PolicyAgent Service

Event ID 615
Category Policy Change
Type Success Audit

This event too varies depending on the OS. Event 615 is logged for general purpose events which pertain to the IPSec Policy Agent. While intially known as IPSec Policy Agent, from Windows Server 2003 onwards, it is referred to as IPSec Services.

This log data provides the following information:

  • Date
  • Time
  • User
  • Computer
  • IPSec Services

Why does event ID 615 need to be monitored?

As IPSec supports network-level peer authentication, data confidentiality, data integrity and replay protection, it is prudent to monitor all event which concern Internet Protocol Security.

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Event 615 applies to the following operating systems:

  • Windows Server 2000
  • Windows 2003 and XP

Corresponding event ID in Windows 2008 and Windows Vista is 4709.