win:security 4793
The Password Policy Checking API was called.
- Log source
- Windows Security event log
- Host type
- Windows (workstation, member server, domain controller)
- How to enable
- Advanced Audit Policy: Account Management > Audit Other Account Management Events
- Audit category
- Account Management
- Audit subcategory
- Audit Other Account Management Events
- Tier, host type
- Recommended
- Techniques
- 0
- Rules depending on it
- none
Why this tier
DISA STIG (server); Microsoft audit baseline (dc); NSA
By role
| Role | Tier | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Windows domain controller | Recommended | DISA STIG (server); Microsoft audit baseline (dc); NSA |
Techniques it helps detect
No ATT&CK analytic names this event. Its standing comes from the standards and rules below.
Rules that depend on it
No vendor rule names this event or source directly.
Standards and guidance naming it
| Requirement | Relation | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| DISA STIG: Advanced audit policy requirementsMicrosoft Windows Server 2022 V2R11 | Names this event | WN22-AU-000090 (server): Audit Other Account Management Events Success |
| DISA STIG: Advanced audit policy requirementsMicrosoft Windows Server 2019 V3R9 (2026-07-10) | Names this event | WN19-AU-000090 (server): Audit Other Account Management Events Success |
| DISA STIG: Advanced audit policy requirementsMicrosoft Windows Server 2025 V1R1 (2026-02-27) | Names this event | WN25-AU-000090 (server): Audit Other Account Management Events Success |
| NSA: Recommended Windows events to forwardEvent Forwarding Guidance (RecommendedEvents.csv) | Names this event | Account Usage: Password Policy Checking API called |
| Microsoft: Events to monitor with potential criticalityAppendix L: Events to Monitor (Windows Server AD DS best practices) | Names this event | potential criticality Low: The Password Policy Checking API was called. |