Data Source: Windows Event Log Security 4624

Created: 2024-05-22

Last Updated: 2026-10-14

ID: 08682968-0366-4882-9559-fe4fe018a846

Author: Patrick Bareiss, Splunk

Description

Logs an event when an account successfully logs on to a system.

Details

Property	Value
Source	`XmlWinEventLog:Security`
Sourcetype	`XmlWinEventLog`
Separator	EventCode

Name ▲▼	Technique ▲▼	Type ▲▼
Windows AD Replication Request Initiated from Unsanctioned Location	DCSync	TTP
Windows AD Replication Request Initiated by User Account	DCSync	TTP
Windows AD Short Lived Domain Controller SPN Attribute	Rogue Domain Controller	TTP
Windows RDP Login Session Was Established	Remote Desktop Protocol	Anomaly
Windows Local Administrator Credential Stuffing	Credential Stuffing	TTP
Windows Kerberos Local Successful Logon	Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets	TTP
Windows Rapid Authentication On Multiple Hosts	Security Account Manager	TTP
Unusual Number of Remote Endpoint Authentication Events	Valid Accounts	Hunting
Detect Password Spray Attack Behavior From Source	Password Spraying	TTP
Detect Password Spray Attack Behavior On User	Password Spraying	TTP

Supported Apps

Splunk Add-on for Microsoft Windows (version 11.0.3)

Event Fields

+ Fields

  <span class="pill kill-chain">_time</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">action</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">ActivityID</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">app</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">authentication_method</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">authentication_service</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">AuthenticationPackageName</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">Caller_Domain</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">Caller_User_Name</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">Channel</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">Computer</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">dest</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">dest_nt_domain</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">dvc</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">dvc_nt_host</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">ElevatedToken</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">Error_Code</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">event_id</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">event_time</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">EventCode</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">EventData_Xml</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">EventID</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">EventRecordID</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">eventtype</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">Guid</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">host</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">id</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">ImpersonationLevel</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">index</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">IpAddress</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">IpPort</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">KeyLength</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">Keywords</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">Level</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">linecount</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">LmPackageName</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">Logon_ID</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">Logon_Type</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">LogonGuid</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">LogonProcessName</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">LogonType</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">Name</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">name</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">Opcode</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">process</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">process_id</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">process_name</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">process_path</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">ProcessID</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">ProcessId</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">ProcessName</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">product</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">punct</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">RecordNumber</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">RestrictedAdminMode</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">session_id</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">severity</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">severity_id</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">signature</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">signature_id</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">source</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">Source_Port</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">Source_Workstation</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">sourcetype</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">splunk_server</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">src</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">src_ip</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">src_port</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">status</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">subject</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">SubjectDomainName</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">SubjectLogonId</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">SubjectUserName</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">SubjectUserSid</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">System_Props_Xml</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">SystemTime</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">ta_windows_action</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">tag</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">tag::action</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">tag::app</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">tag::eventtype</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">Target_Domain</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">Target_User_Name</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">TargetDomainName</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">TargetLinkedLogonId</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">TargetLogonId</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">TargetOutboundDomainName</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">TargetOutboundUserName</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">TargetUserName</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">TargetUserSid</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">Task</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">TaskCategory</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">ThreadID</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">timestamp</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">TransmittedServices</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">user</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">user_group</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">vendor</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">vendor_product</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">Version</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">VirtualAccount</span>
  
  <span class="pill kill-chain">WorkstationName</span>
  
</div>

Example Log

1<Event xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event'><System><Provider Name='Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing' Guid='{54849625-5478-4994-A5BA-3E3B0328C30D}'/><EventID>4624</EventID><Version>2</Version><Level>0</Level><Task>12544</Task><Opcode>0</Opcode><Keywords>0x8020000000000000</Keywords><TimeCreated SystemTime='2024-03-05T03:48:00.587491400Z'/><EventRecordID>765493</EventRecordID><Correlation ActivityID='{31E9A7F1-6ACF-0003-00A8-E931CF6ADA01}'/><Execution ProcessID='608' ThreadID='200'/><Channel>Security</Channel><Computer>ar-win-2.attackrange.local</Computer><Security/></System><EventData><Data Name='SubjectUserSid'>NULL SID</Data><Data Name='SubjectUserName'>-</Data><Data Name='SubjectDomainName'>-</Data><Data Name='SubjectLogonId'>0x0</Data><Data Name='TargetUserSid'>NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM</Data><Data Name='TargetUserName'>AR-WIN-2$</Data><Data Name='TargetDomainName'>ATTACKRANGE.LOCAL</Data><Data Name='TargetLogonId'>0x3fad766</Data><Data Name='LogonType'>3</Data><Data Name='LogonProcessName'>Kerberos</Data><Data Name='AuthenticationPackageName'>Kerberos</Data><Data Name='WorkstationName'>-</Data><Data Name='LogonGuid'>{3E041EE3-7BA6-064E-8CC7-68857CBC913F}</Data><Data Name='TransmittedServices'>-</Data><Data Name='LmPackageName'>-</Data><Data Name='KeyLength'>0</Data><Data Name='ProcessId'>0x0</Data><Data Name='ProcessName'>-</Data><Data Name='IpAddress'>127.0.0.1</Data><Data Name='IpPort'>0</Data><Data Name='ImpersonationLevel'>%%1833</Data><Data Name='RestrictedAdminMode'>-</Data><Data Name='TargetOutboundUserName'>-</Data><Data Name='TargetOutboundDomainName'>-</Data><Data Name='VirtualAccount'>%%1843</Data><Data Name='TargetLinkedLogonId'>0x0</Data><Data Name='ElevatedToken'>%%1842</Data></EventData></Event>

Required Output Fields

action
app
authentication_method
dest
signature
signature_id
src
user

Source: GitHub | Version: 5