Audit Kernel Object
Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8
This topic for the IT professional describes the Advanced Security Audit policy setting, Audit Kernel Object, which determines whether the operating system generates audit events when users attempt to access the system kernel, which includes mutexes and semaphores.
Only kernel objects with a matching system access control list (SACL) generate security audit events. The audits generated are usually useful only to developers.
Typically, kernel objects are given SACLs only if the AuditBaseObjects or AuditBaseDirectories auditing options are enabled.
Note
The Audit: Audit the access of global system objects policy setting controls the default SACL of kernel objects.
Event volume: High if you have enabled one of the Global Object Access Auditing settings
Default setting: Not configured
If this policy setting is configured, the following events appear on computers running the supported versions of the Windows operating system as designated in the Applies to list at the beginning of this topic, in addition to Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista.
Event ID |
Event message |
|---|---|
4659 |
A handle to an object was requested with intent to delete. |
4660 |
An object was deleted. |
4661 |
A handle to an object was requested. |
4663 |
An attempt was made to access an object. |