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Event ID 4692 — Backup of data protection master key was attempted.

Provider
Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing
Channel
Security
Audit Policy
Detailed Tracking → DPAPI Activity
Collection Priority
Medium (Microsoft-AppendixL, others)
Opcode
Info

Description

Backup of data protection master key was attempted.

Message #

Backup of data protection master key was attempted.

Subject:
	Security ID: %1
	Account Name: %2
	Account Domain: %3
	Logon ID: %4

Key Information:
	Key Identifier: %5
	Recovery Server: %6
	Recovery Key ID: %7

Status Information:
	Status Code: %8

Fields #

NameDescription
SubjectUserSid SID[Subject] Security ID
SubjectUserName UnicodeString[Subject] Account Name
SubjectDomainName UnicodeString[Subject] Account Domain
SubjectLogonId HexInt64[Subject] Logon ID
MasterKeyId UnicodeString[Key Information] Key Identifier
RecoveryServer UnicodeString[Key Information] Recovery Server
RecoveryKeyId UnicodeString[Key Information] Recovery Key ID
FailureReason HexInt32[Status Information] Status Code
Known values
%%2304
An Error occured during Logon.
%%2305
The specified user account has expired.
%%2306
The NetLogon component is not active.
%%2307
Account locked out.
%%2308
The user has not been granted the requested logon type at this machine.
%%2309
The specified account's password has expired.
%%2310
Account currently disabled.
%%2311
Account logon time restriction violation.
%%2312
User not allowed to logon at this computer.
%%2313
Unknown user name or bad password.
%%2314
Domain sid inconsistent.
%%2315
Smartcard logon is required and was not used.
Security_ID SID[Subject] Security ID.
Account_Name UnicodeString[Subject] Account Name.
Account_Domain UnicodeString[Subject] Account Domain.
Logon_ID HexInt64[Subject] Logon ID.
Key_Identifier UnicodeString[Key Information] Key Identifier.
Recovery_Server UnicodeString[Key Information] Recovery Server.
Recovery_Key_ID UnicodeString[Key Information] Recovery Key ID.
Status_Code HexInt32[Status Information] Status Code.

Example Event #

{
  "system": {
    "provider": "Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing",
    "guid": "54849625-5478-4994-A5BA-3E3B0328C30D",
    "event_source_name": "",
    "event_id": 4692,
    "version": 0,
    "level": 0,
    "task": 13314,
    "opcode": 0,
    "keywords": 9232379236109516800,
    "time_created": "2026-03-14T16:30:04.309269+00:00",
    "event_record_id": 2554242,
    "correlation": {
      "ActivityID": "0375AF68-73B8-434A-AE18-9AF03149A7A2"
    },
    "execution": {
      "process_id": 1092,
      "thread_id": 4244
    },
    "channel": "Security",
    "computer": "LAB-WIN11.ludus.domain",
    "security": {
      "user_id": ""
    }
  },
  "event_data": {
    "SubjectUserSid": "S-1-5-21-1006758700-2167138679-1475694448-1105",
    "SubjectUserName": "domainadmin",
    "SubjectDomainName": "ludus",
    "SubjectLogonId": "0x1470e85",
    "MasterKeyId": "0bb6fb5d-7c2d-44b7-8df0-e4526299350b",
    "RecoveryServer": "",
    "RecoveryKeyId": "fed516d7-c48c-48e4-8eb3-77f6590ccb36",
    "FailureReason": "0x0"
  },
  "message": ""
}

Community Notes #

Backup of a user/computer master key to the DC, rarely seen after first logon. Several events may indicate key theft or mass profile creation.

Detection Rules #

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