Windows Security Log Event ID 4800

4800: The workstation was locked

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When either a user manually locks his workstation or the workstation automatically locks its console after a period of inactivity this event is logged.

To find out when the user returned and unlocked the workstation look for event ID 4801.

If a screen saver is used, there is a relationship between this event and 4802/4803  See event ID 4802 for an explanation of the sequence of events.

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Description Fields in 4800

Subject:

The user and logon session involved.

• Security ID:  The SID of the account.
• Account Name: The account logon name.
• Account Domain: The domain or - in the case of local accounts - computer name.
• Logon ID is a semi-unique (unique between reboots) number that identifies the logon session.  Logon ID allows you to correlate backwards to the logon event (4624) as well as with other events logged during the same logon session.

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Mini-Seminars Covering Event ID 4800 Insider Gone Bad: Tracking Their Steps and Building Your Case with the Security Log Linking Logon to Logoff and Everything in Between with the Windows Security Log How to do Logon Session Auditing with the Windows Security Log

 

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