This subcategory reports when a user account or service uses a sensitive privilege. A sensitive privilege includes the following user rights: Act as part of the operating system, Back up files and directories, Create a token object, Debug programs, Enable computer and user accounts to be trusted for delegation, Generate security audits, Impersonate a client after authentication, Load and unload device drivers, Manage auditing and security log, Modify firmware environment values, Replace a process-level token, Restore files and directories, and Take ownership of files or other objects. Auditing this subcategory will create a high volume of events. Events for this subcategory include: 4672: Special privileges assigned to new logon. 4673: A privileged service was called. 4674: An operation was attempted on a privileged object. The recommended state for this setting is: Success and Failure.

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(1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Advanced Audit Policy Configuration\Audit Policies\Privilege Use!Audit Policy: Privilege Use: Sensitive Privilege Use (2) REG: NO REGISTRY INFO