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Change Auditor 7.6 - User Guide

Table of Contents

Change Auditor Overview

Available Change Auditor auditing modules

Agent Deployment

Deployment page Using group Managed Service Accounts (gMSA) Deploy agents Connect to a different foreign forest/update credentials Change the agent installation location and system tray option Enable auto deployment Refresh or clear Deployment page information

Change Auditor Client Overview

Starting the Change Auditor client Accessing Change Auditor news and updates Managing connection profiles

Connection wizard

Client components Customize table content

Sort data Resize or move columns Add or remove columns Group data

Using custom filters

Directory object picker

Overview My Favorite Search Define a favorite search Overview panes

Top Agent Activity Recent Event Activity Count of Events By Agent Status Coordinator Status

Event Details pane

Introduction Searches page

Explorer view Searches list Search Properties tabs

View a list of available searches Run searches Run a quick search

Search Results and Event Details

Introduction Search Results page

Search Results grid Search Properties tabs Event Details pane

View search results

Display results in different formats

Preview search results Compare results side-by-side View event details or search properties Copy event details Email event details Add comments View user context and run related searches Protect critical objects, mailboxes, files and folders Add search properties to existing event queries

Custom Searches and Search Properties

Introduction Create a custom search Search Properties tabs

Info tab Who tab What tab Where tab When tab Origin tab Alert tab Report tab Layout tab SQL tab XML tab

Enable Alert Notifications

Introduction Alert tab (Search Properties tabs) Enable alerts Disable alerts Alert History page View alert history View event details or alert properties

Administration Tasks

Administration Tasks tab Administration Task lists Export/import Administration Task settings

Agent Configurations

Introduction Agent Configuration page Define agent configurations Assign agent configurations to server agents Enable event logging

Coordinator Configuration

Coordinator Configuration page Configure email alert notifications/reports Manually create a Microsoft Entra web application for sending Microsoft 365 mail Customize alert email content Shared Folder Configuration Group Membership Expansion Add groups to Group Membership Expansion list Agent Heartbeat Check Disconnect client after 30 minutes of inactivity Scheduled Task Handling

Purging and Archiving your Change Auditor Database

Introduction Planning your jobs Purge and Archive page Create and maintain jobs Purge and Archive wizard Purge selected records

Working with Private Alerts and Reports

Introduction Private Alerts and Reports page Disable private alerts and reports Move and delete private searches

Generate and Schedule Reports

Schedule reports for distribution

Create global report template Define report content and layout Enable and schedule reporting

Launch Report Designer Publish reports Print or save a page's contents

SQL Reporting Services Configuration

Introduction SQL Reporting Services Page SQL Reporting Services Templates SQL Reporting Services Wizard

Change Auditor User Interface Authorization

Introduction Application User Interface Authorization page Add task definition Add role definition Add application group Remove a task definition

Client Authentication

Introduction Client Authentication Page

Changing authentication methods

Certificate authentication for client coordinator communication

Installation settings Deployment Coordinator configuration Windows client configuration

Integrating with On Demand Audit

Managing a Quest On Demand Audit integration

Creating an On Demand Audit configuration Working with an On Demand Audit configuration

Enable/Disable Event Auditing

Introduction Audit Events page Enable/disable event auditing Modify event's severity level or event class description Define events to be captured based on results View event information

Account Exclusion

Introduction Excluded Accounts Auditing page Excluded Accounts templates Excluded Accounts wizard

Registry Auditing

Introduction Registry Auditing page Registry Auditing templates Registry Auditing wizard

Service Auditing

Introduction Services Auditing page Service Auditing templates Service Auditing wizard

Agent Statistics and Logs

Introduction Agent Statistics page

Agent Statistics grid Resource Properties pane

Machine Info page Processors page Drives page Shares page Services page Exchange Mailboxes page

Agent system tray icon

Change Auditor Agent Status dialog

View agent status/statistics Manage Change Auditor agents Agent Log page View and save agent trace logs

Coordinator Statistics and Logs

Introduction Coordinator Statistics page Coordinator system tray icon

Change Auditor Coordinator Status dialog Coordinator Configuration tool

View coordinator status and statistics Manage Change Auditor coordinators Coordinator Log page View and save coordinator trace logs

Change Auditor Commands

Menu commands Tool bar buttons Right-click commands

Change Auditor Email Tags

Changing authentication methods

If you move from the default Windows Forms Authentication to Active Directory Client Certificate Authentication:

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A coordinator is required on each IIS server where the Change Auditor web client is installed. Installing the coordinator on the same computer as the IIS web server allows Change Auditor to securely and reliably authenticate the user account by its certificate without transmitting any credentials on the network.

For more information see the Installation Guide and follow the Change Auditor Coordinator Setup wizard to install a new coordinator.

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Each web client will need to be configured to use the coordinator that is on the local IIS server. The web client will use this particular coordinator for accessing your Change Auditor installation. If a web client is already installed and using a different coordinator, it will need to be uninstalled, and re-installed to use the local coordinator. A reinstall is also necessary to change the web server configuration to allow Active Directory Client Certificate Authentication.

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Before you install the web client, ensure that your system meets the following minimum requirements:

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IIS web server is configured with appropriate certificates to support Smart Cards.

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Web site exists and is configured to use the HTTS protocol.

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Active Directory Client Certificate mapping authentication is enabled in IIS on a server level.

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Change Auditor coordinator is installed locally on the computer where you plan to install the web client.

If you move from Active Directory Client Certificate Authentication to Windows Forms Authentication, you will need to:

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Uninstall and re-install the web client. A re-install is necessary to change the web server configuration to allow Windows Forms Authentication.

To change the authentication method

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Open the Administration Tasks tab and click Configuration.

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Select Client Authentication in the Configuration task list to open the Client Authentication page.

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Select the required method and click Apply.

Because this is a significant change which may require the re-deployment of Change Auditor components, you are presented with a confirmation dialog. Select Yes to continue or No to return to the Client Authentication page.

Certificate authentication for client coordinator communication

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Installation settings

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Windows client configuration

Introduction

The following section provides information on configuring and maintaining certificate authentication between the client and coordinator in environments where NTLM restrictions are in place.

NOTE:

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When using certificate authentication for client / coordinator authentication, the option to use Active Directory Client Certificate Authentication for the client in the Client Authentication page is not available.

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For information on connecting to a coordinator with certificate authentication using PowerShell refer to the Connect-CAClient, Find-CASuitableCoordinator, and Install-CALicenses commands in the Change Auditor PowerShell User Guide.

Installation settings

The default Change Auditor installation includes the following configuration:

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Windows authentication for the connection between the Windows client and the coordinator.

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Coordinator and agent services run with the local system computer account.

In environments with stringent security requirements, administrators can:

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Restrict NTLM in their Active Directory domains by enabling and changing one or more of the following group policy settings:

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Network security: Restrict NTLM: Incoming NTLM traffic.

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Network security: Restrict NTLM: NTLM authentication in this domain.

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Network security: Restrict NTLM: Outgoing NTLM traffic to remote servers.

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Configure the coordinator to run with an alternate service account.

When these security options are in place, the default Windows authentication cannot be used for client - coordinator communication; instead certificate authentication can be used.

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