Event log

The event log ( english event log ) called in operating systems, the Windows NT family a central collection of log files and can about the Event Viewer (English: Event Viewer ) be viewed or controlled programmatically using the EventLog class. The files are managed by a system service that the Services process loads from the Eventlog dynamic link library .

Events logged can include, for example, failed login attempts, changes in the status of network connections, warning messages about system security, and errors setting up drivers or starting services. The type of event, the source of the event and the date and time are recorded for each event. A distinction is made between "application" (events within application programs), "system" (events within the operating system) and "security" (events that are relevant to system security) as event sources.

Logger for the event log

Java

Log4j

.NET

Enterprise Library. In: CodePlex , patterns & practices. Microsoft , accessed April 11, 2013 .
log4net. Apache Software Foundation , March 27, 2013, accessed April 11, 2013 .

Individual evidence

↑ EventLog class. In: MSDN . Microsoft , accessed April 11, 2013 .
↑ Chapter 6: Event Log. In: Technet: Threats and Countermeasures. Microsoft , accessed May 30, 2010 .

[MSDN-1] EventLog class. In: MSDN . Microsoft , accessed April 11, 2013 .

[technet-2] Chapter 6: Event Log. In: Technet: Threats and Countermeasures. Microsoft , accessed May 30, 2010 .