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The Windows_Event_Log object is intended to characterize entries in the Windows event log. Microsoft's Event schema is described at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa385201 and the .NET API is described at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/y80k1300.aspx.
<xs:element name="Windows_Event_Log" type="WinEventLogObj:WindowsEventLogObjectType"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The Windows_Event_Log object is intended to characterize entries in the Windows event log. Microsoft's Event schema is described at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa385201 and the .NET API is described at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/y80k1300.aspx.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element>
The EID field specifies the ID of the event for which the event log entry was created.
Diagram
Type
LongObjectPropertyType
Source
<xs:element name="EID" type="cyboxCommon:LongObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The EID field specifies the ID of the event for which the event log entry was created.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element>
The event type associated with the entry in the event log, e.g., warning, information, error.
Diagram
Type
StringObjectPropertyType
Source
<xs:element name="Type" type="cyboxCommon:StringObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The event type associated with the entry in the event log, e.g., warning, information, error.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element>
<xs:element name="Log" type="cyboxCommon:StringObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The name of the log.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element>
<xs:element name="Message" type="cyboxCommon:StringObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The rendered message string for the event.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element>
The event entry's category number, as defined by the source.
Diagram
Type
LongObjectPropertyType
Source
<xs:element name="Category_Num" type="cyboxCommon:LongObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The event entry's category number, as defined by the source.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element>
<xs:element name="Category" type="cyboxCommon:StringObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The text associated with Category_Num.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element>
The Generation_Time field specifies the date/time the event was generated.
Diagram
Type
DateTimeObjectPropertyType
Source
<xs:element name="Generation_Time" type="cyboxCommon:DateTimeObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The Generation_Time field specifies the date/time the event was generated.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element>
What logged the event, typically the name of an application or sub-component.
Diagram
Type
StringObjectPropertyType
Source
<xs:element name="Source" type="cyboxCommon:StringObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>What logged the event, typically the name of an application or sub-component.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element>
The name of the computer on which the event log entry was generated.
Diagram
Type
StringObjectPropertyType
Source
<xs:element name="Machine" type="cyboxCommon:StringObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The name of the computer on which the event log entry was generated.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element>
The name of the user (the security ID) responsible for the event.
Diagram
Type
StringObjectPropertyType
Source
<xs:element name="User" type="cyboxCommon:StringObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The name of the user (the security ID) responsible for the event.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element>
<xs:element name="Blob" type="cyboxCommon:Base64BinaryObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The event data as a binary blob.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element>
A globally unique identifier that identifies the current activity.
Diagram
Type
StringObjectPropertyType
Source
<xs:element name="Correlation_Activity_ID" type="cyboxCommon:StringObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>A globally unique identifier that identifies the current activity.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element>
A globally unique identifier that identifies the activity to which control was transferred to.
Diagram
Type
StringObjectPropertyType
Source
<xs:element name="Correlation_Related_Activity_ID" type="cyboxCommon:StringObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>A globally unique identifier that identifies the activity to which control was transferred to.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element>
The Execution_Process_ID field specifies the Process ID (PID) of the process which created the event.
Diagram
Type
StringObjectPropertyType
Source
<xs:element name="Execution_Process_ID" type="cyboxCommon:StringObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The Execution_Process_ID field specifies the Process ID (PID) of the process which created the event.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element>
The Execution_Thread_ID field specifies the Thread ID (TID) of the thread which created the event.
Diagram
Type
StringObjectPropertyType
Source
<xs:element name="Execution_Thread_ID" type="cyboxCommon:StringObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The Execution_Thread_ID field specifies the Thread ID (TID) of the thread which created the event.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element>
<xs:element name="Index" type="cyboxCommon:LongObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The index of the event entry in the log.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element>
A DWORD value that is always set to ELF_LOG_SIGNATURE (the value 0x654c664c), which is ASCII for eLfL.
Diagram
Type
LongObjectPropertyType
Source
<xs:element name="Reserved" type="cyboxCommon:LongObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>A DWORD value that is always set to ELF_LOG_SIGNATURE (the value 0x654c664c), which is ASCII for eLfL.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element>
<xs:element name="Unformatted_Message_List" type="WinEventLogObj:UnformattedMessageListType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>List of unformatted messages in the event log entry.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element>
A single unformatted message in the event log entry.
Diagram
Type
StringObjectPropertyType
Source
<xs:element name="Unformatted_Message" type="cyboxCommon:StringObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>A single unformatted message in the event log entry.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element>
The Write_Time field specifies the date/time that the entry was written into the event log.
Diagram
Type
DateTimeObjectPropertyType
Source
<xs:element name="Write_Time" type="cyboxCommon:DateTimeObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The Write_Time field specifies the date/time that the entry was written into the event log.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element>
Complex Type WinEventLogObj:WindowsEventLogObjectType
<xs:complexType name="WindowsEventLogObjectType" mixed="false"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The WindowsEventLogObjectType type is intended to characterize entries in the Windows event log.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation><xs:complexContent><xs:extension base="cyboxCommon:ObjectPropertiesType"><xs:sequence><xs:element name="EID" type="cyboxCommon:LongObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The EID field specifies the ID of the event for which the event log entry was created.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element><xs:element name="Type" type="cyboxCommon:StringObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The event type associated with the entry in the event log, e.g., warning, information, error.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element><xs:element name="Log" type="cyboxCommon:StringObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The name of the log.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element><xs:element name="Message" type="cyboxCommon:StringObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The rendered message string for the event.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element><xs:element name="Category_Num" type="cyboxCommon:LongObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The event entry's category number, as defined by the source.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element><xs:element name="Category" type="cyboxCommon:StringObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The text associated with Category_Num.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element><xs:element name="Generation_Time" type="cyboxCommon:DateTimeObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The Generation_Time field specifies the date/time the event was generated.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element><xs:element name="Source" type="cyboxCommon:StringObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>What logged the event, typically the name of an application or sub-component.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element><xs:element name="Machine" type="cyboxCommon:StringObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The name of the computer on which the event log entry was generated.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element><xs:element name="User" type="cyboxCommon:StringObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The name of the user (the security ID) responsible for the event.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element><xs:element name="Blob" type="cyboxCommon:Base64BinaryObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The event data as a binary blob.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element><xs:element name="Correlation_Activity_ID" type="cyboxCommon:StringObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>A globally unique identifier that identifies the current activity.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element><xs:element name="Correlation_Related_Activity_ID" type="cyboxCommon:StringObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>A globally unique identifier that identifies the activity to which control was transferred to.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element><xs:element name="Execution_Process_ID" type="cyboxCommon:StringObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The Execution_Process_ID field specifies the Process ID (PID) of the process which created the event.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element><xs:element name="Execution_Thread_ID" type="cyboxCommon:StringObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The Execution_Thread_ID field specifies the Thread ID (TID) of the thread which created the event.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element><xs:element name="Index" type="cyboxCommon:LongObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The index of the event entry in the log.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element><xs:element name="Reserved" type="cyboxCommon:LongObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>A DWORD value that is always set to ELF_LOG_SIGNATURE (the value 0x654c664c), which is ASCII for eLfL.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element><xs:element name="Unformatted_Message_List" type="WinEventLogObj:UnformattedMessageListType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>List of unformatted messages in the event log entry.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element><xs:element name="Write_Time" type="cyboxCommon:DateTimeObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="0"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The Write_Time field specifies the date/time that the entry was written into the event log.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element></xs:sequence></xs:extension></xs:complexContent></xs:complexType>
Complex Type WinEventLogObj:UnformattedMessageListType
<xs:complexType name="UnformattedMessageListType"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>The UnformattedMessageListType type is a list of unformatted messages in the event log entry.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation><xs:sequence><xs:element name="Unformatted_Message" type="cyboxCommon:StringObjectPropertyType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"><xs:annotation><xs:documentation>A single unformatted message in the event log entry.</xs:documentation></xs:annotation></xs:element></xs:sequence></xs:complexType>