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Microsoft Entra password protection auditing with ADAudit Plus
Know which accounts triggered blocked or audit-only password events, when, and from where, in real time.
Audit all password protection event types
ADAudit Plus captures every password validation outcome (successful sets and changes, blocked attempts, and audit-only detections) across all monitored domain controllers and your Entra ID tenant from a single console.
Detect banned password attempts in real time
When a password change or reset is blocked by the global or custom banned list, you see the account name, originating machine, and exact timestamp.
Track audit-only mode events before enforcement
Test the use of on-premises Azure AD password protection by monitoring and scrutinizing all changes made during the audit mode before switching it to enforce mode.
Correlate lockouts with password protection failures
The Account Lockout Analyzer links account lockout events to password protection failures, identifying whether a scheduled task, mapped drive, service, or browser session is the originating source.
Alert on failed password events
Alert profiles for failed AzureAD failed password modifications notify your team the moment a policy violation occurs, with automated ticket creation in your ITSM tool.
Monitor hybrid environments from one console
On-premises DC agent password events and Entra ID sign-in activity appear on the same console, so you can trace a single account's password history across your entire hybrid environment without switching tools.
Map password audit trails to compliance standards
Pre-configured compliance reports for SOX, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and FISMA use password change and reset audit data, giving auditors the documentation they need without custom scripting.
Build custom report profiles for recurring reviews
Combine specific users, password audit actions, and date filters into saved report profiles, useful for periodic reviews of high-risk accounts or for recurring compliance submissions.
ADAudit Plus' Microsoft Entra password protection auditing
Microsoft Entra Password Protection blocks weak and banned passwords at the point of authentication, both in the cloud and on-premises through a DC agent that intercepts NTLM password validation. Events are logged when a password is set or changed, whether it passes, is blocked, or would have been blocked in audit-only mode.
ADAudit Plus turns that raw event data into structured, searchable reports. Every password validation outcome across your monitored domain controllers and Entra ID tenant is consolidated in one place, so you are not dependent on per-DC event logs or PowerShell cmdlets to know what is happening across the environment.
What ADAudit Plus captures in Entra password protection events
| Area | What ADAudit Plus captures |
|---|---|
| Password Set Success | Password sets that passed both the global banned list and your custom list, with the account name, performing admin, DC, and timestamp |
| Password Change Success | User-initiated password changes that cleared policy, with the originating machine and IP address |
| Password Set Failure | Password sets blocked by the banned password policy, with full context on the account and the DC that recorded the rejection |
| Password Change Failure | Password change attempts blocked at the DC agent level, reportable per account, per DC, and across the domain |
| Audit-only Password Set | Password sets that would have been blocked in enforcement mode, captured separately for forensic review and transition planning |
| Audit-only Password Change | Password changes that would have been rejected under enforcement, detected before you commit to enforced mode |
Track Entra ID password change and reset activity
ADAudit Plus includes pre-configured reports covering the full range of password protection outcomes: Password Set Success, Password Change Success, Password Set Failure, Password Change Failure, Audit-only Password Set, and Audit-only Password Change. For blocked attempts, each record shows the account involved, the domain controller that rejected the password, the identity of whoever performed the action, and the originating machine and IP address. You can track:
- Successful events to confirm that the password passed policy, useful for routine review and as compliance audit evidence.
- Reports that run per domain controller or across all monitored DCs at once.
- If a single account accumulates repeated failure events across multiple DCs in a short window, and that pattern is visible in the report without cross-referencing per-server logs.
Detect and investigate password policy violations
Dedicated reports for audit-only password set and audit-only password changes give you a documented record of every password that would have been rejected, both for planning your transition to enforcement mode and for maintaining a forensic record. ADAudit Plus can also:
- Trigger instant notifications every time an employee uses a password that violates Microsoft's global banned password list or custom banned passwords to reset their AD accounts.
- Find employees using weak passwords, such as those containing their username, and reduce the risk of having your AD accounts compromised.
- When a blocked or audit-only password event coincides with account lockout activity, the Account Lockout Analyzer identifies the lockout source without switching consoles.
Monitor hybrid environments from a single console
For organizations running Microsoft Entra Password Protection in a hybrid configuration, ADAudit Plus correlates on-premises DC agent password events with Entra ID sign-in data for the same accounts in a single console view. You can:
- View sign-in events for hybrid users alongside their on-premises password history.
- See whether a blocked on-premises password attempt preceded a cloud sign-in failure for the same account
- Track Legacy authentication sign-ins via SMTP, IMAP, and POP3 that bypass modern password policy enforcement.
Get real-time alerts on password protection events
Default alert profiles cover the most critical password protection outcomes: AzureAD Password Modification Failed and AzureAD Password Modification in Audit-Only mode. You can also set alerts for:
- When a password change or reset is blocked by the banned password policy, so repeated attempts against the same account are escalated before they accumulate unnoticed.
- When an audit-only event fires, you're notified of a password that would have been rejected under enforcement, letting you act on the finding without waiting for a scheduled report.
- When there are multiple banned password attempts by the same user, repeated failures across multiple accounts (possible attack pattern), or a high frequency of password policy violations.
When an alert fires, ADAudit Plus can auto-create a ticket in a supported ITSM tool, routing the event to the right team without manual intervention.
Meet compliance requirements with password audit trails
Password strength controls appear as explicit requirements across SOX, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and FISMA. ADAudit Plus maps password protection audit data to pre-configured compliance report sets for each standard, with custom profiles for quarterly privileged account reviews and password policy change tracking.
Why native tools fall short in password protection auditing
Microsoft Entra Password Protection logs password validation events to the DC agent's operational event log on each domain controller. Native tools give you several ways to read those logs, but none of them scale to an auditable, alertable record across the environment.
ADAudit Plus collects DC agent events centrally as they occur, retains them with full account and machine context, and presents them through pre-configured reports, scheduled exports, and real-time alert profiles, all from the same console you use for the rest of your Active Directory and Entra ID auditing.
4 compelling reasons to choose ADAudit Plus
Widely recognized
ADAudit Plus has been recognized as a Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice for Security Incident & Event Management (SIEM) for four consecutive years.
Easy deployment
Go from downloading ADAudit Plus to receiving predefined reports and alerts in under 30 minutes, without any professional help.
Competitive pricing
ADAudit Plus is licensed per-server, unlike other IT auditors which are licensed per-user. With per-server licensing, even with a growing number of users each year, you can continue to ingest log data without additional costs.
Unified visibility
ADAudit Plus consolidates auditing, security, and compliance across Active Directory, Entra ID, Windows servers, workstations, and file servers into a single pane of glass, eliminating the need to juggle multiple tools.
Frequently asked questions
Microsoft Entra password protection auditing records and reviews all password validation events generated by the Microsoft Entra Password Protection feature: blocked attempts, successful changes, and audit-only detections. ADAudit Plus consolidates these events from on-premises domain controllers into structured reports and real-time alerts from a single console.
ADAudit Plus captures password protection event types: Password Set Success, Password Change Success, Password Set Failure, Password Change Failure, Audit-only Password Set, and Audit-only Password Change. Each record includes the account name, performing identity, originating machine, IP address, domain controller, and timestamp.
Audit-only password events are tracked as a distinct category, separate from enforced-mode failures. This gives you a complete record of passwords that would have been blocked under enforcement, useful for reviewing risk before switching to enforce mode and for maintaining a forensic trail if audit-only mode remains active.
Yes. ADAudit Plus correlates on-premises DC agent password events with Entra ID sign-in data for hybrid accounts, presenting both in a single console view. Legacy authentication sign-ins that fall outside modern password policy enforcement are tracked separately, so gaps in your coverage are visible.
Yes. Dedicated, pre-configured alerts can notify your team by email or SMS the moment an event occurs. Alerts can also auto-create tickets in ITSM tools.