Security Audit Event Category

The Security Audit event category has the event classes described in the following table.

Event Class	Description
Audit Login	Records all new connection events since the trace started, such as when a client requested a connection to a server running an instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (SSAS).
Audit Backup/Restore Event	Records server backup and restore events since the trace was started.
Audit Logout	Records all new disconnect events since the trace started, such as when a client issues a disconnect command.
Audit Server Starts and Stops	Records shutdown, start, and pause activities for services.
Audit Object Permission Event	Records all object permission changes.

For information about the columns associated with each of the Security Audit event classes, see Security Audit Data Columns.

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