SecEdit.exe

  • File Path: C:\Windows\system32\SecEdit.exe
  • Description: Windows Security Configuration Editor Command Tool

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 6DC1F5DAF217A4ED53794EE6E247F3E0
SHA1 6EA835178F64FBCAA2F045AEAC6A5C53E16585F0
SHA256 512A82B381339F4F5772B3669E341C40C8F27474152AFD41B5412D8A5D341401
SHA384 BA1FEF3F842F08BB2DF0405A030CF6DC57042599E1C1816AAC30A4B2BD465E3016419B5699BAF2B9EAA3BBC992F4783E
SHA512 FD27C1DC8E418EC76F78FE0782C6CDC95EFC0D7263C9888AF66E600D2B5C8E1D7B0D8F2EB12D372F5D5E1AFD8C879D9AF438D10F4C7DFC4A21858894715901F8
SSDEEP 768:SiTMlU8uU6P1X33GCqMT3jhXl2M9JqT7/pXk:Oy805mC51Xl2Ma

Runtime Data

Usage (stdout):


The syntax of this command is:

secedit [/configure | /analyze | /import | /export | /validate | /generaterollback]

Signature

  • Status: Signature verified.
  • Serial: 33000000BCE120FDD27CC8EE930000000000BC
  • Thumbprint: E85459B23C232DB3CB94C7A56D47678F58E8E51E
  • Issuer: CN=Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
  • Subject: CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

File Metadata

  • Original Filename: SeCEdit
  • Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
  • Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
  • File Version: 10.0.14393.0 (rs1_release.160715-1616)
  • Product Version: 10.0.14393.0
  • Language: English (United States)
  • Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

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Additional Info*

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secedit commands

Configures and analyzes system security by comparing your current security configuration against specified security templates.

[!NOTE] The Microsoft Management Console (MMC) and the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in are not available on Server Core.

Syntax

secedit /analyze
secedit /configure
secedit /export
secedit /generaterollback
secedit /import
secedit /validate

Parameters

Parameter Description
secedit /analyze Allows you to analyze current systems settings against baseline settings that are stored in a database. The analysis results are stored in a separate area of the database and can be viewed in the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in.
secedit /configure Allows you to configure a system with security settings stored in a database.
secedit /export Allows you to export security settings stored in a database.
secedit /generaterollback Allows you to generate a rollback template with respect to a configuration template.
secedit /import Allows you to import a security template into a database so that the settings specified in the template can be applied to a system or analyzed against a system.
secedit /validate Allows you to validate the syntax of a security template.
Remarks
  • If there is no filepath specified, all filenames will default to the current directory.

  • Your analysis results are stored in a separate area of the database and can be viewed in the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in to the MMC.

  • If your security templates are created by using the Security Template snap-in, and if you run the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in against those templates, the following files are created:

    File Description
    scesrv.log <ul><li>Location: %windir%\security\logs</li><li>Created by: Operating system</li><li>File type: Text</li><li>Refresh rate: Overwritten when secedit analyze, secedit configure, secedit export or secedit import is run.</li><li>Content: Contains the results of the analysis grouped by policy type.</li></ul>
    user-selected name.sdb <ul><li>Location: %windir%\<user account>\Documents\Security\Database</li><li>Created by: Running the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in</li><li>File type: Proprietary</li><li>Refresh rate: Updated whenever a new security template is created.</li><li>Content: Local security policies and user-created security templates.</li></ul>
    user-selected name.log <ul><li>Location: User-defined, but defaults to %windir%\<user account>\Documents\Security\Logs</li><li>Created by: Running the secedit analyze or secedit configure commands, or by using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in.</li><li>File type: Text</li><li>Refresh rate: Overwritten when secedit analyze or secedit configure is run, or by using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in.</li><li>Content: Log file name, date and time, and the results of the analysis or investigation.</li></ul>
    user-selected name.inf <ul><li>Location: %windir%\*<user account>\Documents\Security\Templates</li><li>Created by: Running the Security Template snap-in.</li><li>File type: Text</li><li>Refresh rate: Overwritten each time the security template is updated.</li><li>Content: Contains the set up information for the template for each policy selected using the snap-in.</li></ul>

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