SC-200 Event ID 4769 Practice Question
You are a security analyst at a company that uses Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender for Identity (now part of Microsoft Defender XDR). During a threat hunt, you need to identify potential golden ticket attacks. You have Windows Security Events (Event ID 4672: Special Logon) and Kerberos service ticket events (Event ID 4769) ingested. A golden ticket attack often involves service ticket requests with unusual encryption types or ticket options. You want to find service ticket requests (4769) that have TicketOptions containing '0x40810000' (forwardable, renewable, canonicalize) and TicketEncryptionType == '0x17' (RC4), which are common in attacks. You need to write a KQL query that returns the top 10 accounts requesting such tickets in the last 7 days. Which query should you use?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates may confuse EventID 4672 (Special Logon) with EventID 4769 (Kerberos service ticket request) or forget to include the encryption type filter.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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SecurityEvent | where EventID == 4769 | where TicketOptions == "0x40810000" and TicketEncryptionType == "0x17" | summarize count() by AccountName | top 10 by count_
It filters for Event ID 4769 (Kerberos service ticket requests), applies both conditions (TicketOptions '0x40810000' and TicketEncryptionType '0x17' using equality comparisons), summarizes the count by AccountName, and returns the top 10. Option A is missing the encryption type filter, allowing false positives. Option C uses event ID 4672 (Special Logon) instead of 4769. Option D uses `contains` which is less precise and may match unwanted substrings.
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Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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SecurityEvent | where EventID == 4769 | where TicketOptions == "0x40810000" | summarize count() by AccountName | top 10 by count_
Why it's wrong here
Missing encryption type filter.
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SecurityEvent | where EventID == 4769 | where TicketOptions == "0x40810000" and TicketEncryptionType == "0x17" | summarize count() by AccountName | top 10 by count_
Why this is correct
Correctly identifies potential golden ticket indicators.
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SecurityEvent | where EventID == 4672 | where TicketOptions == "0x40810000" and TicketEncryptionType == "0x17" | summarize count() by AccountName | top 10 by count_
Why it's wrong here
EventID 4672 is special logon, not service ticket request.
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SecurityEvent | where EventID == 4769 | where TicketOptions contains "0x40810000" and TicketEncryptionType contains "0x17" | summarize count() by AccountName | top 10 by count_
Why it's wrong here
Using contains instead of == may match substrings incorrectly.
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