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Event ID 4625: An account failed to log on (Security)

What this Event ID actually records on disk, the EventData fields worth reading first, and where it sits in a DFIR triage workflow.

Channel
Security
Provider
Windows\Security
Triage notes
Status + SubStatus identify the failure mode (wrong password, account locked, account disabled, AS-REP roasting clock skew).

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