Windows Security Log Event ID 5444

5444: The following sub-layer was present when the Windows Filtering Platform Base Filtering Engine started

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This event is logged for sub-layer of each WFP provider at startup.  For more information on WFP and providers see 5442.

A sublayer is a collection of filters assigned to a layer within WFP.  For more information on the sub-layer fields of this event see the FWPM_SUBLAYER0 structure in MSDN.

This event does not indicate a change - it just documents the providers present at the time of startup.

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Description Fields in 5444

• Provider ID: Globally unique identifier of the provider.
• Provider Name: Name of the provider.
• Sub-layer ID: GUID of sub-layer.
• Sub-layer Name:
• Sub-layer Type: Usually "Persistent" or "Not Persistent".
• Weight:  Relative weight for filter arbitration.

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