Registry Settings

Below you will find a list of the registry settings used by the components of Specops Password Policy. The settings can be changed using the Registry Editor.

Sentinel Filter

Password Policy Sentinel
Registry key Description
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Password Policy\Filter\Debug Enables debug logging for the sentinel component.
[DWORD] Debug = 1
The default log path is:
%WINDIR%\Debug\SPP3FLT [LSASS].log

Sentinel Service

Sentinel Service
Registry key Description
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Password Policy\SentinelService\Logging Enables debug logging for the Sentinel Service [DWORD] Debug = dword:00000001
The default log path is: C:\Temp\SpecopsLogFiles\SpecopsPasswordSentinelService.log

Specops Arbiter

Specops Arbiter
Registry key Description
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Password Policy\Blacklist\Arbiter\Logging Enables debug logging for the Arbiter component. [DWORD] Debug = 1 The default log path is: C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Local\Specopssoft

Administration Tools

Administration Tools
Registry key Description
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Password Policy\Administration\ Debug Enables debug logging for the GPMC snap-in and the Domain Administration tool.
[DWORD] Debug = 1
The default log paths are:
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\SpecopsSoft\SpecopsPasswordPolicy2GpmcSnapIn.log
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\SpecopsSoft\
SpecopsPasswordPolicyDomainAdministration.log

Specops Authentication Client

For Client debug information, read the Client Debugging page.