#event-id-4960

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Windows Events1

Network security monitoring dashboard showing Windows Event Viewer with IPsec authentication logs

Event 4960

Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing

Windows EventInformation

Windows Event ID 4960 – Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing: IPsec Main Mode Authentication Failed

Event ID 4960 indicates IPsec Main Mode authentication failed during IKE negotiation. This security audit event fires when Windows cannot establish secure IPsec tunnels due to authentication issues.

March 1812 min