# Windows logs filtered with Active Directory Groups

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/windows-logs-filtered-with-active-directory-groups/272212>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [May 5, 2021, 3:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/windows-logs-filtered-with-active-directory-groups/272212 "2021-05-05T15:44:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![MitxelF](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mitxelf/32/78690_2.png) [@MitxelF](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MitxelF)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 3:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/windows-logs-filtered-with-active-directory-groups/272212/1 "2021-05-05T15:44:20Z")

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Sorry if it is obvious but i'm very new with this.  
I would like to filter our windows security logs based in some groups manged in the active directory.  
I don't know how to start.  
Any idea for begin to think how?  
Thanks.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 12:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/windows-logs-filtered-with-active-directory-groups/272212/2 "2021-05-06T00:15:01Z")

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Welcome to our community! 😃

Are the groups included in the log entries?

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**Author:** ![MitxelF](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mitxelf/32/78690_2.png) [@MitxelF](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MitxelF)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/windows-logs-filtered-with-active-directory-groups/272212/3 "2021-05-06T13:44:27Z")

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No. Logs are the standard logs provided by the security events of the domain controllers. In that logs are not included the groups the users belong to.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 1:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/windows-logs-filtered-with-active-directory-groups/272212/4 "2021-05-10T01:08:23Z")

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Then you will need to figure out a way to get that added into your logs, it's not something that Kibana can do as it doesn't have that context.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 1:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/windows-logs-filtered-with-active-directory-groups/272212/5 "2021-06-07T01:09:22Z")

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