Detection rules › YARA-L
Entra ID Application Hard Deletion
Deletion of Entra ID application with no recovery of the application.
Event coverage
| Provider | Event |
|---|---|
| Entra-AuditLogs | Hard Delete application |
Rule body yaral
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rule entra_id_application_hard_deletion {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Deletion of Entra ID application with no recovery of the application."
rule_id = "mr_b4b8a401-4803-498a-b601-d984cf5042fa"
rule_name = "Entra ID Application Hard Deletion"
type = "alert"
platform = "azure"
data_source = "azure ad audit"
severity = "Medium"
priority = "Medium"
events:
$app.metadata.event_type = "SETTING_DELETION"
$app.metadata.product_event_type = "Hard Delete application"
$app.metadata.product_name = "Azure AD Directory Audit"
$app.metadata.vendor_name = "Microsoft"
$app.security_result.action = "ALLOW"
$app.principal.user.userid = $user
match:
$user over 5m
outcome:
$risk_score = 65
$event_count = count_distinct($app.metadata.id)
$principal_ip = array_distinct($app.principal.ip)
$principal_email = array_distinct($app.principal.user.email_addresses)
$principal_county_region = array_distinct($app.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
$user_agent = array_distinct($app.network.http.user_agent)
$network_session = array_distinct($app.network.session_id)
$target_application = array_distinct($app.target.resource.name)
$target_application_id = array_distinct($app.target.resource.product_object_id)
condition:
$app
}
Detection logic
Fires when at least one $app event in the 5m window.
Events
$app
metadata.product_event_type = "Hard Delete application"security_result.action = "ALLOW"
Correlation
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | 65 |
event_count | count_distinct($app.metadata.id) |
principal_ip | array_distinct($app.principal.ip) |
principal_email | array_distinct($app.principal.user.email_addresses) |
principal_county_region | array_distinct($app.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region) |
user_agent | array_distinct($app.network.http.user_agent) |
network_session | array_distinct($app.network.session_id) |
target_application | array_distinct($app.target.resource.name) |
target_application_id | array_distinct($app.target.resource.product_object_id) |