Detection rules › YARA-L
O365 Entra ID App Client Secret Added, Updated or Deleted
Secrets added to applications have legitimate purposes, but can also be a method of persistence. This alert will trigger on creation, modification or delete of a client secret
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Persistence |
Telemetry coverage
| Platform | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 | Update application – Certificates and secrets management |
Rules detecting the same action
These rules filter on the same operation.
Rule body
// Copyright 2025 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule o365_entra_id_client_secret_add_update_delete_in_app {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Secrets added to applications have legitimate purposes, but can also be a method of persistence. This alert will trigger on creation, modification or delete of a client secret"
rule_id = "mr_24ac7907-9d86-4089-901c-61f8ff1e7730"
rule_name = "O365 Entra ID App Client Secret Added, Updated or Deleted"
tactic = "TA0003"
technique = "T1098.001"
type = "alert"
platform = "azure"
data_source = "o365"
severity = "Medium"
priority = "Medium"
events:
$app.metadata.event_type = "USER_RESOURCE_UPDATE_CONTENT"
$app.metadata.product_name = "Office 365"
$app.metadata.product_event_type = /Update application.*Certificates and secrets management/
$app.metadata.vendor_name = "Microsoft"
$app.security_result.action = "ALLOW"
$app.principal.user.userid = $userid
match:
$userid over 5m
outcome:
$risk_score = 65
$event_count = count_distinct($app.metadata.id)
$security_summary = array_distinct($app.security_result.summary)
$user_agent = array_distinct($app.network.http.user_agent)
$target_entra_id_application = array_distinct(re.capture($app.network.http.user_agent,`\"AppId\":\"(.*)`))
//added to populate alert graph with additional context
$principal_user_userid = array_distinct($app.principal.user.userid)
condition:
$app
}
YARA-L rule structure
Condition
Fires when at least one $app event in the 5m window.
Events
$app
metadata.product_event_type matches "Update application.*Certificates and secrets management"security_result.action = "ALLOW"
Match and correlation
Outcome
Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | 65 |
event_count | count_distinct($app.metadata.id) |
security_summary | array_distinct($app.security_result.summary) |
user_agent | array_distinct($app.network.http.user_agent) |
target_entra_id_application | array_distinct(re.capture($app.network.http.user_agent,`\"AppId\":\"(.*)`)) |
principal_user_userid | array_distinct($app.principal.user.userid) |