Detection rules › Kusto
Anomalous Single Factor Signin
Detects successful signins using single factor authentication where the device, location, and ASN are abnormal. Single factor authentications pose an opportunity to access compromised accounts, investigate these for anomalous occurrencess. Ref: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/security-operations-devices#non-compliant-device-sign-in
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Initial Access |
Telemetry coverage
Rules detecting the same action
These rules filter on the same operation.
- [Entra ID] Suspicious Continuous OAuth Token Usage (Kusto)
- Anomalous sign-in location by user account and authenticating application (Kusto)
- Authentications of Privileged Accounts Outside of Expected Controls (Kusto)
- Azure Portal sign in from another Azure Tenant (Kusto)
- Azure Service Principal Sign-In Followed by Arc Cluster Credential Access (Elastic)
- Azure SignIn via Legacy Authentication Protocol (Panther)
- Cisco - firewall block but success logon to Microsoft Entra ID (Kusto)
- Detect non-admin requesting token for admin applications (Kusto)
Rule body
id: f7c3f5c8-71ea-49ff-b8b3-148f0e346291
name: Anomalous Single Factor Signin
description: |
'Detects successful signins using single factor authentication where the device, location, and ASN are abnormal.
Single factor authentications pose an opportunity to access compromised accounts, investigate these for anomalous occurrencess.
Ref: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/security-operations-devices#non-compliant-device-sign-in'
severity: Low
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
dataTypes:
- SigninLogs
queryFrequency: 1d
queryPeriod: 7d
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
- InitialAccess
relevantTechniques:
- T1078.004
tags:
- AADSecOpsGuide
query: |
let known_locations = (SigninLogs
| where TimeGenerated between(ago(7d)..ago(1d))
| where ResultType == 0
| extend LocationDetail = strcat(Location, "-", LocationDetails.state)
| summarize by LocationDetail);
let known_asn = (SigninLogs
| where TimeGenerated between(ago(7d)..ago(1d))
| where ResultType == 0
| summarize by AutonomousSystemNumber);
SigninLogs
| where TimeGenerated > ago(1d)
| where ResultType == 0
| where isempty(DeviceDetail.deviceId)
| where AuthenticationRequirement == "singleFactorAuthentication"
| extend LocationParsed = parse_json(LocationDetails), DeviceParsed = parse_json(DeviceDetail)
| extend City = tostring(LocationParsed.city), State = tostring(LocationParsed.state)
| extend LocationDetail = strcat(Location, "-", State)
| extend DeviceId = tostring(DeviceParsed.deviceId), DeviceName=tostring(DeviceParsed.displayName), OS=tostring(DeviceParsed.operatingSystem), Browser=tostring(DeviceParsed.browser)
| where AutonomousSystemNumber !in (known_asn) and LocationDetail !in (known_locations)
| project TimeGenerated, Type, UserId, UserDisplayName, UserPrincipalName, IPAddress, Location, State, City, ResultType, ResultDescription, AppId, AppDisplayName, AuthenticationRequirement, ConditionalAccessStatus, ResourceDisplayName, ClientAppUsed, Identity, HomeTenantId, ResourceTenantId, Status, UserAgent, DeviceId, DeviceName, OS, Browser, MfaDetail
| extend Name = tostring(split(UserPrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), UPNSuffix = tostring(split(UserPrincipalName,'@',1)[0])
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: UserPrincipalName
- identifier: Name
columnName: Name
- identifier: UPNSuffix
columnName: UPNSuffix
- entityType: IP
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Address
columnName: IPAddress
- entityType: CloudApplication
fieldMappings:
- identifier: AppId
columnName: AppId
- identifier: Name
columnName: AppDisplayName
version: 1.0.6
kind: Scheduled
metadata:
source:
kind: Community
author:
name: Pete Bryan
support:
tier: Community
categories:
domains: [ "Security - Others" ]
Stages and Predicates
Let binding: known_locations
let known_locations = (SigninLogs
| where TimeGenerated between(ago(7d)..ago(1d))
| where ResultType == 0
| extend LocationDetail = strcat(Location, "-", LocationDetails.state)
| summarize by LocationDetail);
Let binding: known_asn
let known_asn = (SigninLogs
| where TimeGenerated between(ago(7d)..ago(1d))
| where ResultType == 0
| summarize by AutonomousSystemNumber);
Stage 1: source
SigninLogs
Stage 2: where
| where TimeGenerated > ago(1d)
Stage 3: where
| where ResultType == 0
Stage 4: where
| where isempty(DeviceDetail.deviceId)
Stage 5: where
| where AuthenticationRequirement == "singleFactorAuthentication"
Stage 6: extend (4 consecutive steps)
| extend LocationParsed = parse_json(LocationDetails), DeviceParsed = parse_json(DeviceDetail)
| extend City = tostring(LocationParsed.city), State = tostring(LocationParsed.state)
| extend LocationDetail = strcat(Location, "-", State)
| extend DeviceId = tostring(DeviceParsed.deviceId), DeviceName=tostring(DeviceParsed.displayName), OS=tostring(DeviceParsed.operatingSystem), Browser=tostring(DeviceParsed.browser)
Stage 7: where
| where AutonomousSystemNumber !in (known_asn) and LocationDetail !in (known_locations)
Stage 8: project
| project TimeGenerated, Type, UserId, UserDisplayName, UserPrincipalName, IPAddress, Location, State, City, ResultType, ResultDescription, AppId, AppDisplayName, AuthenticationRequirement, ConditionalAccessStatus, ResourceDisplayName, ClientAppUsed, Identity, HomeTenantId, ResourceTenantId, Status, UserAgent, DeviceId, DeviceName, OS, Browser, MfaDetail
Stage 9: extend
| extend Name = tostring(split(UserPrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), UPNSuffix = tostring(split(UserPrincipalName,'@',1)[0])
Exclusions
The rule actively suppresses these predicates.
| Field | Kind | Excluded values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
AutonomousSystemNumber | eq | known_asn | excludes:AutonomousSystemNumber field:"AutonomousSystemNumber" value:"known_asn" |
LocationDetail | eq | known_locations | excludes:LocationDetail field:"LocationDetail" value:"known_locations" |
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
AuthenticationRequirement | eq |
| field:"AuthenticationRequirement" kind:eq value:"singleFactorAuthentication" |
ResultType | eq |
| field:"ResultType" kind:eq value:"0" |
deviceId | is_null | field:"deviceId" kind:is_null |
Output fields
These fields are emitted when the rule matches.
| Field | Source |
|---|---|
AppDisplayName | project |
AppId | project |
AuthenticationRequirement | project |
Browser | project |
City | project |
ClientAppUsed | project |
ConditionalAccessStatus | project |
DeviceId | project |
DeviceName | project |
HomeTenantId | project |
IPAddress | project |
Identity | project |
Location | project |
MfaDetail | project |
OS | project |
ResourceDisplayName | project |
ResourceTenantId | project |
ResultDescription | project |
ResultType | project |
State | project |
Status | project |
TimeGenerated | project |
Type | project |
UserAgent | project |
UserDisplayName | project |
UserId | project |
UserPrincipalName | project |
Name | extend |
UPNSuffix | extend |