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Azure Storage Account Key Regenerated
Detects when an Azure storage account access key is regenerated. Key regeneration is a normal operational activity but may indicate an attacker attempting to maintain persistence or rotate credentials after compromise.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Persistence | T1098 Account Manipulation |
Rule body yaml
AnalysisType: rule
Filename: azure_storage_account_key_regenerated.py
RuleID: "Azure.MonitorActivity.StorageAccount.KeyRegenerated"
DisplayName: "Azure Storage Account Key Regenerated"
Enabled: true
LogTypes:
- Azure.MonitorActivity
Severity: Info
Description: >
Detects when an Azure storage account access key is regenerated.
Key regeneration is a normal operational activity but may indicate an attacker attempting to maintain persistence or rotate credentials after compromise.
Reports:
MITRE ATT&CK:
- TA0006:T1098 # Persistence: Account Manipulation
Tags:
- Persistence
- Account Manipulation
Runbook: |
1. Query Azure Monitor Activity logs for all storage account operations by the callerIpAddress in the 24 hours before and after this alert to identify suspicious patterns
2. Check if the source IP is associated with known cloud providers, VPN services, or corporate network ranges using threat intelligence
3. Search for other Azure storage account modifications, key regenerations, or access events from the same user or IP in the past 7 days to assess if this is part of unauthorized activity
Reference: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/security/8.19/azure-storage-account-key-regenerated.html
SummaryAttributes:
- resourceId
- callerIpAddress
- correlationId
Tests:
- Name: Key Regenerated
ExpectedResult: true
Log:
{
"time": "2024-12-17T10:30:00.0000000Z",
"resourceId": "/subscriptions/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abc/resourceGroups/myresourcegroup/providers/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/mystorageaccount",
"operationName": "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/regenerateKey/action",
"operationVersion": "2021-04-01",
"category": "Administrative",
"resultType": "Success",
"resultSignature": "200",
"durationMs": 523,
"callerIpAddress": "1.1.1.1",
"correlationId": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
"level": "Informational",
"location": "eastus",
"properties": {
"requestbody": {
"keyName": "key1"
}
},
"tenantId": "87654321-4321-4321-4321-111111111111"
}
- Name: Case Insensitive Match
ExpectedResult: true
Log:
{
"time": "2024-12-17T11:45:00.0000000Z",
"resourceId": "/subscriptions/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abc/resourceGroups/prod-rg/providers/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/prodstorage",
"operationName": "microsoft.storage/storageaccounts/regeneratekey/action",
"operationVersion": "2021-04-01",
"category": "Administrative",
"resultType": "Succeeded",
"callerIpAddress": "1.2.3.4",
"correlationId": "f9e8d7c6-b5a4-3210-9876-fedcba098765",
"properties": {
"requestbody": {
"keyName": "key2"
}
},
"tenantId": "87654321-4321-4321-4321-111111111111"
}
- Name: Different Operation
ExpectedResult: false
Log:
{
"time": "2024-12-17T13:30:00.0000000Z",
"resourceId": "/subscriptions/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abc/resourceGroups/myresourcegroup/providers/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/mystorageaccount",
"operationName": "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/write",
"operationVersion": "2021-04-01",
"category": "Administrative",
"resultType": "Success",
"callerIpAddress": "3.3.3.3",
"correlationId": "d4e5f6a7-b8c9-0123-def0-444444444444",
"tenantId": "87654321-4321-4321-4321-111111111111"
}
Detection logic
Condition
operationName eq "MICROSOFT.STORAGE/STORAGEACCOUNTS/REGENERATEKEY/ACTION"
resultType in ["Success", "Succeeded"]
Indicators
Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
operationName | eq |
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resultType | in |
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