Detection rules › Sigma
Azure Domain Federation Settings Modified
Identifies when an user or application modified the federation settings on the domain.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Initial Access | T1078 Valid Accounts |
| Persistence | T1078 Valid Accounts |
| Privilege Escalation | T1078 Valid Accounts |
| Stealth | T1078 Valid Accounts |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event |
|---|---|
| Entra-AuditLogs | Set federation settings on domain |
Rule body yaml
title: Azure Domain Federation Settings Modified
id: 352a54e1-74ba-4929-9d47-8193d67aba1e
status: test
description: Identifies when an user or application modified the federation settings on the domain.
references:
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/hybrid/how-to-connect-monitor-federation-changes
author: Austin Songer
date: 2021-09-06
modified: 2022-06-08
tags:
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.persistence
- attack.initial-access
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1078
logsource:
product: azure
service: auditlogs
detection:
selection:
ActivityDisplayName: Set federation settings on domain
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Federation Settings being modified or deleted may be performed by a system administrator.
- Verify whether the user identity, user agent, and/or hostname should be making changes in your environment.
- Federation Settings modified from unfamiliar users should be investigated. If known behavior is causing false positives, it can be exempted from the rule.
level: medium
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
ActivityDisplayName: Set federation settings on domain
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 |
|---|---|---|
ActivityDisplayName | eq |
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