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Azure Keyvault Key Modified or Deleted
Identifies when a Keyvault Key is modified or deleted in Azure.
Known false positives
- Key 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.
- Key modified or deleted from unfamiliar users should be investigated. If known behavior is causing false positives, it can be exempted from the rule.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Credential Access |
Rule body
title: Azure Keyvault Key Modified or Deleted
id: 80eeab92-0979-4152-942d-96749e11df40
status: test
description: Identifies when a Keyvault Key is modified or deleted in Azure.
references:
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/resource-provider-operations
author: Austin Songer @austinsonger
date: 2021-08-16
modified: 2022-08-23
tags:
- attack.impact
- attack.credential-access
- attack.t1552
- attack.t1552.001
logsource:
product: azure
service: activitylogs
detection:
selection:
operationName:
- MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/KEYS/UPDATE/ACTION
- MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/KEYS/CREATE
- MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/KEYS/CREATE/ACTION
- MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/KEYS/IMPORT/ACTION
- MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/KEYS/RECOVER/ACTION
- MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/KEYS/RESTORE/ACTION
- MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/KEYS/DELETE
- MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/KEYS/BACKUP/ACTION
- MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/KEYS/PURGE/ACTION
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Key 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.
- Key modified or deleted 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:
operationName:
- MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/KEYS/UPDATE/ACTION
- MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/KEYS/CREATE
- MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/KEYS/CREATE/ACTION
- MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/KEYS/IMPORT/ACTION
- MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/KEYS/RECOVER/ACTION
- MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/KEYS/RESTORE/ACTION
- MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/KEYS/DELETE
- MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/KEYS/BACKUP/ACTION
- MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/KEYS/PURGE/ACTION
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
operationName | eq |
| field:"operationName" kind:eq |