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Okta Identity Provider Created

Status
test
Severity
medium
Log source
product okta, service okta
Author
kelnage
Source
github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma

Detects when a new identity provider is created for Okta.

Known false positives

  • When an admin creates a new, authorised identity provider.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
Persistence
Privilege Escalation

Telemetry coverage

PlatformRecord / event type
OktaSystem Log event type system.idp.lifecycle.create: Identity provider created

Rules detecting the same action

These rules filter on the same operation.

Rule body

title: Okta Identity Provider Created
id: 969c7590-8c19-4797-8c1b-23155de6e7ac
status: test
description: Detects when a new identity provider is created for Okta.
references:
    - https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/system-log/
    - https://sec.okta.com/articles/2023/08/cross-tenant-impersonation-prevention-and-detection
author: kelnage
date: 2023-09-07
modified: 2026-04-27
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.t1098.001
logsource:
    product: okta
    service: okta
detection:
    selection:
        eventType: 'system.idp.lifecycle.create'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - When an admin creates a new, authorised identity provider.
level: medium

Stages and Predicates

Stage 0: condition

selection

Stage 1: selection

selection:
    eventType: 'system.idp.lifecycle.create'

Indicators

These rows show field, operator, and value matches.

FieldKindValuesSearch
eventTypeeq
  • system.idp.lifecycle.create
field:"eventType" kind:eq value:"system.idp.lifecycle.create"