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Kerberos Network Traffic RC4 Ticket Encryption

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

Detects kerberos TGS request using RC4 encryption which may be indicative of kerberoasting

Known false positives

  • Normal enterprise SPN requests activity

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Rule body

title: Kerberos Network Traffic RC4 Ticket Encryption
id: 503fe26e-b5f2-4944-a126-eab405cc06e5
status: test
description: Detects kerberos TGS request using RC4 encryption which may be indicative of kerberoasting
references:
    - https://adsecurity.org/?p=3458
author: sigma
date: 2020-02-12
modified: 2021-11-27
tags:
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.t1558.003
logsource:
    product: zeek
    service: kerberos
detection:
    selection:
        request_type: 'TGS'
        cipher: 'rc4-hmac'
    computer_acct:
        service|startswith: '$'
    condition: selection and not computer_acct
falsepositives:
    - Normal enterprise SPN requests activity
level: medium

Stages and Predicates

Stage 0: condition

selection and not computer_acct

Stage 1: selection

selection:
    request_type: 'TGS'
    cipher: 'rc4-hmac'

Stage 2: not computer_acct

computer_acct:
    service|startswith: '$'

Exclusions

The rule actively suppresses these predicates.

FieldKindExcluded valuesSearch
servicestarts_with$excludes:service field:"service" value:"$"

Indicators

These rows show field, operator, and value matches.