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RulenameBrute force attack against user credentials (Uses Authentication Normalization)
DescriptionIdentifies evidence of brute force activity against a user based on multiple authentication failures and at least one successful authentication within a given time window.

Note that the query does not enforce any sequence, and does not require the successful authentication to occur last.

The default failure threshold is 10, success threshold is 1, and the default time window is 20 minutes.

To use this analytics rule, make sure you have deployed the ASIM normalization parsers
SeverityMedium
TacticsCredentialAccess
TechniquesT1110
KindScheduled
Query frequency20m
Query period20m
Trigger threshold0
Trigger operatorgt
Source Urihttps://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/ASimAuthentication/imAuthBruteForce.yaml
Version1.2.5
Arm templatea6c435a2-b1a0-466d-b730-9f8af69262e8.json
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let failureCountThreshold = 10;
let successCountThreshold = 1;
// let authenticationWindow = 20m; // Implicit in the analytic rule query period 
imAuthentication
| where TargetUserType != "NonInteractive"
| summarize 
      StartTime = min(TimeGenerated), 
      EndTime = max(TimeGenerated), 
      IpAddresses = make_set (SrcDvcIpAddr, 100),
      ReportedBy = make_set (strcat (EventVendor, "/", EventProduct), 100),
      FailureCount = countif(EventResult=='Failure'),
      SuccessCount = countif(EventResult=='Success')
  by 
      TargetUserId, TargetUsername, TargetUserType 
| where FailureCount >= failureCountThreshold and SuccessCount >= successCountThreshold
| extend
      IpAddresses = strcat_array(IpAddresses, ", "), 
      ReportedBy = strcat_array(ReportedBy, ", ")
| extend
  Name = iif(
      TargetUsername contains "@"
          , tostring(split(TargetUsername, '@', 0)[0])
          , TargetUsername
      ),
  UPNSuffix = iif(
      TargetUsername contains "@"
      , tostring(split(TargetUsername, '@', 1)[0])
      , ""
  )
name: Brute force attack against user credentials (Uses Authentication Normalization)
description: |
  'Identifies evidence of brute force activity against a user based on multiple authentication failures and at least one successful authentication within a given time window.
  Note that the query does not enforce any sequence, and does not require the successful authentication to occur last.
  The default failure threshold is 10, success threshold is 1, and the default time window is 20 minutes.
  To use this analytics rule, make sure you have deployed the [ASIM normalization parsers](https://aka.ms/ASimAuthentication)'
kind: Scheduled
tactics:
- CredentialAccess
requiredDataConnectors: []
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: TargetUserName
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: Name
  - identifier: UPNSuffix
    columnName: UPNSuffix
queryFrequency: 20m
severity: Medium
customDetails:
  IpAddresses: IpAddresses
  ReportedBy: ReportedBy
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/ASimAuthentication/imAuthBruteForce.yaml
queryPeriod: 20m
metadata:
  support:
    tier: Community
  categories:
    domains:
    - Security - Others
    - Identity
  author:
    name: Ofer Shezaf
  source:
    kind: Community
id: a6c435a2-b1a0-466d-b730-9f8af69262e8
query: |
  let failureCountThreshold = 10;
  let successCountThreshold = 1;
  // let authenticationWindow = 20m; // Implicit in the analytic rule query period 
  imAuthentication
  | where TargetUserType != "NonInteractive"
  | summarize 
        StartTime = min(TimeGenerated), 
        EndTime = max(TimeGenerated), 
        IpAddresses = make_set (SrcDvcIpAddr, 100),
        ReportedBy = make_set (strcat (EventVendor, "/", EventProduct), 100),
        FailureCount = countif(EventResult=='Failure'),
        SuccessCount = countif(EventResult=='Success')
    by 
        TargetUserId, TargetUsername, TargetUserType 
  | where FailureCount >= failureCountThreshold and SuccessCount >= successCountThreshold
  | extend
        IpAddresses = strcat_array(IpAddresses, ", "), 
        ReportedBy = strcat_array(ReportedBy, ", ")
  | extend
    Name = iif(
        TargetUsername contains "@"
            , tostring(split(TargetUsername, '@', 0)[0])
            , TargetUsername
        ),
    UPNSuffix = iif(
        TargetUsername contains "@"
        , tostring(split(TargetUsername, '@', 1)[0])
        , ""
    )
relevantTechniques:
- T1110
version: 1.2.5
triggerThreshold: 0
triggerOperator: gt
tags:
- Id: 28b42356-45af-40a6-a0b4-a554cdfd5d8a
  version: 1.0.0
- SchemaVersion: 0.1.0
  Schema: ASIMAuthentication
{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
    "workspace": {
      "type": "String"
    }
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "apiVersion": "2024-01-01-preview",
      "id": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers', parameters('workspace'), 'Microsoft.SecurityInsights'),'/alertRules/a6c435a2-b1a0-466d-b730-9f8af69262e8')]",
      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/a6c435a2-b1a0-466d-b730-9f8af69262e8')]",
      "properties": {
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "a6c435a2-b1a0-466d-b730-9f8af69262e8",
        "customDetails": {
          "IpAddresses": "IpAddresses",
          "ReportedBy": "ReportedBy"
        },
        "description": "'Identifies evidence of brute force activity against a user based on multiple authentication failures and at least one successful authentication within a given time window.\nNote that the query does not enforce any sequence, and does not require the successful authentication to occur last.\nThe default failure threshold is 10, success threshold is 1, and the default time window is 20 minutes.\nTo use this analytics rule, make sure you have deployed the [ASIM normalization parsers](https://aka.ms/ASimAuthentication)'\n",
        "displayName": "Brute force attack against user credentials (Uses Authentication Normalization)",
        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "TargetUserName",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "Name",
                "identifier": "Name"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "UPNSuffix",
                "identifier": "UPNSuffix"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/ASimAuthentication/imAuthBruteForce.yaml",
        "query": "let failureCountThreshold = 10;\nlet successCountThreshold = 1;\n// let authenticationWindow = 20m; // Implicit in the analytic rule query period \nimAuthentication\n| where TargetUserType != \"NonInteractive\"\n| summarize \n      StartTime = min(TimeGenerated), \n      EndTime = max(TimeGenerated), \n      IpAddresses = make_set (SrcDvcIpAddr, 100),\n      ReportedBy = make_set (strcat (EventVendor, \"/\", EventProduct), 100),\n      FailureCount = countif(EventResult=='Failure'),\n      SuccessCount = countif(EventResult=='Success')\n  by \n      TargetUserId, TargetUsername, TargetUserType \n| where FailureCount >= failureCountThreshold and SuccessCount >= successCountThreshold\n| extend\n      IpAddresses = strcat_array(IpAddresses, \", \"), \n      ReportedBy = strcat_array(ReportedBy, \", \")\n| extend\n  Name = iif(\n      TargetUsername contains \"@\"\n          , tostring(split(TargetUsername, '@', 0)[0])\n          , TargetUsername\n      ),\n  UPNSuffix = iif(\n      TargetUsername contains \"@\"\n      , tostring(split(TargetUsername, '@', 1)[0])\n      , \"\"\n  )\n",
        "queryFrequency": "PT20M",
        "queryPeriod": "PT20M",
        "severity": "Medium",
        "subTechniques": [],
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
        "tactics": [
          "CredentialAccess"
        ],
        "tags": [
          {
            "Id": "28b42356-45af-40a6-a0b4-a554cdfd5d8a",
            "version": "1.0.0"
          },
          {
            "Schema": "ASIMAuthentication",
            "SchemaVersion": "0.1.0"
          }
        ],
        "techniques": [
          "T1110"
        ],
        "templateVersion": "1.2.5",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0
      },
      "type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
    }
  ]
}