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Id2a4b6c8d-1e3f-5a7b-9c0d-4e6f8a2b1c3d
RulenameQuantum-vulnerable certificate on Entra app registration
DescriptionAn Entra ID (Azure AD) app registration or service principal has a certificate

credential using a classical algorithm (RSA or elliptic-curve) that is vulnerable

to Shor’s algorithm. These certificates authenticate workloads and service-to-service

flows – a compromised cert allows impersonation of the application identity.

Rotate to a PQ-hybrid certificate or shorten the validity window.
SeverityHigh
TacticsCredentialAccess
TechniquesT1552
Required data connectorsQCryptonPQCScanner
KindScheduled
Query frequency1d
Query period1d
Trigger threshold0
Trigger operatorgt
Source Urihttps://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/QCryptonPQCScanner/Analytic%20Rules/QuantumVulnerableEntraCert.yaml
Version1.0.0
Arm template2a4b6c8d-1e3f-5a7b-9c0d-4e6f8a2b1c3d.json
Deploy To Azure
PQReadiness_CL
| where TimeGenerated > ago(1d)
| where AssetKind in ("entra-app-cert", "entra-sp-credential")
| where QuantumPosture == "vulnerable"
| extend AppId = extract(@'"appId":"([^"]+)"', 1, Metadata)
| project TimeGenerated, ResourceName, AssetIdentifier, Algorithm, KeySize, PostureReason, RiskScore, ExpiresOn, AppId
| order by RiskScore desc
queryFrequency: 1d
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: ResourceName
    identifier: Name
  entityType: Account
triggerThreshold: 0
triggerOperator: gt
severity: High
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/QCryptonPQCScanner/Analytic%20Rules/QuantumVulnerableEntraCert.yaml
query: |
  PQReadiness_CL
  | where TimeGenerated > ago(1d)
  | where AssetKind in ("entra-app-cert", "entra-sp-credential")
  | where QuantumPosture == "vulnerable"
  | extend AppId = extract(@'"appId":"([^"]+)"', 1, Metadata)
  | project TimeGenerated, ResourceName, AssetIdentifier, Algorithm, KeySize, PostureReason, RiskScore, ExpiresOn, AppId
  | order by RiskScore desc
tactics:
- CredentialAccess
queryPeriod: 1d
relevantTechniques:
- T1552
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: QCryptonPQCScanner
  dataTypes:
  - PQReadiness_CL
id: 2a4b6c8d-1e3f-5a7b-9c0d-4e6f8a2b1c3d
kind: Scheduled
version: 1.0.0
description: |
  An Entra ID (Azure AD) app registration or service principal has a certificate
  credential using a classical algorithm (RSA or elliptic-curve) that is vulnerable
  to Shor's algorithm. These certificates authenticate workloads and service-to-service
  flows -- a compromised cert allows impersonation of the application identity.
  Rotate to a PQ-hybrid certificate or shorten the validity window.
status: Available
name: Quantum-vulnerable certificate on Entra app registration
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  "parameters": {
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      "type": "String"
    }
  },
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              }
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        "queryFrequency": "P1D",
        "queryPeriod": "P1D",
        "severity": "High",
        "status": "Available",
        "subTechniques": [],
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
        "tactics": [
          "CredentialAccess"
        ],
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          "T1552"
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        "templateVersion": "1.0.0",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
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      },
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}