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Id6c360107-f3ee-4b91-9f43-f4cfd90441cf
RulenameAD account with Don’t Expire Password
DescriptionIdentifies whenever a user account has the setting “Password Never Expires” in the user account properties selected.

This is indicated in Security event 4738 in the EventData item labeled UserAccountControl with an included value of %%2089.

%%2089 resolves to “Don’t Expire Password - Enabled”.
SeverityLow
TacticsPersistence
TechniquesT1098
Required data connectorsSecurityEvents
WindowsForwardedEvents
WindowsSecurityEvents
KindScheduled
Query frequency1d
Query period1d
Trigger threshold0
Trigger operatorgt
Source Urihttps://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/SecurityEvent/password_never_expires.yaml
Version1.2.2
Arm template6c360107-f3ee-4b91-9f43-f4cfd90441cf.json
Deploy To Azure
union isfuzzy=true
(
 SecurityEvent
 | where EventID == 4738
 // 2089 value indicates the Don't Expire Password value has been set
 | where UserAccountControl has "%%2089"
 | extend Value_2089 = iff(UserAccountControl has "%%2089","'Don't Expire Password' - Enabled", "Not Changed")
 // 2050 indicates that the Password Not Required value is NOT set, this often shows up at the same time as a 2089 and is the recommended value.  This value may not be in the event.
 | extend Value_2050 = iff(UserAccountControl has "%%2050","'Password Not Required' - Disabled", "Not Changed")
 // If value %%2082 is present in the 4738 event, this indicates the account has been configured to logon WITHOUT a password. Generally you should only see this value when an account is created and only in Event 4720: Account Creation Event.
 | extend Value_2082 = iff(UserAccountControl has "%%2082","'Password Not Required' - Enabled", "Not Changed")
 | project StartTime = TimeGenerated, EventID, Activity, Computer, TargetAccount, TargetUserName, TargetDomainName, TargetSid, 
 AccountType, UserAccountControl, Value_2089, Value_2050, Value_2082, SubjectAccount, SubjectUserName, SubjectDomainName, SubjectUserSid
 ),
 (
 WindowsEvent
 | where EventID == 4738 and EventData has '2089'
 // 2089 value indicates the Don't Expire Password value has been set
 | extend UserAccountControl = tostring(EventData.UserAccountControl)
 | where UserAccountControl has "%%2089"
 | extend Value_2089 = iff(UserAccountControl has "%%2089","'Don't Expire Password' - Enabled", "Not Changed")
 // 2050 indicates that the Password Not Required value is NOT set, this often shows up at the same time as a 2089 and is the recommended value.  This value may not be in the event.
 | extend Value_2050 = iff(UserAccountControl has "%%2050","'Password Not Required' - Disabled", "Not Changed")
 // If value %%2082 is present in the 4738 event, this indicates the account has been configured to logon WITHOUT a password. Generally you should only see this value when an account is created and only in Event 4720: Account Creation Event.
 | extend Value_2082 = iff(UserAccountControl has "%%2082","'Password Not Required' - Enabled", "Not Changed")
 | extend Activity="4738 - A user account was changed."
 | extend TargetAccount = strcat(EventData.TargetDomainName,"\\", EventData.TargetUserName)
 | extend TargetSid = tostring(EventData.TargetSid)
 | extend SubjectAccount = strcat(EventData.SubjectDomainName,"\\", EventData.SubjectUserName)
 | extend SubjectUserSid = tostring(EventData.SubjectUserSid)
 | extend AccountType=case(SubjectAccount endswith "$" or SubjectUserSid in ("S-1-5-18", "S-1-5-19", "S-1-5-20"), "Machine", isempty(SubjectUserSid), "", "User")
 | project StartTime = TimeGenerated, EventID, Activity, Computer, TargetAccount, TargetUserName = tostring(EventData.TargetUserName), TargetDomainName = tostring(EventData.TargetDomainName), TargetSid, 
 AccountType, UserAccountControl, Value_2089, Value_2050, Value_2082, SubjectAccount, SubjectDomainName = tostring(EventData.SubjectDomainName), SubjectUserName = tostring(EventData.SubjectUserName), SubjectUserSid = tostring(EventData.SubjectUserSid)
 )
 | extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
 | extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)
 | project-away DomainIndex
relevantTechniques:
- T1098
name: AD account with Don't Expire Password
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
  - SecurityEvent
  connectorId: SecurityEvents
- dataTypes:
  - SecurityEvent
  connectorId: WindowsSecurityEvents
- dataTypes:
  - WindowsEvent
  connectorId: WindowsForwardedEvents
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: TargetAccount
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: TargetUserName
  - identifier: NTDomain
    columnName: TargetDomainName
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Sid
    columnName: TargetSid
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: SubjectAccount
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: SubjectUserName
  - identifier: NTDomain
    columnName: SubjectDomainName
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Sid
    columnName: SubjectUserSid
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: Computer
  - identifier: HostName
    columnName: HostName
  - identifier: DnsDomain
    columnName: HostNameDomain
  entityType: Host
triggerThreshold: 0
id: 6c360107-f3ee-4b91-9f43-f4cfd90441cf
tactics:
- Persistence
version: 1.2.2
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/SecurityEvent/password_never_expires.yaml
queryPeriod: 1d
kind: Scheduled
metadata:
  categories:
    domains:
    - Security - Others
    - Identity
  author:
    name: Microsoft Security Research
  support:
    tier: Community
  source:
    kind: Community
queryFrequency: 1d
severity: Low
description: |
  'Identifies whenever a user account has the setting "Password Never Expires" in the user account properties selected.
  This is indicated in Security event 4738 in the EventData item labeled UserAccountControl with an included value of %%2089.
  %%2089 resolves to "Don't Expire Password - Enabled".'  
query: |
  union isfuzzy=true
  (
   SecurityEvent
   | where EventID == 4738
   // 2089 value indicates the Don't Expire Password value has been set
   | where UserAccountControl has "%%2089"
   | extend Value_2089 = iff(UserAccountControl has "%%2089","'Don't Expire Password' - Enabled", "Not Changed")
   // 2050 indicates that the Password Not Required value is NOT set, this often shows up at the same time as a 2089 and is the recommended value.  This value may not be in the event.
   | extend Value_2050 = iff(UserAccountControl has "%%2050","'Password Not Required' - Disabled", "Not Changed")
   // If value %%2082 is present in the 4738 event, this indicates the account has been configured to logon WITHOUT a password. Generally you should only see this value when an account is created and only in Event 4720: Account Creation Event.
   | extend Value_2082 = iff(UserAccountControl has "%%2082","'Password Not Required' - Enabled", "Not Changed")
   | project StartTime = TimeGenerated, EventID, Activity, Computer, TargetAccount, TargetUserName, TargetDomainName, TargetSid, 
   AccountType, UserAccountControl, Value_2089, Value_2050, Value_2082, SubjectAccount, SubjectUserName, SubjectDomainName, SubjectUserSid
   ),
   (
   WindowsEvent
   | where EventID == 4738 and EventData has '2089'
   // 2089 value indicates the Don't Expire Password value has been set
   | extend UserAccountControl = tostring(EventData.UserAccountControl)
   | where UserAccountControl has "%%2089"
   | extend Value_2089 = iff(UserAccountControl has "%%2089","'Don't Expire Password' - Enabled", "Not Changed")
   // 2050 indicates that the Password Not Required value is NOT set, this often shows up at the same time as a 2089 and is the recommended value.  This value may not be in the event.
   | extend Value_2050 = iff(UserAccountControl has "%%2050","'Password Not Required' - Disabled", "Not Changed")
   // If value %%2082 is present in the 4738 event, this indicates the account has been configured to logon WITHOUT a password. Generally you should only see this value when an account is created and only in Event 4720: Account Creation Event.
   | extend Value_2082 = iff(UserAccountControl has "%%2082","'Password Not Required' - Enabled", "Not Changed")
   | extend Activity="4738 - A user account was changed."
   | extend TargetAccount = strcat(EventData.TargetDomainName,"\\", EventData.TargetUserName)
   | extend TargetSid = tostring(EventData.TargetSid)
   | extend SubjectAccount = strcat(EventData.SubjectDomainName,"\\", EventData.SubjectUserName)
   | extend SubjectUserSid = tostring(EventData.SubjectUserSid)
   | extend AccountType=case(SubjectAccount endswith "$" or SubjectUserSid in ("S-1-5-18", "S-1-5-19", "S-1-5-20"), "Machine", isempty(SubjectUserSid), "", "User")
   | project StartTime = TimeGenerated, EventID, Activity, Computer, TargetAccount, TargetUserName = tostring(EventData.TargetUserName), TargetDomainName = tostring(EventData.TargetDomainName), TargetSid, 
   AccountType, UserAccountControl, Value_2089, Value_2050, Value_2082, SubjectAccount, SubjectDomainName = tostring(EventData.SubjectDomainName), SubjectUserName = tostring(EventData.SubjectUserName), SubjectUserSid = tostring(EventData.SubjectUserSid)
   )
   | extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
   | extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)
   | project-away DomainIndex  
triggerOperator: gt
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  "$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/6c360107-f3ee-4b91-9f43-f4cfd90441cf')]",
      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/6c360107-f3ee-4b91-9f43-f4cfd90441cf')]",
      "properties": {
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "6c360107-f3ee-4b91-9f43-f4cfd90441cf",
        "customDetails": null,
        "description": "'Identifies whenever a user account has the setting \"Password Never Expires\" in the user account properties selected.\nThis is indicated in Security event 4738 in the EventData item labeled UserAccountControl with an included value of %%2089.\n%%2089 resolves to \"Don't Expire Password - Enabled\".'\n",
        "displayName": "AD account with Don't Expire Password",
        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "TargetAccount",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "TargetUserName",
                "identifier": "Name"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "TargetDomainName",
                "identifier": "NTDomain"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "TargetSid",
                "identifier": "Sid"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "SubjectAccount",
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              },
              {
                "columnName": "SubjectUserName",
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              },
              {
                "columnName": "SubjectDomainName",
                "identifier": "NTDomain"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "SubjectUserSid",
                "identifier": "Sid"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "Host",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "Computer",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "HostName",
                "identifier": "HostName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "HostNameDomain",
                "identifier": "DnsDomain"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/SecurityEvent/password_never_expires.yaml",
        "query": "union isfuzzy=true\n(\n SecurityEvent\n | where EventID == 4738\n // 2089 value indicates the Don't Expire Password value has been set\n | where UserAccountControl has \"%%2089\"\n | extend Value_2089 = iff(UserAccountControl has \"%%2089\",\"'Don't Expire Password' - Enabled\", \"Not Changed\")\n // 2050 indicates that the Password Not Required value is NOT set, this often shows up at the same time as a 2089 and is the recommended value.  This value may not be in the event.\n | extend Value_2050 = iff(UserAccountControl has \"%%2050\",\"'Password Not Required' - Disabled\", \"Not Changed\")\n // If value %%2082 is present in the 4738 event, this indicates the account has been configured to logon WITHOUT a password. Generally you should only see this value when an account is created and only in Event 4720: Account Creation Event.\n | extend Value_2082 = iff(UserAccountControl has \"%%2082\",\"'Password Not Required' - Enabled\", \"Not Changed\")\n | project StartTime = TimeGenerated, EventID, Activity, Computer, TargetAccount, TargetUserName, TargetDomainName, TargetSid, \n AccountType, UserAccountControl, Value_2089, Value_2050, Value_2082, SubjectAccount, SubjectUserName, SubjectDomainName, SubjectUserSid\n ),\n (\n WindowsEvent\n | where EventID == 4738 and EventData has '2089'\n // 2089 value indicates the Don't Expire Password value has been set\n | extend UserAccountControl = tostring(EventData.UserAccountControl)\n | where UserAccountControl has \"%%2089\"\n | extend Value_2089 = iff(UserAccountControl has \"%%2089\",\"'Don't Expire Password' - Enabled\", \"Not Changed\")\n // 2050 indicates that the Password Not Required value is NOT set, this often shows up at the same time as a 2089 and is the recommended value.  This value may not be in the event.\n | extend Value_2050 = iff(UserAccountControl has \"%%2050\",\"'Password Not Required' - Disabled\", \"Not Changed\")\n // If value %%2082 is present in the 4738 event, this indicates the account has been configured to logon WITHOUT a password. Generally you should only see this value when an account is created and only in Event 4720: Account Creation Event.\n | extend Value_2082 = iff(UserAccountControl has \"%%2082\",\"'Password Not Required' - Enabled\", \"Not Changed\")\n | extend Activity=\"4738 - A user account was changed.\"\n | extend TargetAccount = strcat(EventData.TargetDomainName,\"\\\\\", EventData.TargetUserName)\n | extend TargetSid = tostring(EventData.TargetSid)\n | extend SubjectAccount = strcat(EventData.SubjectDomainName,\"\\\\\", EventData.SubjectUserName)\n | extend SubjectUserSid = tostring(EventData.SubjectUserSid)\n | extend AccountType=case(SubjectAccount endswith \"$\" or SubjectUserSid in (\"S-1-5-18\", \"S-1-5-19\", \"S-1-5-20\"), \"Machine\", isempty(SubjectUserSid), \"\", \"User\")\n | project StartTime = TimeGenerated, EventID, Activity, Computer, TargetAccount, TargetUserName = tostring(EventData.TargetUserName), TargetDomainName = tostring(EventData.TargetDomainName), TargetSid, \n AccountType, UserAccountControl, Value_2089, Value_2050, Value_2082, SubjectAccount, SubjectDomainName = tostring(EventData.SubjectDomainName), SubjectUserName = tostring(EventData.SubjectUserName), SubjectUserSid = tostring(EventData.SubjectUserSid)\n )\n | extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, \".\")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))\n | extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)\n | project-away DomainIndex\n",
        "queryFrequency": "P1D",
        "queryPeriod": "P1D",
        "severity": "Low",
        "subTechniques": [],
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
        "tactics": [
          "Persistence"
        ],
        "techniques": [
          "T1098"
        ],
        "templateVersion": "1.2.2",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0
      },
      "type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
    }
  ]
}