Analytic rule catalog
Service Principal Name SPN Assigned to User Account
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| Id | 875d0eb1-883a-4191-bd0e-dbfdeb95a464 |
| Rulename | Service Principal Name (SPN) Assigned to User Account |
| Description | This query identifies whether an Active Directory user object was assigned a service principal name which could indicate that an adversary is preparing for performing Kerberoasting. This query checks for event id 5136, that the Object Class field is “user” and the LDAP Display Name is “servicePrincipalName”. Ref: https://thevivi.net/assets/docs/2019/theVIVI-AD-Security-Workshop_AfricaHackon2019.pdf |
| Severity | Medium |
| Tactics | PrivilegeEscalation |
| Techniques | T1134 |
| Required data connectors | SecurityEvents |
| Kind | Scheduled |
| Query frequency | 1h |
| Query period | 1h |
| Trigger threshold | 0 |
| Trigger operator | gt |
| Source Uri | https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/SecurityEvent/UserPrincipalNameAssignedToUserAccount.yaml |
| Version | 1.0.4 |
| Arm template | 875d0eb1-883a-4191-bd0e-dbfdeb95a464.json |
SecurityEvent
| where EventID == 5136
| parse EventData with * 'AttributeLDAPDisplayName">' AttributeLDAPDisplayName "<" *
| parse EventData with * 'ObjectClass">' ObjectClass "<" *
| where AttributeLDAPDisplayName == "servicePrincipalName" and ObjectClass == "user"
| parse EventData with * 'ObjectDN">' ObjectDN "<" *
| parse EventData with * 'AttributeValue">' AttributeValue "<" *
| summarize StartTime = min(TimeGenerated), EndTime = max(TimeGenerated) by Computer, SubjectAccount, ObjectDN, AttributeValue, SubjectUserName, SubjectDomainName, 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:
- T1134
tactics:
- PrivilegeEscalation
queryFrequency: 1h
metadata:
author:
name: Vasileios Paschalidis
categories:
domains:
- Security - Others
- Identity
support:
tier: Community
source:
kind: Community
queryPeriod: 1h
triggerThreshold: 0
name: Service Principal Name (SPN) Assigned to User Account
kind: Scheduled
description: |
'This query identifies whether an Active Directory user object was assigned a service principal name which could indicate that an adversary is preparing for performing Kerberoasting.
This query checks for event id 5136, that the Object Class field is "user" and the LDAP Display Name is "servicePrincipalName".
Ref: https://thevivi.net/assets/docs/2019/theVIVI-AD-Security-Workshop_AfricaHackon2019.pdf'
id: 875d0eb1-883a-4191-bd0e-dbfdeb95a464
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
- columnName: SubjectAccount
identifier: FullName
- columnName: SubjectUserName
identifier: Name
- columnName: SubjectDomainName
identifier: NTDomain
entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
- columnName: SubjectUserSid
identifier: Sid
entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
- columnName: Computer
identifier: FullName
- columnName: HostName
identifier: HostName
- columnName: HostNameDomain
identifier: NTDomain
entityType: Host
version: 1.0.4
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
- SecurityEvent
connectorId: SecurityEvents
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/SecurityEvent/UserPrincipalNameAssignedToUserAccount.yaml
query: |
SecurityEvent
| where EventID == 5136
| parse EventData with * 'AttributeLDAPDisplayName">' AttributeLDAPDisplayName "<" *
| parse EventData with * 'ObjectClass">' ObjectClass "<" *
| where AttributeLDAPDisplayName == "servicePrincipalName" and ObjectClass == "user"
| parse EventData with * 'ObjectDN">' ObjectDN "<" *
| parse EventData with * 'AttributeValue">' AttributeValue "<" *
| summarize StartTime = min(TimeGenerated), EndTime = max(TimeGenerated) by Computer, SubjectAccount, ObjectDN, AttributeValue, SubjectUserName, SubjectDomainName, SubjectUserSid
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)
| project-away DomainIndex
severity: Medium
triggerOperator: gt
{
"$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/875d0eb1-883a-4191-bd0e-dbfdeb95a464')]",
"kind": "Scheduled",
"name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/875d0eb1-883a-4191-bd0e-dbfdeb95a464')]",
"properties": {
"alertRuleTemplateName": "875d0eb1-883a-4191-bd0e-dbfdeb95a464",
"customDetails": null,
"description": "'This query identifies whether an Active Directory user object was assigned a service principal name which could indicate that an adversary is preparing for performing Kerberoasting. \nThis query checks for event id 5136, that the Object Class field is \"user\" and the LDAP Display Name is \"servicePrincipalName\".\nRef: https://thevivi.net/assets/docs/2019/theVIVI-AD-Security-Workshop_AfricaHackon2019.pdf'\n",
"displayName": "Service Principal Name (SPN) Assigned to User Account",
"enabled": true,
"entityMappings": [
{
"entityType": "Account",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "SubjectAccount",
"identifier": "FullName"
},
{
"columnName": "SubjectUserName",
"identifier": "Name"
},
{
"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": "NTDomain"
}
]
}
],
"OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/SecurityEvent/UserPrincipalNameAssignedToUserAccount.yaml",
"query": "SecurityEvent\n| where EventID == 5136 \n| parse EventData with * 'AttributeLDAPDisplayName\">' AttributeLDAPDisplayName \"<\" *\n| parse EventData with * 'ObjectClass\">' ObjectClass \"<\" *\n| where AttributeLDAPDisplayName == \"servicePrincipalName\" and ObjectClass == \"user\"\n| parse EventData with * 'ObjectDN\">' ObjectDN \"<\" *\n| parse EventData with * 'AttributeValue\">' AttributeValue \"<\" *\n| summarize StartTime = min(TimeGenerated), EndTime = max(TimeGenerated) by Computer, SubjectAccount, ObjectDN, AttributeValue, SubjectUserName, SubjectDomainName, SubjectUserSid\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": "PT1H",
"queryPeriod": "PT1H",
"severity": "Medium",
"subTechniques": [],
"suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
"suppressionEnabled": false,
"tactics": [
"PrivilegeEscalation"
],
"techniques": [
"T1134"
],
"templateVersion": "1.0.4",
"triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
"triggerThreshold": 0
},
"type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
}
]
}