Addition of a Temporary Access Pass to a Privileged Account
| Id | d7feb859-f03e-4e8d-8b21-617be0213b13 |
| Rulename | Addition of a Temporary Access Pass to a Privileged Account |
| Description | Detects when a Temporary Access Pass (TAP) is created for a Privileged Account. A Temporary Access Pass is a time-limited passcode issued by an admin that satisfies strong authentication requirements and can be used to onboard other authentication methods, including Passwordless ones such as Microsoft Authenticator or even Windows Hello. A threat actor could use a TAP to register a new authentication method to maintain persistance to an account. Review any TAP creations to ensure they were used legitimately. Ref: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/security-operations-privileged-accounts#changes-to-privileged-accounts |
| Severity | High |
| Tactics | Persistence |
| Techniques | T1078.004 |
| Required data connectors | AzureActiveDirectory BehaviorAnalytics |
| Kind | Scheduled |
| Query frequency | 1d |
| Query period | 1d |
| Trigger threshold | 0 |
| Trigger operator | gt |
| Source Uri | https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/AuditLogs/AdditionofaTemporaryAccessPasstoaPrivilegedAccount.yaml |
| Version | 1.0.4 |
| Arm template | d7feb859-f03e-4e8d-8b21-617be0213b13.json |
let admin_users = (IdentityInfo
| summarize arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by AccountUPN
| where AssignedRoles contains "admin"
| summarize by tolower(AccountUPN));
AuditLogs
| where OperationName =~ "Admin registered security info"
| where ResultReason =~ "Admin registered temporary access pass method for user"
| extend TargetUserPrincipalName = tostring(TargetResources[0].userPrincipalName)
| where tolower(TargetUserPrincipalName) in (admin_users)
| extend TargetAadUserId = tostring(TargetResources[0].id)
| extend InitiatingUserPrincipalName = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.userPrincipalName)
| extend InitiatingAadUserId = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.id)
| extend InitiatingIPAddress = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress)
| extend TargetAccountName = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName, "@")[0]), TargetAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName, "@")[1])
| extend InitiatingAccountName = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[0]), InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[1])
name: Addition of a Temporary Access Pass to a Privileged Account
relevantTechniques:
- T1078.004
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
- AuditLogs
connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
- dataTypes:
- IdentityInfo
connectorId: BehaviorAnalytics
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/AuditLogs/AdditionofaTemporaryAccessPasstoaPrivilegedAccount.yaml
query: |
let admin_users = (IdentityInfo
| summarize arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by AccountUPN
| where AssignedRoles contains "admin"
| summarize by tolower(AccountUPN));
AuditLogs
| where OperationName =~ "Admin registered security info"
| where ResultReason =~ "Admin registered temporary access pass method for user"
| extend TargetUserPrincipalName = tostring(TargetResources[0].userPrincipalName)
| where tolower(TargetUserPrincipalName) in (admin_users)
| extend TargetAadUserId = tostring(TargetResources[0].id)
| extend InitiatingUserPrincipalName = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.userPrincipalName)
| extend InitiatingAadUserId = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.id)
| extend InitiatingIPAddress = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress)
| extend TargetAccountName = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName, "@")[0]), TargetAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName, "@")[1])
| extend InitiatingAccountName = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[0]), InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[1])
tactics:
- Persistence
description: |
'Detects when a Temporary Access Pass (TAP) is created for a Privileged Account.
A Temporary Access Pass is a time-limited passcode issued by an admin that satisfies strong authentication requirements and can be used to onboard other authentication methods, including Passwordless ones such as Microsoft Authenticator or even Windows Hello.
A threat actor could use a TAP to register a new authentication method to maintain persistance to an account.
Review any TAP creations to ensure they were used legitimately.
Ref: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/security-operations-privileged-accounts#changes-to-privileged-accounts'
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
- columnName: TargetUserPrincipalName
identifier: FullName
- columnName: TargetAccountName
identifier: Name
- columnName: TargetAccountUPNSuffix
identifier: UPNSuffix
entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
- columnName: InitiatingUserPrincipalName
identifier: FullName
- columnName: InitiatingAccountName
identifier: Name
- columnName: InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix
identifier: UPNSuffix
entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
- columnName: TargetAadUserId
identifier: AadUserId
entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
- columnName: InitiatingAadUserId
identifier: AadUserId
entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
- columnName: InitiatingIPAddress
identifier: Address
entityType: IP
queryFrequency: 1d
triggerOperator: gt
metadata:
source:
kind: Community
support:
tier: Community
author:
name: Microsoft Security Research
categories:
domains:
- Security - Threat Protection
- Identity
version: 1.0.4
queryPeriod: 1d
kind: Scheduled
severity: High
triggerThreshold: 0
id: d7feb859-f03e-4e8d-8b21-617be0213b13
tags:
- AADSecOpsGuide
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"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
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"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "TargetUserPrincipalName",
"identifier": "FullName"
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{
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"identifier": "Name"
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}
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"entityType": "Account",
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"columnName": "InitiatingUserPrincipalName",
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"fieldMappings": [
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}
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}
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"fieldMappings": [
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"OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/AuditLogs/AdditionofaTemporaryAccessPasstoaPrivilegedAccount.yaml",
"query": "let admin_users = (IdentityInfo\n | summarize arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by AccountUPN\n | where AssignedRoles contains \"admin\"\n | summarize by tolower(AccountUPN));\n AuditLogs\n | where OperationName =~ \"Admin registered security info\"\n | where ResultReason =~ \"Admin registered temporary access pass method for user\"\n | extend TargetUserPrincipalName = tostring(TargetResources[0].userPrincipalName)\n | where tolower(TargetUserPrincipalName) in (admin_users)\n | extend TargetAadUserId = tostring(TargetResources[0].id)\n | extend InitiatingUserPrincipalName = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.userPrincipalName)\n | extend InitiatingAadUserId = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.id)\n | extend InitiatingIPAddress = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress)\n | extend TargetAccountName = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName, \"@\")[0]), TargetAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName, \"@\")[1])\n | extend InitiatingAccountName = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName, \"@\")[0]), InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName, \"@\")[1])\n",
"queryFrequency": "P1D",
"queryPeriod": "P1D",
"severity": "High",
"subTechniques": [
"T1078.004"
],
"suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
"suppressionEnabled": false,
"tactics": [
"Persistence"
],
"tags": [
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],
"techniques": [
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"triggerThreshold": 0
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