Failed logon attempts in authpriv
Id | e7ec9fa6-e7f7-41ed-a34b-b956837a3ee6 |
Rulename | Failed logon attempts in authpriv |
Description | Identifies failed logon attempts from unknown users in Syslog authpriv logs. The unknown user means the account that tried to log in isn’t provisioned on the machine. A few hits could indicate someone attempting to access a machine they aren’t authorized to access. If there are many of hits, especially from outside your network, it could indicate a brute force attack. Default threshold for logon attempts is 15. |
Severity | Medium |
Tactics | CredentialAccess |
Techniques | T1110 |
Required data connectors | Syslog SyslogAma |
Kind | Scheduled |
Query frequency | 1d |
Query period | 1d |
Trigger threshold | 0 |
Trigger operator | gt |
Source Uri | https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Syslog/Analytic Rules/FailedLogonAttempts_UnknownUser.yaml |
Version | 1.0.5 |
Arm template | e7ec9fa6-e7f7-41ed-a34b-b956837a3ee6.json |
let threshold = 15;
// Below pulls messages from syslog-authpriv logs where there was an authentication failure with an unknown user.
// IP address of system attempting logon is also extracted from the SyslogMessage field. Some of these messages
// are aggregated.
Syslog
| where Facility =~ "authpriv"
| where SyslogMessage has "authentication failure" and SyslogMessage has " uid=0"
| extend RemoteIP = extract(@".*?rhost=([\d.]+).*?", 1,SyslogMessage)
| project TimeGenerated, Computer, ProcessName, HostIP, RemoteIP, ProcessID
| join kind=innerunique (
// Below pulls messages from syslog-authpriv logs that show each instance an unknown user tried to logon.
Syslog
| where Facility =~ "authpriv"
| where SyslogMessage has "user unknown"
| project Computer, HostIP, ProcessID
) on Computer, HostIP, ProcessID
// Count the number of failed logon attempts by External IP and internal machine
| summarize FirstLogonAttempt = min(TimeGenerated), LatestLogonAttempt = max(TimeGenerated), TotalLogonAttempts = count() by Computer, HostIP, RemoteIP
// Calculate the time between first and last logon attempt (AttemptPeriodLength)
| extend TimeBetweenLogonAttempts = LatestLogonAttempt - FirstLogonAttempt
| where TotalLogonAttempts >= threshold
| project FirstLogonAttempt, LatestLogonAttempt, TimeBetweenLogonAttempts, TotalLogonAttempts, SourceAddress = RemoteIP, Computer, HostIP
| sort by Computer asc nulls last
relevantTechniques:
- T1110
name: Failed logon attempts in authpriv
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
- Syslog
connectorId: Syslog
- dataTypes:
- Syslog
connectorId: SyslogAma
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: Computer
entityType: Host
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: Address
columnName: HostIP
entityType: IP
triggerThreshold: 0
id: e7ec9fa6-e7f7-41ed-a34b-b956837a3ee6
tactics:
- CredentialAccess
version: 1.0.5
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Syslog/Analytic Rules/FailedLogonAttempts_UnknownUser.yaml
queryPeriod: 1d
kind: Scheduled
queryFrequency: 1d
severity: Medium
description: |
'Identifies failed logon attempts from unknown users in Syslog authpriv logs. The unknown user means the account that tried to log in isn't provisioned on the machine. A few hits could indicate someone attempting to access a machine they aren't authorized to access.
If there are many of hits, especially from outside your network, it could indicate a brute force attack.
Default threshold for logon attempts is 15.'
query: |
let threshold = 15;
// Below pulls messages from syslog-authpriv logs where there was an authentication failure with an unknown user.
// IP address of system attempting logon is also extracted from the SyslogMessage field. Some of these messages
// are aggregated.
Syslog
| where Facility =~ "authpriv"
| where SyslogMessage has "authentication failure" and SyslogMessage has " uid=0"
| extend RemoteIP = extract(@".*?rhost=([\d.]+).*?", 1,SyslogMessage)
| project TimeGenerated, Computer, ProcessName, HostIP, RemoteIP, ProcessID
| join kind=innerunique (
// Below pulls messages from syslog-authpriv logs that show each instance an unknown user tried to logon.
Syslog
| where Facility =~ "authpriv"
| where SyslogMessage has "user unknown"
| project Computer, HostIP, ProcessID
) on Computer, HostIP, ProcessID
// Count the number of failed logon attempts by External IP and internal machine
| summarize FirstLogonAttempt = min(TimeGenerated), LatestLogonAttempt = max(TimeGenerated), TotalLogonAttempts = count() by Computer, HostIP, RemoteIP
// Calculate the time between first and last logon attempt (AttemptPeriodLength)
| extend TimeBetweenLogonAttempts = LatestLogonAttempt - FirstLogonAttempt
| where TotalLogonAttempts >= threshold
| project FirstLogonAttempt, LatestLogonAttempt, TimeBetweenLogonAttempts, TotalLogonAttempts, SourceAddress = RemoteIP, Computer, HostIP
| sort by Computer asc nulls last
triggerOperator: gt
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"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"parameters": {
"workspace": {
"type": "String"
}
},
"resources": [
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"kind": "Scheduled",
"name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/e7ec9fa6-e7f7-41ed-a34b-b956837a3ee6')]",
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"customDetails": null,
"description": "'Identifies failed logon attempts from unknown users in Syslog authpriv logs. The unknown user means the account that tried to log in isn't provisioned on the machine. A few hits could indicate someone attempting to access a machine they aren't authorized to access. \nIf there are many of hits, especially from outside your network, it could indicate a brute force attack. \nDefault threshold for logon attempts is 15.'\n",
"displayName": "Failed logon attempts in authpriv",
"enabled": true,
"entityMappings": [
{
"entityType": "Host",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "Computer",
"identifier": "FullName"
}
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"entityType": "IP",
"fieldMappings": [
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}
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"OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Syslog/Analytic Rules/FailedLogonAttempts_UnknownUser.yaml",
"query": "let threshold = 15;\n// Below pulls messages from syslog-authpriv logs where there was an authentication failure with an unknown user.\n// IP address of system attempting logon is also extracted from the SyslogMessage field. Some of these messages\n// are aggregated.\nSyslog\n| where Facility =~ \"authpriv\"\n| where SyslogMessage has \"authentication failure\" and SyslogMessage has \" uid=0\"\n| extend RemoteIP = extract(@\".*?rhost=([\\d.]+).*?\", 1,SyslogMessage)\n| project TimeGenerated, Computer, ProcessName, HostIP, RemoteIP, ProcessID\n| join kind=innerunique (\n // Below pulls messages from syslog-authpriv logs that show each instance an unknown user tried to logon. \n Syslog \n | where Facility =~ \"authpriv\"\n | where SyslogMessage has \"user unknown\"\n | project Computer, HostIP, ProcessID\n ) on Computer, HostIP, ProcessID\n// Count the number of failed logon attempts by External IP and internal machine\n| summarize FirstLogonAttempt = min(TimeGenerated), LatestLogonAttempt = max(TimeGenerated), TotalLogonAttempts = count() by Computer, HostIP, RemoteIP\n// Calculate the time between first and last logon attempt (AttemptPeriodLength)\n| extend TimeBetweenLogonAttempts = LatestLogonAttempt - FirstLogonAttempt\n| where TotalLogonAttempts >= threshold\n| project FirstLogonAttempt, LatestLogonAttempt, TimeBetweenLogonAttempts, TotalLogonAttempts, SourceAddress = RemoteIP, Computer, HostIP\n| sort by Computer asc nulls last\n",
"queryFrequency": "P1D",
"queryPeriod": "P1D",
"severity": "Medium",
"subTechniques": [],
"suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
"suppressionEnabled": false,
"tactics": [
"CredentialAccess"
],
"techniques": [
"T1110"
],
"templateVersion": "1.0.5",
"triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
"triggerThreshold": 0
},
"type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
}
]
}