AWS SAML Activity

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Identifies when SAML activity has occurred in AWS. An adversary could manipulate SAML to maintain access to the target.

Rule type: query

Rule indices:

  • filebeat-*
  • logs-aws*

Severity: low

Risk score: 21

Runs every: 5m

Searches indices from: now-25m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)

Maximum alerts per execution: 100

References:

Tags:

  • Domain: Cloud
  • Data Source: AWS
  • Data Source: Amazon Web Services
  • Use Case: Identity and Access Audit
  • Tactic: Defense Evasion

Version: 105

Rule authors:

  • Austin Songer

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Investigation guide

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Rule query

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event.dataset:aws.cloudtrail and event.provider:(iam.amazonaws.com or sts.amazonaws.com) and event.action:(Assumerolewithsaml or
UpdateSAMLProvider) and event.outcome:success

Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM