Aws Saml Update Identity Provider

Description

This search provides detection of updates to SAML provider in AWS. Updates to SAML provider need to be monitored closely as they may indicate possible perimeter compromise of federated credentials, or backdoor access from another cloud provider set by attacker.

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

ID Technique Tactic
T1078 Valid Accounts Defense Evasion, Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation

Environment Details

Field Value
Environment attack_range
Directory aws_saml_update_identity_provider
Test Date 2021-01-26

Datasets

The following datasets were collected during this attack simulation:

Aws_saml_update_identity_provider-Json

  • Path: /datasets/attack_techniques/T1078/aws_saml_update_identity_provider/aws_saml_update_identity_provider.json
  • Sourcetype: aws:cloudtrail
  • Source: aws_cloudtrail

No specific detections currently use this attack data for testing. However, you can find related detections and analytics in our security content repository.

Usage Instructions

Replay with Splunk Attack Data

Replay attack data with replay.py from Splunk Attack Data.

1python replay.py --dataset /datasets/attack_techniques/T1078/aws_saml_update_identity_provider/aws_saml_update_identity_provider.json --index attack_data

Manual Import

  1. Download the dataset files from the paths listed above
  2. Configure your Splunk instance with the appropriate sourcetypes
  3. Import the logs using the Splunk Add Data wizard

Find more detections and analytics for this attack technique in our security content repository.


Source: GitHub | Version: 1.0