Sigma rule: Password Policy Enumerated

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-f2b9f5001df9, updated 2023-05-19T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Password Policy Enumerated
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Zach Mathis
Date
2023-05-19
File
rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_password_policy_enumerated.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects when the password policy is enumerated.

Log source

product
windows
service
security
definition
dfd8c0f4-e6ad-4e07-b91b-f2fca0ddef64

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 4661 # A handle to an object was requested.
    AccessList|contains: '%%5392' # ReadPasswordParameters
    ObjectServer: 'Security Account Manager'
condition: selection

Tags

  • attack.discovery
  • attack.t1201

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_password_policy_enumerated.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Password Policy Enumerated" by Zach Mathis (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_password_policy_enumerated.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Password Policy Enumerated",
entity page, dataset version ref-f2b9f5001df9, updated 2023-05-19T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/12ba6a38-adb3-4d6b-91ba-a7fb248e3199 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 12ba6a38-adb3-4d6b-91ba-a7fb248e3199, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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