Sigma rule: Okta Admin Role Assignment Created

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-38c3a77bb8a6, updated 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Okta Admin Role Assignment Created
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nikita Khalimonenkov
Date
2023-01-19
Modified
2026-04-27
File
rules/identity/okta/okta_admin_role_assignment_created.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects when a new admin role assignment is created. Which could be a sign of privilege escalation or persistence

Log source

product
okta
service
okta

Detection

selection:
    eventType: 'iam.resourceset.bindings.add'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate creation of a new admin role assignment

Tags

  • attack.persistence

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/identity/okta/okta_admin_role_assignment_created.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Okta Admin Role Assignment Created" by Nikita Khalimonenkov (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/identity/okta/okta_admin_role_assignment_created.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: Okta Admin Role Assignment Created",
entity page, dataset version ref-38c3a77bb8a6, updated 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/139bdd4b-9cd7-49ba-a2f4-744d0a8f5d8c (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 139bdd4b-9cd7-49ba-a2f4-744d0a8f5d8c, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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