Sigma rule: Cisco Crypto Commands

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-15eb7513a03b, updated 2023-01-04T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Cisco Crypto Commands
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Austin Clark
Date
2019-08-12
Modified
2023-01-04
File
rules/network/cisco/aaa/cisco_cli_crypto_actions.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Show when private keys are being exported from the device, or when new certificates are installed

Log source

product
cisco
service
aaa

Detection

keywords:
    - 'crypto pki export'
    - 'crypto pki import'
    - 'crypto pki trustpoint'
condition: keywords

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Not commonly run by administrators. Also whitelist your known good certificates

Tags

  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1553.004
  • attack.t1552.004

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/network/cisco/aaa/cisco_cli_crypto_actions.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Cisco Crypto Commands" by Austin Clark (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/network/cisco/aaa/cisco_cli_crypto_actions.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: Cisco Crypto Commands",
entity page, dataset version ref-15eb7513a03b, updated 2023-01-04T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/1f978c6a-4415-47fb-aca5-736a44d7ca3d (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 1f978c6a-4415-47fb-aca5-736a44d7ca3d, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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