Sigma rule: Azure Domain Federation Settings Modified

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-a2f990d83a19, updated 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Azure Domain Federation Settings Modified
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Austin Songer
Date
2021-09-06
Modified
2022-06-08
File
rules/cloud/azure/audit_logs/azure_federation_modified.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Identifies when an user or application modified the federation settings on the domain.

Log source

product
azure
service
auditlogs

Detection

selection:
    ActivityDisplayName: Set federation settings on domain
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Federation Settings being modified or deleted may be performed by a system administrator.
  • Verify whether the user identity, user agent, and/or hostname should be making changes in your environment.
  • Federation Settings modified from unfamiliar users should be investigated. If known behavior is causing false positives, it can be exempted from the rule.

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.initial-access
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1078

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/cloud/azure/audit_logs/azure_federation_modified.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Azure Domain Federation Settings Modified" by Austin Songer (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/azure/audit_logs/azure_federation_modified.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: Azure Domain Federation Settings Modified",
entity page, dataset version ref-a2f990d83a19, updated 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/352a54e1-74ba-4929-9d47-8193d67aba1e (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 352a54e1-74ba-4929-9d47-8193d67aba1e, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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