Sigma rule: Okta Admin Role Assigned to an User or Group

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-fcd81a25f9a8, updated 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Okta Admin Role Assigned to an User or Group
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Austin Songer @austinsonger
Date
2021-09-12
Modified
2026-04-27
File
rules/identity/okta/okta_admin_role_assigned_to_user_or_group.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects when an the Administrator role is assigned to an user or group.

Log source

product
okta
service
okta

Detection

selection:
    eventType:
        - group.privilege.grant
        - user.account.privilege.grant
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Administrator roles could be assigned to users or group by other admin users.

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.t1098.003

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/identity/okta/okta_admin_role_assigned_to_user_or_group.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Okta Admin Role Assigned to an User or Group" by Austin Songer @austinsonger (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/identity/okta/okta_admin_role_assigned_to_user_or_group.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 Assigned to an User or Group",
entity page, dataset version ref-fcd81a25f9a8, updated 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/413d4a81-6c98-4479-9863-014785fd579c (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 413d4a81-6c98-4479-9863-014785fd579c, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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