Sigma rule: Certificate Exported From Local Certificate Store

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-0df426f45675, updated 2023-05-13T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Certificate Exported From Local Certificate Store
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Zach Mathis
Date
2023-05-13
File
rules/windows/builtin/certificate_services_client_lifecycle_system/win_certificateservicesclient_lifecycle_system_cert_exported.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects when an application exports a certificate (and potentially the private key as well) from the local Windows certificate store.

Log source

product
windows
service
certificateservicesclient-lifecycle-system

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 1007 # A certificate has been exported
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate application requesting certificate exports will trigger this. Apply additional filters as needed

Tags

  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.t1649

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/certificate_services_client_lifecycle_system/win_certificateservicesclient_lifecycle_system_cert_exported.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Certificate Exported From Local Certificate Store" by Zach Mathis (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/certificate_services_client_lifecycle_system/win_certificateservicesclient_lifecycle_system_cert_exported.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: Certificate Exported From Local Certificate Store",
entity page, dataset version ref-0df426f45675, updated 2023-05-13T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/58c0bff0-40a0-46e8-b5e8-b734b84d2017 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 58c0bff0-40a0-46e8-b5e8-b734b84d2017, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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