Sigma rule: Okta Unauthorized Access to App

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-d223510f88b5, updated 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Okta Unauthorized Access to App
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Austin Songer @austinsonger
Date
2021-09-12
Modified
2026-04-27
File
rules/identity/okta/okta_unauthorized_access_to_app.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects when unauthorized access to app occurs.

Log source

product
okta
service
okta

Detection

selection:
    displayMessage: User attempted unauthorized access to app
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • User might of believe that they had access.

Tags

  • attack.impact

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_unauthorized_access_to_app.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Okta Unauthorized Access to App" by Austin Songer @austinsonger (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/identity/okta/okta_unauthorized_access_to_app.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 Unauthorized Access to App",
entity page, dataset version ref-d223510f88b5, updated 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/6cc2b61b-d97e-42ef-a9dd-8aa8dc951657 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 6cc2b61b-d97e-42ef-a9dd-8aa8dc951657, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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