Sigma rule: Bitlocker Key Retrieval

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-5c8e173b10e8, updated 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Bitlocker Key Retrieval
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Michael Epping, '@mepples21'
Date
2022-06-28
File
rules/cloud/azure/audit_logs/azure_ad_bitlocker_key_retrieval.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Monitor and alert for Bitlocker key retrieval.

Log source

product
azure
service
auditlogs

Detection

selection:
    Category: KeyManagement
    OperationName: Read BitLocker key
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.initial-access
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1078.004

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/cloud/azure/audit_logs/azure_ad_bitlocker_key_retrieval.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Bitlocker Key Retrieval" by Michael Epping, '@mepples21' (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/azure/audit_logs/azure_ad_bitlocker_key_retrieval.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: Bitlocker Key Retrieval",
entity page, dataset version ref-5c8e173b10e8, updated 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/a0413867-daf3-43dd-9245-734b3a787942 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule a0413867-daf3-43dd-9245-734b3a787942, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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