Sigma rule: Credentials from Password Stores - Keychain

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-5e4bfba06b1e, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Credentials from Password Stores - Keychain
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Tim Ismilyaev, oscd.community, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2020-10-19
Modified
2021-11-27
File
rules/macos/process_creation/proc_creation_macos_creds_from_keychain.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects passwords dumps from Keychain

Log source

product
macos
category
process_creation

Detection

selection1:
    Image: '/usr/bin/security'
    CommandLine|contains:
        - 'find-certificate'
        - ' export '
selection2:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - ' dump-keychain '
        - ' login-keychain '
condition: 1 of selection*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate administration activities

Tags

  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.t1555.001

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/macos/process_creation/proc_creation_macos_creds_from_keychain.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Credentials from Password Stores - Keychain" by Tim Ismilyaev, oscd.community, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/macos/process_creation/proc_creation_macos_creds_from_keychain.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: Credentials from Password Stores - Keychain",
entity page, dataset version ref-5e4bfba06b1e, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/b120b587-a4c2-4b94-875d-99c9807d6955 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule b120b587-a4c2-4b94-875d-99c9807d6955, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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