Sigma rule: Azure Keyvault Secrets Modified or Deleted

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-74a5beae5cd3, updated 2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Azure Keyvault Secrets Modified or Deleted
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Austin Songer @austinsonger
Date
2021-08-16
Modified
2022-08-23
File
rules/cloud/azure/activity_logs/azure_keyvault_secrets_modified_or_deleted.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Identifies when secrets are modified or deleted in Azure.

Log source

product
azure
service
activitylogs

Detection

selection:
    operationName:
        - MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/SECRETS/WRITE
        - MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/SECRETS/DELETE
        - MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/SECRETS/BACKUP/ACTION
        - MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/SECRETS/PURGE/ACTION
        - MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/SECRETS/UPDATE/ACTION
        - MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/SECRETS/RECOVER/ACTION
        - MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/SECRETS/RESTORE/ACTION
        - MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/SECRETS/SETSECRET/ACTION
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Secrets being modified or deleted may be performed by a system administrator.
  • Verify whether the user identity, user agent, and/or hostname should be making changes in your environment.
  • Secrets modified or deleted from unfamiliar users should be investigated. If known behavior is causing false positives, it can be exempted from the rule.

Tags

  • attack.impact
  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.t1552
  • attack.t1552.001

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/cloud/azure/activity_logs/azure_keyvault_secrets_modified_or_deleted.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Azure Keyvault Secrets Modified or Deleted" by Austin Songer @austinsonger (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/azure/activity_logs/azure_keyvault_secrets_modified_or_deleted.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: Azure Keyvault Secrets Modified or Deleted",
entity page, dataset version ref-74a5beae5cd3, updated 2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/b831353c-1971-477b-abb6-2828edc3bca1 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule b831353c-1971-477b-abb6-2828edc3bca1, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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