Sigma rule: Temporary Access Pass Added To An Account

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-03e09103f3bd, updated 2022-08-10T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Temporary Access Pass Added To An Account
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow', Yochana Henderson, '@Yochana-H'
Date
2022-08-10
File
rules/cloud/azure/audit_logs/azure_tap_added.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects when a temporary access pass (TAP) is added to an account. TAPs added to priv accounts should be investigated

Log source

product
azure
service
auditlogs

Detection

selection:
    properties.message: Admin registered security info
    Status: Admin registered temporary access pass method for user
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Administrator adding a legitimate temporary access pass

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.initial-access
  • attack.persistence
  • 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_tap_added.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Temporary Access Pass Added To An Account" by Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow', Yochana Henderson, '@Yochana-H' (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/azure/audit_logs/azure_tap_added.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: Temporary Access Pass Added To An Account",
entity page, dataset version ref-03e09103f3bd, updated 2022-08-10T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/fa84aaf5-8142-43cd-9ec2-78cfebf878ce (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule fa84aaf5-8142-43cd-9ec2-78cfebf878ce, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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