Temporary Access Pass created for user account


Description

Identifies Temporary Access Pass creations in Entra ID. A TAP allows passwordless authentication and bypasses existing credential requirements. Creation outside a managed onboarding process may indicate an attacker registering a TAP for account takeover.

Query · kql

let timeframe = 1d;
AuditLogs
| where TimeGenerated >= ago(timeframe)
| where Category =~ "UserManagement"
| where OperationName in~ (
      "Admin registered security info",
      "Create Temporary Access Pass method for user",
      "Update user"
  )
| where Result =~ "success"
| mv-expand ModProp = TargetResources[0].modifiedProperties
| where tostring(ModProp.newValue) has "TemporaryAccessPass"
    or tostring(ModProp.displayName) has "TemporaryAccessPass"
| extend TargetUpn  = tostring(TargetResources[0].userPrincipalName)
| extend TargetId   = tostring(TargetResources[0].id)
| extend ActorUpn   = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.userPrincipalName)
| extend ActorApp   = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.displayName)
| extend Actor      = iff(isnotempty(ActorUpn), ActorUpn, ActorApp)
| extend ActorIp    = iff(
      isnotempty(tostring(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress)),
      tostring(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress),
      tostring(InitiatedBy.app.ipAddress))
| extend AccountName      = iff(TargetUpn has "@", tostring(split(TargetUpn, "@")[0]), TargetUpn)
| extend AccountUPNSuffix = iff(TargetUpn has "@", tostring(split(TargetUpn, "@")[1]), "")
| project
    TimeGenerated,
    TargetUpn,
    AccountName,
    AccountUPNSuffix,
    TargetId,
    Actor,
    ActorIp,
    OperationName,
    CorrelationId
| sort by TimeGenerated desc
Raw source Temporary Access Pass created for user account · KQL
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id: a9d39b89-25ed-4233-a825-9640ec77d83d
name: Temporary Access Pass created for user account
description: |
  Identifies Temporary Access Pass creations in Entra ID. A TAP allows passwordless
  authentication and bypasses existing credential requirements. Creation outside a
  managed onboarding process may indicate an attacker registering a TAP for account
  takeover.
requiredDataConnectors:
  - connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
    dataTypes:
      - AuditLogs
tactics:
  - Persistence
  - CredentialAccess
relevantTechniques:
  - T1556.006
  - T1098
query: |
  let timeframe = 1d;
  AuditLogs
  | where TimeGenerated >= ago(timeframe)
  | where Category =~ "UserManagement"
  | where OperationName in~ (
        "Admin registered security info",
        "Create Temporary Access Pass method for user",
        "Update user"
    )
  | where Result =~ "success"
  | mv-expand ModProp = TargetResources[0].modifiedProperties
  | where tostring(ModProp.newValue) has "TemporaryAccessPass"
      or tostring(ModProp.displayName) has "TemporaryAccessPass"
  | extend TargetUpn  = tostring(TargetResources[0].userPrincipalName)
  | extend TargetId   = tostring(TargetResources[0].id)
  | extend ActorUpn   = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.userPrincipalName)
  | extend ActorApp   = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.displayName)
  | extend Actor      = iff(isnotempty(ActorUpn), ActorUpn, ActorApp)
  | extend ActorIp    = iff(
        isnotempty(tostring(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress)),
        tostring(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress),
        tostring(InitiatedBy.app.ipAddress))
  | extend AccountName      = iff(TargetUpn has "@", tostring(split(TargetUpn, "@")[0]), TargetUpn)
  | extend AccountUPNSuffix = iff(TargetUpn has "@", tostring(split(TargetUpn, "@")[1]), "")
  | project
      TimeGenerated,
      TargetUpn,
      AccountName,
      AccountUPNSuffix,
      TargetId,
      Actor,
      ActorIp,
      OperationName,
      CorrelationId
  | sort by TimeGenerated desc
entityMappings:
  - entityType: Account
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: FullName
        columnName: TargetUpn
      - identifier: Name
        columnName: AccountName
      - identifier: UPNSuffix
        columnName: AccountUPNSuffix
  - entityType: IP
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Address
        columnName: ActorIp
version: 1.0.0
metadata:
    source:
        kind: Community
    author:
        name: descambiado
    support:
        tier: Community
    categories:
        domains: [ "Security - Threat Protection", "Identity" ]

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