AnalysisType: rule
RuleID: ZIA.Password.Expiration
Description: This rule detects when password expiration was set/removed.
DisplayName: ZIA Password Expiration
Runbook: Verify that this change was planned. If not, revert the change and ensure this doesn't happen again.
Reference: https://help.zscaler.com/zia/configuring-password-expiration
Enabled: true
Filename: zia_password_expiration.py
Severity: Medium
Reports:
MITRE ATT&CK:
- TA0007:T1201 # Password Policy Discovery
LogTypes:
- Zscaler.ZIA.AdminAuditLog
DedupPeriodMinutes: 60
Threshold: 1
Tests:
- Name: Administration Management > Administrator Management > Set Password Expriration 180 days
ExpectedResult: true
Log:
{
"event": {
"action": "UPDATE",
"adminid": "admin@16991311.zscalerbeta.net",
"auditlogtype": "ZIA",
"category": "LOGIN",
"clientip": "123.123.123.123",
"errorcode": "None",
"interface": "UI",
"postaction": {
"passwordExpirationEnabled": true,
"passwordExpiryDays": 180
},
"preaction": {
"passwordExpirationEnabled": false,
"passwordExpiryDays": 180
},
"recordid": "331",
"resource": "None",
"result": "SUCCESS",
"subcategory": "PASSWORD_EXPIRY",
"time": "2024-10-22 22:12:25.000000000"
},
"sourcetype": "zscalernss-audit"
}
- Name: Administration Management > Administrator Management > Remove Password Expriration
ExpectedResult: true
Log:
{
"event": {
"action": "UPDATE",
"adminid": "admin@16991311.zscalerbeta.net",
"auditlogtype": "ZIA",
"category": "LOGIN",
"clientip": "123.123.123.123",
"errorcode": "None",
"interface": "UI",
"postaction": {
"passwordExpirationEnabled": false,
"passwordExpiryDays": 180
},
"preaction": {
"passwordExpirationEnabled": true,
"passwordExpiryDays": 180
},
"recordid": "331",
"resource": "None",
"result": "SUCCESS",
"subcategory": "PASSWORD_EXPIRY",
"time": "2024-10-22 22:12:25.000000000"
},
"sourcetype": "zscalernss-audit"
}
# ------ paired body: zia_password_expiration.py ------
from panther_zscaler_helpers import zia_alert_context, zia_success
def rule(event):
if not zia_success(event):
return False
action = event.deep_get("event", "action", default="ACTION_NOT_FOUND")
category = event.deep_get("event", "category", default="CATEGORY_NOT_FOUND")
password_exp_pre = event.deep_get(
"event",
"preaction",
"passwordExpirationEnabled",
default="",
)
password_exp_post = event.deep_get(
"event",
"postaction",
"passwordExpirationEnabled",
default="",
)
if action == "UPDATE" and category == "LOGIN" and password_exp_pre != password_exp_post:
return True
return False
def title(event):
return (
f"[Zscaler.ZIA]: Password expiration setting was changed by admin with id "
f"[{event.deep_get('event', 'adminid', default='<ADMIN_ID_NOT_FOUND>')}]"
)
def alert_context(event):
return zia_alert_context(event)