Okta API Token Created

Description

Detects when a API token is created

Query · sigma

selection:
  eventType: system.api_token.create
condition: selection

Known false positives

  • Legitimate creation of an API token by authorized users
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title: Okta API Token Created
id: 19951c21-229d-4ccb-8774-b993c3ff3c5c
status: test
description: Detects when a API token is created
references:
    - https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/system-log/
    - https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/event-types/
author: Austin Songer @austinsonger
date: 2021-09-12
modified: 2026-04-27
tags:
    - attack.persistence
logsource:
    product: okta
    service: okta
detection:
    selection:
        eventType: system.api_token.create
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate creation of an API token by authorized users
level: medium

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