Active Directory Certificate Services Denied Certificate Enrollment Request


Description

Detects denied requests by Active Directory Certificate Services. Example of these requests denial include issues with permissions on the certificate template or invalid signatures.

Query · sigma

selection:
  Provider_Name: Microsoft-Windows-CertificationAuthority
  EventID: 53
condition: selection

Known false positives

  • Unknown
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title: Active Directory Certificate Services Denied Certificate Enrollment Request
id: 994bfd6d-0a2e-481e-a861-934069fcf5f5
status: test
description: |
    Detects denied requests by Active Directory Certificate Services.
    Example of these requests denial include issues with permissions on the certificate template or invalid signatures.
references:
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/dd299871(v=ws.10)
    - https://www.gradenegger.eu/en/details-of-the-event-with-id-53-of-the-source-microsoft-windows-certificationauthority/
author: '@SerkinValery'
date: 2024-03-07
tags:
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.defense-impairment
    - attack.t1553.004
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: system
detection:
    selection:
        Provider_Name: 'Microsoft-Windows-CertificationAuthority'
        EventID: 53
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low

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