Add API key to existing IAM user¶
| Platform | Author | Last Update |
|---|---|---|
| aws | Nick Jones | 2023-07-01 |
An adversary may attempt to maintain access by creating an API key attached to an existing privileged user
MITRE IDs¶
Required Permissions¶
- iam:CreateAccessKey
Required Parameters¶
| Name | Type | Description | Example Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| user | str | IAM user to generate the API key for | root |
Attacker Action¶
aws iam create-access-key --user-name root
Detection Case¶
ELK query¶
When logs are ingested into ELK, the following Lucene query can be used to identify relevant events.
eventName:CreateAccessKey AND eventSource:iam.amazonaws.com
Sigma Definition¶
---
title: Add API key to existing IAM user
id: 1570ea27-492c-4615-a518-59155ba03416
status: experimental
author: Nick Jones
date: 2023-07-01
description: An adversary may attempt to maintain access by creating an API key attached to an existing privileged user
logsource:
service: cloudtrail
detection:
selection_source:
- eventSource: "iam.amazonaws.com"
events:
- eventName: "CreateAccessKey"
condition: selection_source AND events
level: low
tags:
- attack.T1098