Elastic Security Detection Rules

Okta Brute Force or Password Spraying Attack

Last updated 13 days ago on 2024-12-09
Created 4 years ago on 2020-07-16

About

Identifies a high number of failed Okta user authentication attempts from a single IP address, which could be indicative of a brute force or password spraying attack. An adversary may attempt a brute force or password spraying attack to obtain unauthorized access to user accounts.
Tags
Use Case: Identity and Access AuditTactic: Credential AccessData Source: Okta
Severity
medium
Risk Score
47
MITRE ATT&CK™

Credential Access (TA0006)(opens in a new tab or window)

↳ Brute Force (T1110)(opens in a new tab or window)

False Positive Examples
Automated processes that attempt to authenticate using expired credentials and unbounded retries may lead to false positives.
License
Elastic License v2(opens in a new tab or window)

Definition

Rule Type
Threshold Rule
Integration Pack
Prebuilt Security Detection Rules
Index Patterns
filebeat-*logs-okta*
Related Integrations

okta(opens in a new tab or window)

Query
event.dataset:okta.system and event.category:authentication and event.outcome:failure

Install detection rules in Elastic Security

Detect Okta Brute Force or Password Spraying Attack in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.

To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(opens in a new tab or window).