Elastic Security Detection Rules

First Occurrence of STS GetFederationToken Request by User

Last updated 7 months ago on 2025-01-15
Created a year ago on 2024-08-19

About

Identifies the first occurrence of an AWS Security Token Service (STS) `GetFederationToken` request made by a user within the last 10 days. The `GetFederationToken` API call allows users to request temporary security credentials to access AWS resources. Adversaries may use this API to obtain temporary credentials to access resources they would not normally have access to.
Tags
Domain: CloudData Source: Amazon Web ServicesData Source: AWSData Source: AWS STSUse Case: Threat DetectionTactic: Defense EvasionLanguage: kuery
Severity
low
Risk Score
21
MITRE ATT&CK™

Defense Evasion (TA0005)(opens in a new tab or window)

↳ Use Alternate Authentication Material (T1550)(opens in a new tab or window)

License
Elastic License v2(opens in a new tab or window)

Definition

Rule Type
New Terms Rule
Integration Pack
Prebuilt Security Detection Rules
Index Patterns
filebeat-*logs-aws.cloudtrail-*
Related Integrations

aws(opens in a new tab or window)

Query
event.dataset: "aws.cloudtrail"
    and event.provider: sts.amazonaws.com
    and event.action: GetFederationToken

Install detection rules in Elastic Security

Detect First Occurrence of STS GetFederationToken Request by User 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).