Entra ID PowerShell Sign-in

Last updated 22 days ago on 2025-12-10

Created 5 years ago on 2020-12-14

About

Identifies a sign-in using the Azure Active Directory PowerShell module. PowerShell for Azure Active Directory allows for managing settings from the command line, which is intended for users who are members of an admin role.

Tags

Domain: CloudData Source: AzureUse Case: Identity and Access AuditTactic: Initial AccessLanguage: kuery

Severity

low

Risk Score

MITRE ATT&CK™

Initial Access (TA0001)(external, opens in a new tab or window)

↳ Valid Accounts (T1078)(external, opens in a new tab or window)

Execution (TA0002)(external, opens in a new tab or window)

↳ Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059)(external, opens in a new tab or window)

False Positive Examples

Sign-ins using PowerShell may be done by a system or network administrator. Verify whether the username, hostname, and/or resource name should be signing into your environment. Sign-ins from unfamiliar users or hosts should be investigated. If known behavior is causing false positives, it can be exempted from the rule.

License

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

Definition

Rule Type: Query (Kibana Query Language)
Integration Pack: Prebuilt Security Detection Rules
Index Patterns: logs-azure.signinlogs-*filebeat-*
Related Integrations: azure(external, opens in a new tab or window)
Query

✄𐘗text code block:
✄𐘗event.dataset:azure.signinlogs and
  azure.signinlogs.properties.app_display_name:"Azure Active Directory PowerShell" and
  azure.signinlogs.properties.token_issuer_type:AzureAD and event.outcome:(success or Success)

Install detection rules in Elastic Security

Detect Entra ID PowerShell Sign-in 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(external, opens in a new tab or window).