text code block:sequence by host.id, user.name, process.parent.entity_id with maxspan=5s [ process where host.os.type == "linux" and event.action == "exec" and process.name == "openssl" and process.parent.name : ("bash", "dash", "sh", "tcsh", "csh", "zsh", "ksh", "fish", "perl*", "php*", "python*", "xargs") and process.args == "-in" and process.args == "-out" and process.args in ("-k", "-K", "-kfile", "-pass", "-iv", "-md") and /* excluding base64 encoding options and including encryption password or key params */ not process.args in ("-d", "-a", "-A", "-base64", "-none", "-nosalt") and not (process.parent.command_line == "bash -s" and process.args like "/root/recipes/recipes*") ] with runs=10
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect Suspicious Data Encryption via OpenSSL Utility 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).