Okta User Account Locked Out — Sigma Rule

Rule metadata and linked tags

Author: Austin Songer @austinsonger. Source status: test; severity: medium. Source dates: 2021-09-12 / 2026-04-27.

{
  "product": "okta",
  "service": "okta"
}

Pinned original Sigma rule · Detection Rule License 1.1

Source SHA-256: 4903c1ec261d882ee1e29bede2a0486f3c6995502dd523790b78fd09dd199a8b

Detection logic

Original source YAML. Source-tag agreement is not proof of complete semantic coverage. This rule has not been compiled for a SIEM backend or validated against live telemetry here.

title: Okta User Account Locked Out
id: 14701da0-4b0f-4ee6-9c95-2ffb4e73bb9a
status: test
description: Detects when an user account is locked out.
references:
    - https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/system-log/
    - https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/event-types/
author: Austin Songer @austinsonger
date: 2021-09-12
modified: 2026-04-27
tags:
    - attack.impact
    - attack.t1531
logsource:
    product: okta
    service: okta
detection:
    selection:
        displayMessage: Max sign in attempts exceeded
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium

Original YAML and metadata in JSON

False positives

• Unknown

Source references

• https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/system-log/
• https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/event-types/