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Active Directory Certificate Services Denied Certificate Enrollment Request — Sigma Rule

Sigma rule 994bfd6d-0a2e-481e-a861-934069fcf5f5. Active Directory Certificate Services Denied Certificate Enrollment Request — Sigma Rule. Detects denied requests by Active Directory Certificate Services. Example of these requests denial include issues with permissions on the certificate template or invalid signatures.

Rule metadata and linked tags

Author: @SerkinValery. Source status: test; severity: low. Source dates: 2024-03-07 / not supplied.

Original logsource
{
  "product": "windows",
  "service": "system"
}

Pinned original Sigma rule · Detection Rule License 1.1

Source SHA-256: e4454e983557c2bfde27d5d720f6d097a99e9a08070667208d04905dc251d6d5

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.

Original Sigma rule YAML, scroll horizontally if needed
title: Active Directory Certificate Services Denied Certificate Enrollment Request
id: 994bfd6d-0a2e-481e-a861-934069fcf5f5
status: test
description: |
    Detects denied requests by Active Directory Certificate Services.
    Example of these requests denial include issues with permissions on the certificate template or invalid signatures.
references:
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/dd299871(v=ws.10)
    - https://www.gradenegger.eu/en/details-of-the-event-with-id-53-of-the-source-microsoft-windows-certificationauthority/
author: '@SerkinValery'
date: 2024-03-07
tags:
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.defense-impairment
    - attack.t1553.004
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: system
detection:
    selection:
        Provider_Name: 'Microsoft-Windows-CertificationAuthority'
        EventID: 53
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low

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False positives

  • Unknown

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