Okta Policy Lifecycle Updated or Deleted
Flags Okta events indicating a policy was updated or deleted.
FreeReviewedSigma · Low · v4
- Product
- okta
- Service
- okta
- Author
- Austin Songer @austinsonger (SigmaHQ), DRL 1.1
- Published
- 2021-09-12
- Updated
- 2026-07-31
What it detects
This rule flags Okta system log events where a policy is updated or deleted. Attackers and administrators alike can use policy changes to alter authentication or authorization behavior, so tracking these lifecycle events helps identify potentially unauthorized impact. The detection relies on Okta event types indicating policy lifecycle updates and policy deletions from the Okta system logs.
Reporting behind it
Changelog
v4- v4Candidate ingested via manual entry.2026-07-31
- v3Candidate ingested via manual entry.2026-07-31
- v2Candidate ingested via manual entry.2026-07-31
- v1No changelog recorded for this version.2026-07-30
Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.
okta-policy-lifecycle-update-or-deletion-events-1667a172
title: Okta Policy Lifecycle Updated or Deleted
id: ac440928-793c-4461-a6c4-8989b582edd6
status: test
description: This rule flags Okta system log events where a policy is updated or deleted. Attackers and administrators alike can use policy changes to alter authentication or authorization behavior, so tracking these lifecycle events helps identify potentially unauthorized impact. The detection relies on Okta event types indicating policy lifecycle updates and policy deletions from the Okta system logs.
references:
- https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/system-log/
- https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/event-types/
- https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules/identity/okta/okta_policy_modified_or_deleted.yml
author: Austin Songer @austinsonger, Huntrule Team
date: 2021-09-12
modified: 2026-04-27
tags:
- attack.impact
logsource:
product: okta
service: okta
detection:
selection:
eventType:
- policy.lifecycle.update
- policy.lifecycle.delete
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Okta Policies being modified or deleted may be performed by a system administrator.
- Verify whether the user identity, user agent, and/or hostname should be making changes in your environment.
- Okta Policies modified or deleted from unfamiliar users should be investigated. If known behavior is causing false positives, it can be exempted from the rule.
level: low
license: DRL-1.1
related:
- id: 1667a172-ed4c-463c-9969-efd92195319a
type: derived