OpenCanary Git Service: Git Clone Request Observed
Flags OpenCanary Git service logs showing a Git clone request, indicating possible repository access attempts.
- Product
- opencanary
- Category
- application
- Author
- Security Onion Solutions (SigmaHQ), DRL 1.1
- Published
- 2024-03-08
- Updated
- 2026-07-31
ATT&CK techniques
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Impact
What it detects
This rule flags OpenCanary events indicating a Git service on an OpenCanary node received a Git Clone request. Git clone activity can represent reconnaissance or attempts to obtain repository contents from exposed services. The detection relies on OpenCanary application telemetry where Git service requests are logged, specifically matching the event logtype associated with clone requests.
Reporting behind it
- opencanary.readthedocs.iohttps://opencanary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/starting/configuration.html#services-configuration
- github.comhttps://github.com/thinkst/opencanary/blob/a0896adfcaf0328cfd5829fe10d2878c7445138e/opencanary/logger.py#L52
- github.comhttps://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules/application/opencanary/opencanary_git_clone_request.yml
Changelog
v5- v5Candidate ingested via manual entry.2026-07-31
- 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.
title: "OpenCanary Git Service: Git Clone Request Observed"
id: 5c440589-3795-4c7b-8ecf-556a1674ff99
status: test
description: This rule flags OpenCanary events indicating a Git service on an OpenCanary node received a Git Clone request. Git clone activity can represent reconnaissance or attempts to obtain repository contents from exposed services. The detection relies on OpenCanary application telemetry where Git service requests are logged, specifically matching the event logtype associated with clone requests.
references:
- https://opencanary.readthedocs.io/en/latest/starting/configuration.html#services-configuration
- https://github.com/thinkst/opencanary/blob/a0896adfcaf0328cfd5829fe10d2878c7445138e/opencanary/logger.py#L52
- https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules/application/opencanary/opencanary_git_clone_request.yml
author: Security Onion Solutions, Huntrule Team
date: 2024-03-08
tags:
- attack.collection
- attack.t1213
logsource:
category: application
product: opencanary
detection:
selection:
logtype: 16001
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unlikely
level: high
license: DRL-1.1
related:
- id: 4fe17521-aef3-4e6a-9d6b-4a7c8de155a8
type: derived