Possible No Suitable Encryption Key Found For Generating Kerberos Ticket (via system)

title: Possible No Suitable Encryption Key Found For Generating Kerberos Ticket (via system)
id: 121ecfa1-dc3b-5fba-98b6-1cd4e7290182
status: stable
description: This rule detects errors when a target server doesn't have suitable keys for generating kerberos tickets. This issue can occur for example when a service uses a user account or a computer account that is configured for only DES encryption on a computer that is running Windows 7 which has DES encryption for Kerberos authentication disabled.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1558/003/
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-r2-and-2008/dd348773(v=ws.10)
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/windows-security/kdc-event-16-27-des-encryption-disabled
author: 'Huntrule Team'
date: 2026-05-16
tags:
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.t1558.003
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: system
detection:
    selection:
        Provider_Name:
            - 'Kerberos-Key-Distribution-Center'
            - 'Microsoft-Windows-Kerberos-Key-Distribution-Center'
        EventID:
            - 16
            - 27
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low