Suspicious Change of Azure Domain Federation Settings (via auditlogs)

title: Suspicious Change of Azure Domain Federation Settings (via auditlogs)
id: 1d66f815-9a9e-5c68-b2c4-b9712c8e3841
status: stable
description: This rule detects when an user or application modified the federation settings on the domain.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/hybrid/how-to-connect-monitor-federation-changes
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-04-22
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.initial-access
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1078
logsource:
    product: azure
    service: auditlogs
detection:
    selection:
        ActivityDisplayName: Set federation settings on domain
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium