Suspicious Creation of Okta Identity Provider (via okta)
This rule detects when a new identity provider is created for Okta.
SigmamediumIdentityv1
sigma
suspicious-creation-of-okta-identity-provider-via-okta
title: Suspicious Creation of Okta Identity Provider (via okta)
id: 4756adac-3803-5a40-862e-a32b3041703c
status: stable
description: This rule detects when a new identity provider is created for Okta.
references:
- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1098/001/
- https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/system-log/
- https://sec.okta.com/articles/2023/08/cross-tenant-impersonation-prevention-and-detection
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-05-30
tags:
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.persistence
- attack.t1098.001
logsource:
product: okta
service: okta
detection:
selection:
eventType: 'system.idp.lifecycle.create'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
Known false positives
- Unknown
Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.