Suspicious Creation of Okta Identity Provider (via okta)

This rule detects when a new identity provider is created for Okta.

SigmamediumIdentityv1
sigma
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.