Suspicious DPAPI Domain Master Key Backup Attempt (via security)

title: Suspicious DPAPI Domain Master Key Backup Attempt (via security)
id: 4abcb769-8efd-528f-aae5-874ca1e0c5ee
status: stable
description: This rule detects anyone attempting a backup for the DPAPI Master Key. This events gets generated at the source and not the Domain Controller.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003/004/
    - https://threathunterplaybook.com/hunts/windows/190620-DomainDPAPIBackupKeyExtraction/notebook.html
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-05-04
tags:
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.t1003.004
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: security
detection:
    selection:
        EventID: 4692
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium