DPAPI Domain Master Key Backup Attempt

 Original Source: [Sigma source]
Title: DPAPI Domain Master Key Backup Attempt
Status: test
Description:Detects anyone attempting a backup for the DPAPI Master Key. This events gets generated at the source and not the Domain Controller.
References:
  -https://threathunterplaybook.com/hunts/windows/190620-DomainDPAPIBackupKeyExtraction/notebook.html
Author: Roberto Rodriguez @Cyb3rWard0g
Date: 2019-08-10
modified:2023-03-15
Tags:
  • -'attack.credential-access'
  • -'attack.t1003.004'
Logsource:
  • product: windows
  • service: security
Detection:
  selection:
    EventID: '4692'
  condition:selection
Falsepositives:
  -If a computer is a member of a domain, DPAPI has a backup mechanism to allow unprotection of the data. Which will trigger this event.
Level: medium