DPAPI Backup Keys And Certificate Export Activity IOC

Detects file names with specific patterns seen generated and used by tools such as Mimikatz and DSInternals related to exported or stolen DPAPI backup keys and certificates.

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Platform: IaaS Linux macOS Network Devices Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
Log source product: windows
Log source category: file_event

Known benign triggers

Unlikely

References

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Reference	Class	Cited by
github.com/MichaelGrafnetter/DSInternals/blob/39ee8a69bbdc1cfd12c9afdd7513b4788c4895d4/Src/DSInternals.Common/Data/DPAPI/DPAPIBackupKey.cs#L28-L32	Tool	Only this detection cites it
www.dsinternals.com/en/dpapi-backup-key-theft-auditing/	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it

Detection rules

DPAPI Backup Keys And Certificate Export Activity IOC

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Known benign triggers

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

References

From the source

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Detection rules