Security Support Provider (SSP) Added to LSA Configuration

Detects the addition of a SSP to the registry. Upon a reboot or API call, SSP DLLs gain access to encrypted and plaintext passwords stored in Windows.

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Platform: Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
Log source product: windows
Log source category: registry_event

Known benign triggers

Unknown

References

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Reference	Class	Cited by
github.com/EmpireProject/Empire/blob/08cbd274bef78243d7a8ed6443b8364acd1fc48b/data/module_source/persistence/Install-SSP.ps1#L157	Tool	Only this detection cites it
powersploit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Persistence/Install-SSP/	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it

Detection rules

Security Support Provider (SSP) Added to LSA Configuration

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Known benign triggers

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

References

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