AWS IAM Login Profile Created or Modified for an IAM User

Description

Identifies creation or modification of a console login profile for an AWS IAM user via CreateLoginProfile or UpdateLoginProfile. A login profile enables password-based console sign-in for an IAM user. Adversaries who obtain programmatic credentials may create a login profile to add persistent interactive console access, or update an existing profile to reset another user's password and take over the account, even after the original access keys are rotated. Because console access for IAM users is increasingly provisioned through federation or IAM Identity Center, direct use of these APIs by an unexpected principal warrants review. This rule targets IAM users (the userName parameter is present); creation of a login profile for the account root user is covered by a separate rule.

Detection logic

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Detection requirements

Platform: Containers ESXi IaaS Identity Provider Linux macOS Network Devices Office Suite SaaS Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
Log source category: event_index

Known benign triggers

Administrators and identity teams may legitimately create or reset console login profiles during user onboarding, password resets, or break-glass procedures. Verify the principal in "aws.cloudtrail.user_identity.arn", the target user in "aws.cloudtrail.request_parameters", and whether the change aligns with an approved request. Known administration roles and provisioning automation can be excluded after validation.

References

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Reference	Class	Cited by
docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_CreateLoginProfile.html	Product documentation	Only this detection cites it
docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_UpdateLoginProfile.html	Product documentation	Only this detection cites it

Detection rules

AWS IAM Login Profile Created or Modified for an IAM User

Description

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Known benign triggers

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

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