M365 Exchange Federated Domain Created or Modified
Identifies a new or modified federation domain, which can be used to create a trust between O365 and an external identity provider.
Detection logic
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Detection requirements
- Platform
- Identity ProviderWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source category
- event_index
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchange/add-federateddomain?view=exchange-ps | Only this detection cites it |
| docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchange/new-accepteddomain?view=exchange-ps | Only this detection cites it |
| docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchange/remove-accepteddomain?view=exchange-ps | Only this detection cites it |
| docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchange/remove-federateddomain?view=exchange-ps | Only this detection cites it |
| docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchange/set-accepteddomain?view=exchange-ps | Only this detection cites it |
| docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/msonline/set-msoldomainfederationsettings?view=azureadps-1.0 | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 684554fc-0777-47ce-8c9b-3d01f198d7f8
- Tagged by the source as
- Data Source: Microsoft 365Data Source: Microsoft 365 Audit LogsDomain: CloudDomain: EmailDomain: SaaSNoise: LowPerformance: NormalPlatform: Microsoft 365Resources: Investigation GuideRule Type: Custom Query (KQL)Service: Microsoft Exchange OnlineTactic: Privilege EscalationUse Case: Identity and Access Audit
Licence
- Published under
- Elastic License 2.0Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Sep 20, 2026
- Version
- 3