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Possible SignIn from Azure Backdoor

Description

'Identifies when a user adds an unverified domain as an authentication method, followed by a sign-in from a user the newly added domain. Threat actors may add custom domains to create a backdoor to your tenant. It's important to monitor whenever custom domains are added to the tenant.'
Rule type
Scheduled
Version
1.0.0
Query frequency
1h
Query period
1h
Trigger
gt 0

Declared MITRE coverage

Declared sources

Metadata from the source file. No dependencies inferred from KQL.

Connectors

Data types

KQL query

Original query, unchanged.

// Microsoft Entra ID  Backdoors: Identity Federation
//Ref: https://www.inversecos.com/2021/11/how-to-detect-azure-active-directory.html
AuditLogs
| where OperationName == "Add unverified domain"
| where Result == "success"
| extend InitiatedBy = tostring(parse_json(tostring(InitiatedBy.user)).userPrincipalName)
| extend DomainName = tostring(TargetResources[0].displayName)
| summarize DomainAddedTime = min(TimeGenerated), ModifiedProperties = make_set(parse_json(TargetResources[0].modifiedProperties),1048576) by InitiatedBy, DomainName
| join kind=inner (
SigninLogs
| where ResultType == "0"
| extend UserDomain = tostring(parse_json(split(UserPrincipalName,"@",1)[0]))
| summarize SignInTime = min(TimeGenerated)  by UserPrincipalName, IPAddress, tostring(LocationDetails),AppDisplayName,ResourceDisplayName,UserDomain
) on $left.DomainName == $right.UserDomain
// Getting UserName and Domain
| extend Name = split(UserPrincipalName,"@",0), Domain = split(UserPrincipalName,"@",1)
| mv-expand Name,Domain

Declared entities

AccountIP

Related content

Links established from declared identifiers and solution manifests.

Source provenance

GitHub

Displayed values come from files in Azure/Azure-Sentinel. They describe the published template, not your workspace configuration.

Source identifier
fa00014c-c5f4-4715-8f5b-ba567e19e41e
Additional source files 2Solutions/Microsoft Entra ID/Analytic Rules/PossibleSignInfromAzureBackdoor.yamlsource ↗Solutions/Microsoft Entra ID/Data/Solution_AAD.jsonsolution-membership ↗
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Added to catalog : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC
Last change observed : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC

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