[New Rule] Entra ID Multiple Device Registrations by a Single User

[terrancedejesus]

Pull Request

Issue link(s):

• https://github.com/elastic/ia-trade-team/issues/948

Summary - What I changed

Detects multiple Microsoft Entra ID device registrations by a single user, where two or more distinct devices are
registered within a 15-minute window. A legitimate user enrolling a device produces a single "Register device" event;
registering multiple distinct devices in quick succession is uncommon and is the fingerprint behavior of
adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing kits and stolen-token replay tooling (for example Kali365), which mint a new
Azure AD-joined device, and therefore a new Primary Refresh Token (PRT), per relay or replay attempt. Each registered
device is a separate certificate-bound principal whose PRT survives user-level session revocation and password resets,
so multiple registrations on a single low-privilege identity establish device-bound persistence at scale.

How To Test

Query can be used in TRADE serverless stack.

Checklist

• Added a label for the type of pr: bug, enhancement, schema, maintenance, Rule: New, Rule: Deprecation, Rule: Tuning, Hunt: New, or Hunt: Tuning so guidelines can be generated
• Added the meta:rapid-merge label if planning to merge within 24 hours
• Secret and sensitive material has been managed correctly
• Automated testing was updated or added to match the most common scenarios
• Documentation and comments were added for features that require explanation

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• integration should align with the index. If the integration is newly introduced, ensure the manifest, schemas, and new_rule.yaml template are updated.
• setup should include the necessary steps to configure the integration.
• note should include any additional information (e.g. Triage and analysis investigation guides, timeline templates).
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[bryans3c]

LGTM!

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

Adds a new Azure/Entra ID detection rule to identify potential adversary-driven device persistence by flagging bursts of device registrations attributed to a single user over a short time window.

Changes:

• Introduces a new ES|QL rule for Microsoft Entra ID Audit Logs to detect multiple device registrations by the same user within a 15-minute window.
• Includes an investigation guide with triage pivots and response actions tailored to AiTM/token replay device-join persistence scenarios.