Okta Identity Provider Created

calendar Oct 23, 2025 · attack.privilege-escalation attack.persistence attack.t1098.001  ·
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Detects when a new identity provider is created for Okta.

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 1title: Okta Identity Provider Created
 2id: 969c7590-8c19-4797-8c1b-23155de6e7ac
 3status: test
 4description: Detects when a new identity provider is created for Okta.
 5references:
 6    - https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/system-log/
 7    - https://sec.okta.com/articles/2023/08/cross-tenant-impersonation-prevention-and-detection
 8author: kelnage
 9date: 2023-09-07
10tags:
11    - attack.privilege-escalation
12    - attack.persistence
13    - attack.t1098.001
14logsource:
15    product: okta
16    service: okta
17detection:
18    selection:
19        eventtype: 'system.idp.lifecycle.create'
20    condition: selection
21falsepositives:
22    - When an admin creates a new, authorised identity provider.
23level: medium

References

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    The Okta System Log records system events that are related to your organization in order to provide an audit trail that can be used to understand platform activity and to diagnose problems. The System Log API provides near real-time, read-only access to your organization's System Log and is the programmatic counterpart of the [System Log UI](https://help.okta.com/okta_help.htm?id=ext_Reports_SysLog). The terms "event" and "log event" are often used interchangeably. In the context of this API, an "event" is an occurrence of interest within the system, and a "log" or "log event" is the recorded fact. The System Log API supports these primary use cases: * Event data export into a security information and event management system (SIEM) * System monitoring * Development debugging * Event introspection and audit > **Note:** Some of the curl code examples on this page include SSWS API token authentication. However, Okta recommends using scoped OAuth 2.0 and OIDC access tokens to authenticate with Okta management APIs. OAuth 2.0 and OIDC access tokens provide fine-grain control over the bearer's actions on specific endpoints. See [Okta API authentication methods](https://developer.okta.com/docs/api/openapi/okta-oauth/guides/overview/). For further details and examples, see [System Log query](https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/system-log-query/).


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