New Okta User Created
Detects new user account creation
Sigma rule (View on GitHub)
1title: New Okta User Created
2id: b6c718dd-8f53-4b9f-98d8-93fdca966969
3status: test
4description: Detects new user account creation
5author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
6date: 2023-10-25
7modified: 2026-04-27
8references:
9 - https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/event-types/
10tags:
11 - attack.credential-access
12logsource:
13 service: okta
14 product: okta
15detection:
16 selection:
17 eventType: 'user.lifecycle.create'
18 condition: selection
19falsepositives:
20 - Legitimate and authorized user creation
21level: informational
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