LoFP / aws roles anywhere profiles are legitimate profiles that can be created by administrators to allow access from any location. ensure that the profile created is expected and that the trust policy is configured securely.

Techniques

• T1098

Sample rules

AWS IAM Roles Anywhere Profile Creation

• source: elastic
• technicques:
  • T1098

Description

Detects the creation of a new AWS IAM Roles Anywhere profile. Roles Anywhere allows workloads or external systems to assume IAM roles from outside AWS by authenticating via trusted certificate authorities (trust anchors). Adversaries who have established persistence through a rogue trust anchor may create or modify profiles to link them with highly privileged roles, enabling long-term external access to the AWS environment. This rule identifies successful “CreateProfile” API calls and helps detect potentially unauthorized or risky external access configurations.

Detection logic

event.dataset: aws.cloudtrail
    and event.provider: rolesanywhere.amazonaws.com
    and event.action: CreateProfile
    and event.outcome: success