detecting-azure-service-principal-abuse

What problem does it solve?

Azure AD service principals are frequently abused for credential compromise, privilege escalation, and persistence. This skill provides a structured detection and investigative workflow to identify and assess such abuse in Microsoft Entra ID environments.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Credential monitoring: detects newly added credentials and expiring credentials on service principals.
• Privileged role checks: flags service principals with high-privilege roles.
• Ownership and access review: identifies anomalous or excessive application owners.
• Sign-in and activity correlation: correlates audit and sign-in data for suspicious patterns.
• Workflow guidance: guides end-to-end investigation and containment steps.

Quick Start

Instruct the agent to scan Azure AD for recently added credentials, privileged role assignments, and unusual SP ownership within your Entra ID tenant.