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Check for snapshot taken using programmatic access

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I need to write a query to check for events of a snapshot taken using programmatic access :

 

event where cloud.type = 'aws' AND operation = 'CreateInstanceSnapshot' AND json.rule = $.userIdentity.type = "Consolepassword"

Till now I have tried to do this, and I am pretty sure "json.rule = $.userIdentity.type = "Consolepassword" is 100% incorrect.

 

I need help on the second part to check if the user is using programmatic access or console access to take a snapshot.

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Hi @APaul 

 

Looking into CloudTrail's options for the type field, I don't see an option for "Consolepassword" :

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awscloudtrail/latest/userguide/cloudtrail-event-reference-user-identity....

 

All types though do not differentiate consoel vs. API operation, just where did it come from, i.e. other account, AD, IAM, assumed role etc.

 

I think using JSON rule for eventtype might be more beneficial. More info on AWS page, look for eventType:

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awscloudtrail/latest/userguide/cloudtrail-event-reference-record-content...

AwsApiCall – An API was called.

AwsServiceEvent – The service generated an event related to your trail. For example, this can occur when another account made a call with a resource that you own.

AwsConsoleSignin – A user in your account (root, IAM, federated, SAML, or SwitchRole) signed in to the AWS Management Console.

 

So consider doing:

event where cloud.type = 'aws' AND operation = 'CreateInstanceSnapshot' AND json.rule = $.eventType = "AwsApiCall"

In addition, you can add a filter to include specific email addresses with MATCHES or excluding specific known users from the output.

 

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Hi @APaul 

 

Looking into CloudTrail's options for the type field, I don't see an option for "Consolepassword" :

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awscloudtrail/latest/userguide/cloudtrail-event-reference-user-identity....

 

All types though do not differentiate consoel vs. API operation, just where did it come from, i.e. other account, AD, IAM, assumed role etc.

 

I think using JSON rule for eventtype might be more beneficial. More info on AWS page, look for eventType:

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awscloudtrail/latest/userguide/cloudtrail-event-reference-record-content...

AwsApiCall – An API was called.

AwsServiceEvent – The service generated an event related to your trail. For example, this can occur when another account made a call with a resource that you own.

AwsConsoleSignin – A user in your account (root, IAM, federated, SAML, or SwitchRole) signed in to the AWS Management Console.

 

So consider doing:

event where cloud.type = 'aws' AND operation = 'CreateInstanceSnapshot' AND json.rule = $.eventType = "AwsApiCall"

In addition, you can add a filter to include specific email addresses with MATCHES or excluding specific known users from the output.

 

Did that help?

 

Hi @SRohatyn ,

 

Thanks a lot for your valuable inputs and related reference links. I am able to get the result with little modification.

event where cloud.type = 'aws' AND operation = 'CreateSnapshot' AND json.rule != (( $.userAgent = 'signin.amazonaws.com' ) OR ($.userAgent = 'console.amazonaws.com' ))

This is giving me the desired results. A big thanks for your help.

You're very welcome. Thanks for the update with what works for you.

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