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TechniquesT1556.004 › AN0758

AN0758 Analytic 0758

Network Devices · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2

<p>Detects unauthorized modification of network device authentication by correlating OS image file changes, checksum mismatches, or memory verification failures with anomalous authentication events. Focus is on behaviors where patched images introduce hardcoded passwords or bypass native authentication.</p>
Detects
T1556.004 Network Device Authentication
Part of
DET0272 Detect Modification of Network Device Authentication via Patched System Images

Log sources and channels

Exactly as MITRE states them in x_mitre_log_source_references. Where a channel is vague, it is vague in the source; kevmap does not tidy it.

Log sourceChannelData component
networkconfigunexpected OS image file upload or modification eventsDC0061 File Modification
network:authrepeated successful authentications with previously unknown accounts or anomalous password acceptanceDC0002 User Account Authentication

Mutable elements

Parameters MITRE marks as environment-specific. These are the knobs you are expected to tune; they are why an analytic is not a rule.

FieldDescription
BaselineChecksumsTrusted baseline cryptographic hashes for OS images, used to detect unauthorized modifications.
AuthFailureThresholdThreshold for correlating unusual authentication successes following failed attempts or unknown account use.
VerificationIntervalFrequency of runtime OS image and memory integrity checks.