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TechniquesT1110.003 › AN1337

AN1337 Analytic 1337

Linux · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2

<p>Authentication failures across different accounts using a repeated or similar password via SSH or PAM stack within a short window</p>
Detects
T1110.003 Password Spraying
Part of
DET0487 Distributed Password Spraying via Authentication Failures Across Multiple Accounts

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
linux:syslogFailed password for invalid userDC0002 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
PasswordReusePatternRepetition or minor variation of the same password across user attempts
IPAggregationWindowLength of time to observe distributed spray attempts from single source