name: AWS CloudTrail CreateAccessKey
id: 0460f7da-3254-4d90-b8c0-2ca657d0cea0
version: 2
date: '2025-01-23'
author: Patrick Bareiss, Splunk
description: Logs the creation of new AWS access keys, including details of the associated
  user and permissions.
mitre_components:
- User Account Creation
- User Account Metadata
- Cloud Service Modification
- Cloud Service Metadata
source: aws_cloudtrail
sourcetype: aws:cloudtrail
separator: eventName
separator_value: CreateAccessKey
supported_TA:
- name: Splunk Add-on for AWS
  url: https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/1876
  version: 7.11.0
fields:
- _time
- action
- app
- awsRegion
- aws_account_id
- change_type
- command
- date_hour
- date_mday
- date_minute
- date_month
- date_second
- date_wday
- date_year
- date_zone
- dest
- dvc
- errorCode
- eventCategory
- eventID
- eventName
- eventSource
- eventTime
- eventType
- eventVersion
- eventtype
- host
- index
- linecount
- managementEvent
- msg
- object_category
- product
- punct
- readOnly
- recipientAccountId
- region
- requestID
- requestParameters.userName
- responseElements.accessKey.accessKeyId
- responseElements.accessKey.createDate
- responseElements.accessKey.status
- responseElements.accessKey.userName
- signature
- source
- sourceIPAddress
- sourcetype
- splunk_server
- src
- src_ip
- src_user_name
- start_time
- status
- tag
- tag::eventtype
- timeendpos
- timestartpos
- user
- userAgent
- userIdentity.accessKeyId
- userIdentity.accountId
- userIdentity.arn
- userIdentity.principalId
- userIdentity.type
- userIdentity.userName
- userName
- user_access_key
- user_agent
- user_arn
- user_group_id
- user_id
- user_name
- user_type
- vendor
- vendor_account
- vendor_product
- vendor_region
example_log: '{"eventVersion": "1.08", "userIdentity": {"type": "IAMUser", "principalId":
  "AIDAYTOGP2RLEHRX5YWNV", "arn": "arn:aws:iam::121521347698:user/bhavin_cli", "accountId":
  "121521347698", "accessKeyId": "AKIAYTOGP2RLLAA6NJUM", "userName": "bhavin_cli"},
  "eventTime": "2021-03-02T21:18:24Z", "eventSource": "iam.amazonaws.com", "eventName":
  "CreateAccessKey", "awsRegion": "us-east-1", "sourceIPAddress": "12.25.72.12", "userAgent":
  "aws-cli/2.0.62 Python/3.9.0 Darwin/19.6.0 source/x86_64 command/iam.create-access-key",
  "requestParameters": {"userName": "AtomicRedTeam"}, "responseElements": {"accessKey":
  {"userName": "AtomicRedTeam", "accessKeyId": "AKIAYTOGP2RLOQ4ULYGT", "status": "Active",
  "createDate": "Mar 2, 2021 9:18:24 PM"}}, "requestID": "12c8773d-6c78-46bf-a8e4-f841adc8f70d",
  "eventID": "5772e8d5-cccc-470d-81ef-acacfe85a804", "readOnly": false, "eventType":
  "AwsApiCall", "managementEvent": true, "eventCategory": "Management", "recipientAccountId":
  "121521347698"}'
output_fields:
- dest
- user
- user_agent
- src
- vendor_account
- vendor_region
- vendor_product