The Microsoft Sentinel for SAP agent-based (containerized) data connector is being deprecated in favor of the agentless SAP connector. As part of the docs cleanup (MicrosoftDocs/defender-docs-pr#8934), several analytics rules that shipped with the agent-based solution are being removed from the official docs because they depend on data sources the agentless connector doesn't collect today.
To preserve the value of those detections for existing customers migrating to agentless, this issue tracks candidates for inclusion in the community extension packages (for example, the baseline-extension-package, analogous to the existing pahi-legacy-reader extension for the SAPSystemParameters watchlist).
Rule candidates by MITRE category
Initial access
SAP - Informational - Lifecycle - SAP Notes were implemented in system (SAP Change Requests log)
SAP - (Preview) AS JAVA - Sensitive Privileged User Signed In (SAPJAVAFilesLog)
SAP - (Preview) AS JAVA - Sign-In from Unexpected Network (SAPJAVAFilesLog)
Data exfiltration
SAP - Multiple Spool Executions (SAP Spool Log)
SAP - Multiple Spool Output Executions (SAP Spool Output Log)
SAP - Spool Takeover (SAP Spool Log + Spool Output Log)
SAP - (Preview) Data Exported from a Production System using a Transport (SAP Change Requests log)
SAP - (Preview) Printing of Potentially Sensitive data (SAP Spool + Spool Output logs)
Persistency
SAP - Activation or Deactivation of ICF Service (SAP Table Data Log)
SAP - New ICF Services (SAP Table Data Log)
SAP - (Preview) AS JAVA - User Creates and Uses New User (SAPJAVAFilesLog)
Watchlists
SAPSystemParameters (already covered by the pahi-legacy-reader extension - just cross-linking for completeness).
Notes
- Rules that depend on the ABAP Audit Log and ABAP Change Documents Log stay in the official docs because the agentless connector streams both.
SAP - New ICF Service Handlers is Audit Log-based and remains in the official security content reference.
- Where community versions already exist, please reply with a link so we can cross-reference from the official docs.
Filed as part of the docs cleanup PR: MicrosoftDocs/defender-docs-pr#8934
The Microsoft Sentinel for SAP agent-based (containerized) data connector is being deprecated in favor of the agentless SAP connector. As part of the docs cleanup (MicrosoftDocs/defender-docs-pr#8934), several analytics rules that shipped with the agent-based solution are being removed from the official docs because they depend on data sources the agentless connector doesn't collect today.
To preserve the value of those detections for existing customers migrating to agentless, this issue tracks candidates for inclusion in the community extension packages (for example, the baseline-extension-package, analogous to the existing
pahi-legacy-readerextension for theSAPSystemParameterswatchlist).Rule candidates by MITRE category
Initial access
SAP - Informational - Lifecycle - SAP Notes were implemented in system(SAP Change Requests log)SAP - (Preview) AS JAVA - Sensitive Privileged User Signed In(SAPJAVAFilesLog)SAP - (Preview) AS JAVA - Sign-In from Unexpected Network(SAPJAVAFilesLog)Data exfiltration
SAP - Multiple Spool Executions(SAP Spool Log)SAP - Multiple Spool Output Executions(SAP Spool Output Log)SAP - Spool Takeover(SAP Spool Log + Spool Output Log)SAP - (Preview) Data Exported from a Production System using a Transport(SAP Change Requests log)SAP - (Preview) Printing of Potentially Sensitive data(SAP Spool + Spool Output logs)Persistency
SAP - Activation or Deactivation of ICF Service(SAP Table Data Log)SAP - New ICF Services(SAP Table Data Log)SAP - (Preview) AS JAVA - User Creates and Uses New User(SAPJAVAFilesLog)Watchlists
SAPSystemParameters(already covered by thepahi-legacy-readerextension - just cross-linking for completeness).Notes
SAP - New ICF Service Handlersis Audit Log-based and remains in the official security content reference.Filed as part of the docs cleanup PR: MicrosoftDocs/defender-docs-pr#8934