MITRE ATT&CKsub-technique

T1547.002 Authentication Package

Published 2020-01-24 Modified 2025-10-24 Official page ↗
Domain
enterprise
Tactics
Persistence, Privilege Escalation
Platforms
Windows
Version
1.1
Created
2020-01-24

Description

Adversaries may abuse authentication packages to execute DLLs when the system boots. Windows authentication package DLLs are loaded by the Local Security Authority (LSA) process at system start. They provide support for multiple logon processes and multiple security protocols to the operating system. Adversaries can use the autostart mechanism provided by LSA authentication packages for persistence by placing a reference to a binary in the Windows Registry location HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\ with the key value of "Authentication Packages"=<target binary>. The binary will then be executed by the system when the authentication packages are loaded.

Related

Subtechnique of · MITRE ATT&CK (1)

  • T1547 Boot or Logon Autostart Execution technique

Tactic · MITRE ATT&CK (2)

  • TA0003 Persistence tactic
  • TA0004 Privilege Escalation tactic

Referenced by MITRE ATT&CK · mitigates (1)

  • M1025 Privileged Process Integrity mitigation

Referenced by MITRE ATT&CK · uses (1)

  • S0143 Flame software (malware)

Referenced by Compliance · mitigates (6)

  • CIS-2.6 Allowlist Authorized Libraries CIS Safeguard v8.1
  • NIST-CM-6 Configuration Settings NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-SC-39 Process Isolation NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-SI-3 Malicious Code Protection NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-SI-4 System Monitoring NIST 800-53 control
  • NIST-SI-7 Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity NIST 800-53 control

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