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IAM access key created outside the change window
bpatel created a long-lived access key for svc_deploy at 03:14 UTC, outside any approved change window.
ALT-701421MediumNew
46Moderate
Why this fired
Events where action contains CreateAccessKey outside 07:00-19:00 UTC
A long-lived cloud credential minted outside the working window. Key creation is a normal action at an abnormal time.
Triggering event
The exact record that satisfied the rule.
CreateaccesskeyMedium2026-09-04 12:15:29ZAWS CloudTrail
CreateAccessKey by arn:aws:iam::4419:user/bpatel created AKIA43XKQ2NREXAMPLE for user svc_deploy
What else was happening
Other activity for bpatel in the surrounding hour.
| Time | Event | Severity | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 12:12:38Z | Authentication Failure | Low | WS-FIN-009 |
| 2026-09-04 12:29:54Z | Authentication Success | Info | WS-FIN-009 |
| 2026-09-04 13:01:42Z | Authentication Success | Info | WS-FIN-006 |
Alert
- Raised
- 8d ago
- Last updated
- 7d ago
- Risk score
- 46
- Source
- AWS CloudTrail
- Detected by
- Correlation rule