diff --git a/detection-rules/link_hidden_dir.yml b/detection-rules/link_hidden_dir.yml
index b4a4b771b92..34d25ad9d6d 100644
--- a/detection-rules/link_hidden_dir.yml
+++ b/detection-rules/link_hidden_dir.yml
@@ -1,37 +1,11 @@
 name: "Link: Common Hidden Directory Observed"
 description: "Links in the message point to sensitive system directories like .git, .env, or .well-known that could expose confidential configuration data or system files. Actors will often abuse these directories to hide credential phishing landing pages of compromised sites."
+references:
+  - "https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8615"
+  - "https://www.iana.org/assignments/well-known-uris/well-known-uris.xhtml"
 type: "rule"
 severity: "medium"
-source: |
-  type.inbound
-  and length(body.links) < 10
-  and any(body.links,
-          (
-            strings.icontains(.href_url.path, "/.well-known/")
-            and not strings.ends_with(.href_url.path, '/.well-known/security.txt')
-            and not strings.ends_with(.href_url.path, '/.well-known/jwks.json')
-          )
-          or strings.icontains(.href_url.path, "/.js/")
-          or strings.icontains(.href_url.path, "/.env/")
-          or strings.icontains(.href_url.path, "/.git/")
-          or strings.icontains(.href_url.path, "/.svn/")
-          or strings.icontains(.href_url.path, "/.hg/")
-          or strings.icontains(.href_url.path, "/.DS_Store/")
-          or strings.icontains(.href_url.path, "/.htpasswd/")
-          or strings.icontains(.href_url.path, "/.htaccess/")
-          or strings.icontains(.href_url.path, "/.bash_history/")
-          or strings.icontains(.href_url.path, "/.bashrc/")
-          or strings.icontains(.href_url.path, "/.zshrc/")
-          or strings.icontains(.href_url.path, "/.profile/")
-  )
-  // negate highly trusted sender domains unless they fail DMARC authentication
-  and (
-    (
-      sender.email.domain.root_domain in $high_trust_sender_root_domains
-      and not headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass
-    )
-    or sender.email.domain.root_domain not in $high_trust_sender_root_domains
-  )
+source: "type.inbound\nand 0 < length(body.links) <= 10\nand any(body.links,\n        (\n          strings.icontains(.href_url.path, \"/.well-known/\")\n          \n          // https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9116\n          and not strings.ends_with(.href_url.path, '/.well-known/security.txt')\n          \n          // https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7517\n          // NOT registered with IANA\n          and not strings.ends_with(.href_url.path, '/.well-known/jwks.json')\n          \n          // https://www.w3.org/TR/change-password-url/#semantics\n          and not strings.ends_with(.href_url.path, '/.well-known/change-password')\n        )\n        or strings.icontains(.href_url.path, \"/.js/\")\n        or strings.icontains(.href_url.path, \"/.env/\")\n        or strings.icontains(.href_url.path, \"/.git/\")\n        or strings.icontains(.href_url.path, \"/.svn/\")\n        or strings.icontains(.href_url.path, \"/.hg/\")\n        or strings.icontains(.href_url.path, \"/.DS_Store/\")\n        or strings.icontains(.href_url.path, \"/.htpasswd/\")\n        or strings.icontains(.href_url.path, \"/.htaccess/\")\n        or strings.icontains(.href_url.path, \"/.bash_history/\")\n        or strings.icontains(.href_url.path, \"/.bashrc/\")\n        or strings.icontains(.href_url.path, \"/.zshrc/\")\n        or strings.icontains(.href_url.path, \"/.profile/\")\n\n\n)\n// negate highly trusted sender domains unless they fail DMARC authentication\nand (\n  (\n    sender.email.domain.root_domain in $high_trust_sender_root_domains\n    and not headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass\n  )\n  or sender.email.domain.root_domain not in $high_trust_sender_root_domains\n)\n"
 tags:
   - "Attack surface reduction"
 attack_types:
@@ -43,4 +17,4 @@ detection_methods:
   - "HTML analysis"
 id: "9f316da6-821c-5fed-b967-80fc0e740626"
 testing_pr: 2250
-testing_sha: 483588ad6776e9e230ede9b5473e16d33f0a04bf
+testing_sha: cada3ba7b355702ab7fabb7c78af1db1e7b038b1