AZU018.md

Pattern: Auditing should be enabled on Azure SQL Databases

Issue: -

Description

Auditing helps you maintain regulatory compliance, understand database activity, and gain insight into discrepancies and anomalies that could indicate business concerns or suspected security violations.

Resolution: Enable auditing on Azure SQL databases.

Examples

Example of incorrect code:

resource "azurerm_sql_server" "bad_example" {
  name                         = "mssqlserver"
  resource_group_name          = azurerm_resource_group.example.name
  location                     = azurerm_resource_group.example.location
  version                      = "12.0"
  administrator_login          = "mradministrator"
  administrator_login_password = "tfsecRocks"
}

Example of correct code:

resource "azurerm_sql_server" "good_example" {
  name                         = "mssqlserver"
  resource_group_name          = azurerm_resource_group.example.name
  location                     = azurerm_resource_group.example.location
  version                      = "12.0"
  administrator_login          = "mradministrator"
  administrator_login_password = "tfsecRocks"

  extended_auditing_policy {
    storage_endpoint                        = azurerm_storage_account.example.primary_blob_endpoint
    storage_account_access_key              = azurerm_storage_account.example.primary_access_key
    storage_account_access_key_is_secondary = true
    retention_in_days                       = 6
  }
}