Policy Definitions - Create Or Update

Reference

Service:: Policy

API Version:: 2023-04-01

Creates or updates a policy definition in a subscription.
This operation creates or updates a policy definition in the given subscription with the given name.

PUT https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions/{policyDefinitionName}?api-version=2023-04-01

URI Parameters

Name In Required Type Description

Name	In	Required	Type	Description
policyDefinitionName	path	True	string	The name of the policy definition to create. Regex pattern: `^[^<>%&:\?.+/][^<>*%&:\?.+/ ]+$`
subscriptionId	path	True	string uuid	The ID of the target subscription. The value must be an UUID.
api-version	query	True	string	The API version to use for this operation.

policyDefinitionName

path

True

string

The name of the policy definition to create.

Regex pattern: ^[^<>*%&:\?.+/]*[^<>*%&:\?.+/ ]+$

subscriptionId

path

True

string

uuid

The ID of the target subscription. The value must be an UUID.

api-version

query

True

string

The API version to use for this operation.

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
properties.description	string	The policy definition description.
properties.displayName	string	The display name of the policy definition.
properties.metadata	object	The policy definition metadata. Metadata is an open ended object and is typically a collection of key value pairs.
properties.mode	string	The policy definition mode. Some examples are All, Indexed, Microsoft.KeyVault.Data.
properties.parameters	<string, ParameterDefinitionsValue>	The parameter definitions for parameters used in the policy rule. The keys are the parameter names.
properties.policyRule	object	The policy rule.
properties.policyType	policyType	The type of policy definition. Possible values are NotSpecified, BuiltIn, Custom, and Static.
properties.version	string	The policy definition version in #.#.# format.
properties.versions	string[]	A list of available versions for this policy definition.

Responses

Name	Type	Description
201 Created	PolicyDefinition	Created - Returns information about the policy definition.
Other Status Codes	CloudError	Error response describing why the operation failed.

Security

azure_auth

Azure Active Directory OAuth2 Flow.

Type: oauth2
Flow: implicit
Authorization URL: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/authorize

Scopes

Name	Description
user_impersonation	impersonate your user account

Examples

Create or update a policy definition

Create or update a policy definition with advanced parameters

Create or update a policy definition

PUT https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/ae640e6b-ba3e-4256-9d62-2993eecfa6f2/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions/ResourceNaming?api-version=2023-04-01

{
  "properties": {
    "mode": "All",
    "displayName": "Enforce resource naming convention",
    "description": "Force resource names to begin with given 'prefix' and/or end with given 'suffix'",
    "metadata": {
      "category": "Naming"
    },
    "policyRule": {
      "if": {
        "not": {
          "field": "name",
          "like": "[concat(parameters('prefix'), '*', parameters('suffix'))]"
        }
      },
      "then": {
        "effect": "deny"
      }
    },
    "parameters": {
      "prefix": {
        "type": "String",
        "metadata": {
          "displayName": "Prefix",
          "description": "Resource name prefix"
        }
      },
      "suffix": {
        "type": "String",
        "metadata": {
          "displayName": "Suffix",
          "description": "Resource name suffix"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential

from azure.mgmt.resource import PolicyClient

"""
# PREREQUISITES
    pip install azure-identity
    pip install azure-mgmt-resource
# USAGE
    python create_or_update_policy_definition.py

    Before run the sample, please set the values of the client ID, tenant ID and client secret
    of the AAD application as environment variables: AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_TENANT_ID,
    AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET. For more info about how to get the value, please see:
    https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/develop/howto-create-service-principal-portal
"""


def main():
    client = PolicyClient(
        credential=DefaultAzureCredential(),
        subscription_id="ae640e6b-ba3e-4256-9d62-2993eecfa6f2",
    )

    response = client.policy_definitions.create_or_update(
        policy_definition_name="ResourceNaming",
        parameters={
            "properties": {
                "description": "Force resource names to begin with given 'prefix' and/or end with given 'suffix'",
                "displayName": "Enforce resource naming convention",
                "metadata": {"category": "Naming"},
                "mode": "All",
                "parameters": {
                    "prefix": {
                        "metadata": {"description": "Resource name prefix", "displayName": "Prefix"},
                        "type": "String",
                    },
                    "suffix": {
                        "metadata": {"description": "Resource name suffix", "displayName": "Suffix"},
                        "type": "String",
                    },
                },
                "policyRule": {
                    "if": {
                        "not": {"field": "name", "like": "[concat(parameters('prefix'), '*', parameters('suffix'))]"}
                    },
                    "then": {"effect": "deny"},
                },
            }
        },
    )
    print(response)


# x-ms-original-file: specification/resources/resource-manager/Microsoft.Authorization/stable/2023-04-01/examples/createOrUpdatePolicyDefinition.json
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

To use the Azure SDK library in your project, see this documentation. To provide feedback on this code sample, open a GitHub issue

Sample response

Status code:: 201

{
  "id": "/subscriptions/ae640e6b-ba3e-4256-9d62-2993eecfa6f2/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions/ResourceNaming",
  "type": "Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions",
  "name": "ResourceNaming",
  "properties": {
    "mode": "All",
    "displayName": "Naming Convention",
    "description": "Force resource names to begin with 'prefix' and end with 'suffix'",
    "metadata": {
      "category": "Naming"
    },
    "version": "1.2.1",
    "versions": [
      "1.2.1",
      "1.0.0"
    ],
    "policyRule": {
      "if": {
        "not": {
          "field": "name",
          "like": "[concat(parameters('prefix'), '*', parameters('suffix'))]"
        }
      },
      "then": {
        "effect": "deny"
      }
    },
    "parameters": {
      "prefix": {
        "type": "String",
        "metadata": {
          "displayName": "Prefix",
          "description": "Resource name prefix"
        }
      },
      "suffix": {
        "type": "String",
        "metadata": {
          "displayName": "Suffix",
          "description": "Resource name suffix"
        }
      }
    },
    "policyType": "Custom"
  }
}

Create or update a policy definition with advanced parameters

Sample request

HTTP
Python

PUT https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/ae640e6b-ba3e-4256-9d62-2993eecfa6f2/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions/EventHubDiagnosticLogs?api-version=2023-04-01

{
  "properties": {
    "mode": "Indexed",
    "displayName": "Event Hubs should have diagnostic logging enabled",
    "description": "Audit enabling of logs and retain them up to a year. This enables recreation of activity trails for investigation purposes when a security incident occurs or your network is compromised",
    "metadata": {
      "category": "Event Hub"
    },
    "policyRule": {
      "if": {
        "field": "type",
        "equals": "Microsoft.EventHub/namespaces"
      },
      "then": {
        "effect": "AuditIfNotExists",
        "details": {
          "type": "Microsoft.Insights/diagnosticSettings",
          "existenceCondition": {
            "allOf": [
              {
                "field": "Microsoft.Insights/diagnosticSettings/logs[*].retentionPolicy.enabled",
                "equals": "true"
              },
              {
                "field": "Microsoft.Insights/diagnosticSettings/logs[*].retentionPolicy.days",
                "equals": "[parameters('requiredRetentionDays')]"
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "parameters": {
      "requiredRetentionDays": {
        "type": "Integer",
        "defaultValue": 365,
        "allowedValues": [
          0,
          30,
          90,
          180,
          365
        ],
        "metadata": {
          "displayName": "Required retention (days)",
          "description": "The required diagnostic logs retention in days"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential

from azure.mgmt.resource import PolicyClient

"""
# PREREQUISITES
    pip install azure-identity
    pip install azure-mgmt-resource
# USAGE
    python create_or_update_policy_definition_advanced_params.py

    Before run the sample, please set the values of the client ID, tenant ID and client secret
    of the AAD application as environment variables: AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_TENANT_ID,
    AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET. For more info about how to get the value, please see:
    https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/develop/howto-create-service-principal-portal
"""


def main():
    client = PolicyClient(
        credential=DefaultAzureCredential(),
        subscription_id="ae640e6b-ba3e-4256-9d62-2993eecfa6f2",
    )

    response = client.policy_definitions.create_or_update(
        policy_definition_name="EventHubDiagnosticLogs",
        parameters={
            "properties": {
                "description": "Audit enabling of logs and retain them up to a year. This enables recreation of activity trails for investigation purposes when a security incident occurs or your network is compromised",
                "displayName": "Event Hubs should have diagnostic logging enabled",
                "metadata": {"category": "Event Hub"},
                "mode": "Indexed",
                "parameters": {
                    "requiredRetentionDays": {
                        "allowedValues": [0, 30, 90, 180, 365],
                        "defaultValue": 365,
                        "metadata": {
                            "description": "The required diagnostic logs retention in days",
                            "displayName": "Required retention (days)",
                        },
                        "type": "Integer",
                    }
                },
                "policyRule": {
                    "if": {"equals": "Microsoft.EventHub/namespaces", "field": "type"},
                    "then": {
                        "details": {
                            "existenceCondition": {
                                "allOf": [
                                    {
                                        "equals": "true",
                                        "field": "Microsoft.Insights/diagnosticSettings/logs[*].retentionPolicy.enabled",
                                    },
                                    {
                                        "equals": "[parameters('requiredRetentionDays')]",
                                        "field": "Microsoft.Insights/diagnosticSettings/logs[*].retentionPolicy.days",
                                    },
                                ]
                            },
                            "type": "Microsoft.Insights/diagnosticSettings",
                        },
                        "effect": "AuditIfNotExists",
                    },
                },
            }
        },
    )
    print(response)


# x-ms-original-file: specification/resources/resource-manager/Microsoft.Authorization/stable/2023-04-01/examples/createOrUpdatePolicyDefinitionAdvancedParams.json
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

To use the Azure SDK library in your project, see this documentation. To provide feedback on this code sample, open a GitHub issue

Sample response

Status code:: 201

{
  "id": "/subscriptions/ae640e6b-ba3e-4256-9d62-2993eecfa6f2/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions/ResourceNaming",
  "type": "Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions",
  "name": "ResourceNaming",
  "properties": {
    "mode": "Indexed",
    "displayName": "Event Hubs should have diagnostic logging enabled",
    "description": "Audit enabling of logs and retain them up to a year. This enables recreation of activity trails for investigation purposes when a security incident occurs or your network is compromised",
    "metadata": {
      "category": "Event Hub"
    },
    "version": "1.2.1",
    "versions": [
      "1.2.1",
      "1.0.0"
    ],
    "policyRule": {
      "if": {
        "field": "type",
        "equals": "Microsoft.EventHub/namespaces"
      },
      "then": {
        "effect": "AuditIfNotExists",
        "details": {
          "type": "Microsoft.Insights/diagnosticSettings",
          "existenceCondition": {
            "allOf": [
              {
                "field": "Microsoft.Insights/diagnosticSettings/logs[*].retentionPolicy.enabled",
                "equals": "true"
              },
              {
                "field": "Microsoft.Insights/diagnosticSettings/logs[*].retentionPolicy.days",
                "equals": "[parameters('requiredRetentionDays')]"
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "parameters": {
      "requiredRetentionDays": {
        "type": "Integer",
        "defaultValue": 365,
        "allowedValues": [
          0,
          30,
          90,
          180,
          365
        ],
        "metadata": {
          "displayName": "Required retention (days)",
          "description": "The required diagnostic logs retention in days"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Definitions

Name	Description
CloudError	An error response from a policy operation.
createdByType	The type of identity that created the resource.
ErrorAdditionalInfo	The resource management error additional info.
ErrorResponse	Error Response
Metadata	General metadata for the parameter.
ParameterDefinitionsValue	The definition of a parameter that can be provided to the policy.
parameterType	The data type of the parameter.
PolicyDefinition	The policy definition.
policyType	The type of policy definition. Possible values are NotSpecified, BuiltIn, Custom, and Static.
systemData	Metadata pertaining to creation and last modification of the resource.

CloudError

Object

An error response from a policy operation.

Name	Type	Description
error	ErrorResponse	Error Response Common error response for all Azure Resource Manager APIs to return error details for failed operations. (This also follows the OData error response format.)

createdByType

Enumeration

The type of identity that created the resource.

Value	Description
Application
Key
ManagedIdentity
User

ErrorAdditionalInfo

Object

The resource management error additional info.

Name	Type	Description
info	object	The additional info.
type	string	The additional info type.

ErrorResponse

Object

Error Response

Name	Type	Description
additionalInfo	ErrorAdditionalInfo[]	The error additional info.
code	string	The error code.
details	ErrorResponse[]	The error details.
message	string	The error message.
target	string	The error target.

Metadata

Object

General metadata for the parameter.

Name	Type	Description
assignPermissions	boolean	Set to true to have Azure portal create role assignments on the resource ID or resource scope value of this parameter during policy assignment. This property is useful in case you wish to assign permissions outside the assignment scope.
description	string	The description of the parameter.
displayName	string	The display name for the parameter.
strongType	string	Used when assigning the policy definition through the portal. Provides a context aware list of values for the user to choose from.

ParameterDefinitionsValue

Object

The definition of a parameter that can be provided to the policy.

Name	Type	Description
allowedValues	object[]	The allowed values for the parameter.
defaultValue	object	The default value for the parameter if no value is provided.
metadata	Metadata	General metadata for the parameter.
schema	object	Provides validation of parameter inputs during assignment using a self-defined JSON schema. This property is only supported for object-type parameters and follows the Json.NET Schema 2019-09 implementation. You can learn more about using schemas at https://json-schema.org/ and test draft schemas at https://www.jsonschemavalidator.net/.
type	parameterType	The data type of the parameter.

parameterType

Enumeration

The data type of the parameter.

Value	Description
Array
Boolean
DateTime
Float
Integer
Object
String