Details of the NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 Regulatory Compliance built-in initiative

The following article details how the Azure Policy Regulatory Compliance built-in initiative definition maps to compliance domains and controls in NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4. For more information about this compliance standard, see NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4. To understand Ownership, review the policy type and Shared responsibility in the cloud.

The following mappings are to the NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 controls. Many of the controls are implemented with an Azure Policy initiative definition. To review the complete initiative definition, open Policy in the Azure portal and select the Definitions page. Then, find and select the NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 Regulatory Compliance built-in initiative definition.

Important

Each control below is associated with one or more Azure Policy definitions. These policies may help you assess compliance with the control; however, there often is not a one-to-one or complete match between a control and one or more policies. As such, Compliant in Azure Policy refers only to the policy definitions themselves; this doesn't ensure you're fully compliant with all requirements of a control. In addition, the compliance standard includes controls that aren't addressed by any Azure Policy definitions at this time. Therefore, compliance in Azure Policy is only a partial view of your overall compliance status. The associations between compliance domains, controls, and Azure Policy definitions for this compliance standard may change over time. To view the change history, see the GitHub Commit History.

Access Control

Access Control Policy And Procedures

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Develop access control policies and procedures	CMA_0144 - Develop access control policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	CMA_0246 - Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Govern policies and procedures	CMA_0292 - Govern policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review access control policies and procedures	CMA_0457 - Review access control policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Account Management

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
A maximum of 3 owners should be designated for your subscription	It is recommended to designate up to 3 subscription owners in order to reduce the potential for breach by a compromised owner.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
An Azure Active Directory administrator should be provisioned for SQL servers	Audit provisioning of an Azure Active Directory administrator for your SQL server to enable Azure AD authentication. Azure AD authentication enables simplified permission management and centralized identity management of database users and other Microsoft services	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
App Service apps should use managed identity	Use a managed identity for enhanced authentication security	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Assign account managers	CMA_0015 - Assign account managers	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Audit usage of custom RBAC roles	Audit built-in roles such as 'Owner, Contributer, Reader' instead of custom RBAC roles, which are error prone. Using custom roles is treated as an exception and requires a rigorous review and threat modeling	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Audit user account status	CMA_0020 - Audit user account status	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Azure AI Services resources should have key access disabled (disable local authentication)	Key access (local authentication) is recommended to be disabled for security. Azure OpenAI Studio, typically used in development/testing, requires key access and will not function if key access is disabled. After disabling, Microsoft Entra ID becomes the only access method, which allows maintaining minimum privilege principle and granular control. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/AI/auth	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.0
Blocked accounts with owner permissions on Azure resources should be removed	Deprecated accounts with owner permissions should be removed from your subscription. Deprecated accounts are accounts that have been blocked from signing in.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Blocked accounts with read and write permissions on Azure resources should be removed	Deprecated accounts should be removed from your subscriptions. Deprecated accounts are accounts that have been blocked from signing in.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Define and enforce conditions for shared and group accounts	CMA_0117 - Define and enforce conditions for shared and group accounts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Define information system account types	CMA_0121 - Define information system account types	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Document access privileges	CMA_0186 - Document access privileges	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish conditions for role membership	CMA_0269 - Establish conditions for role membership	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Function apps should use managed identity	Use a managed identity for enhanced authentication security	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Guest accounts with owner permissions on Azure resources should be removed	External accounts with owner permissions should be removed from your subscription in order to prevent unmonitored access.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Guest accounts with read permissions on Azure resources should be removed	External accounts with read privileges should be removed from your subscription in order to prevent unmonitored access.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Guest accounts with write permissions on Azure resources should be removed	External accounts with write privileges should be removed from your subscription in order to prevent unmonitored access.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Monitor account activity	CMA_0377 - Monitor account activity	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Notify Account Managers of customer controlled accounts	CMA_C1009 - Notify Account Managers of customer controlled accounts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Reissue authenticators for changed groups and accounts	CMA_0426 - Reissue authenticators for changed groups and accounts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Require approval for account creation	CMA_0431 - Require approval for account creation	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Restrict access to privileged accounts	CMA_0446 - Restrict access to privileged accounts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review account provisioning logs	CMA_0460 - Review account provisioning logs	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review user accounts	CMA_0480 - Review user accounts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Service Fabric clusters should only use Azure Active Directory for client authentication	Audit usage of client authentication only via Azure Active Directory in Service Fabric	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.0

Automated System Account Management

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-2 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
An Azure Active Directory administrator should be provisioned for SQL servers	Audit provisioning of an Azure Active Directory administrator for your SQL server to enable Azure AD authentication. Azure AD authentication enables simplified permission management and centralized identity management of database users and other Microsoft services	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Automate account management	CMA_0026 - Automate account management	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Azure AI Services resources should have key access disabled (disable local authentication)	Key access (local authentication) is recommended to be disabled for security. Azure OpenAI Studio, typically used in development/testing, requires key access and will not function if key access is disabled. After disabling, Microsoft Entra ID becomes the only access method, which allows maintaining minimum privilege principle and granular control. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/AI/auth	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage system and admin accounts	CMA_0368 - Manage system and admin accounts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Monitor access across the organization	CMA_0376 - Monitor access across the organization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Notify when account is not needed	CMA_0383 - Notify when account is not needed	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Service Fabric clusters should only use Azure Active Directory for client authentication	Audit usage of client authentication only via Azure Active Directory in Service Fabric	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.0

Disable Inactive Accounts

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-2 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Disable authenticators upon termination	CMA_0169 - Disable authenticators upon termination	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Revoke privileged roles as appropriate	CMA_0483 - Revoke privileged roles as appropriate	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Automated Audit Actions

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-2 (4) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Audit user account status	CMA_0020 - Audit user account status	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Automate account management	CMA_0026 - Automate account management	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage system and admin accounts	CMA_0368 - Manage system and admin accounts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Monitor access across the organization	CMA_0376 - Monitor access across the organization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Notify when account is not needed	CMA_0383 - Notify when account is not needed	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Inactivity Logout

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-2 (5) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Define and enforce inactivity log policy	CMA_C1017 - Define and enforce inactivity log policy	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Role-Based Schemes

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-2 (7) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
An Azure Active Directory administrator should be provisioned for SQL servers	Audit provisioning of an Azure Active Directory administrator for your SQL server to enable Azure AD authentication. Azure AD authentication enables simplified permission management and centralized identity management of database users and other Microsoft services	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Audit privileged functions	CMA_0019 - Audit privileged functions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Audit usage of custom RBAC roles	Audit built-in roles such as 'Owner, Contributer, Reader' instead of custom RBAC roles, which are error prone. Using custom roles is treated as an exception and requires a rigorous review and threat modeling	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Azure AI Services resources should have key access disabled (disable local authentication)	Key access (local authentication) is recommended to be disabled for security. Azure OpenAI Studio, typically used in development/testing, requires key access and will not function if key access is disabled. After disabling, Microsoft Entra ID becomes the only access method, which allows maintaining minimum privilege principle and granular control. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/AI/auth	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.0
Monitor account activity	CMA_0377 - Monitor account activity	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Monitor privileged role assignment	CMA_0378 - Monitor privileged role assignment	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Restrict access to privileged accounts	CMA_0446 - Restrict access to privileged accounts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Revoke privileged roles as appropriate	CMA_0483 - Revoke privileged roles as appropriate	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Service Fabric clusters should only use Azure Active Directory for client authentication	Audit usage of client authentication only via Azure Active Directory in Service Fabric	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.0
Use privileged identity management	CMA_0533 - Use privileged identity management	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Restrictions On Use Of Shared Groups / Accounts

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-2 (9) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Define and enforce conditions for shared and group accounts	CMA_0117 - Define and enforce conditions for shared and group accounts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Shared / Group Account Credential Termination

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-2 (10) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Terminate customer controlled account credentials	CMA_C1022 - Terminate customer controlled account credentials	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Usage Conditions

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-2 (11) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Enforce appropriate usage of all accounts	CMA_C1023 - Enforce appropriate usage of all accounts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Account Monitoring / Atypical Usage

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-2 (12) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
[Preview]: Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters should have Microsoft Defender for Cloud extension installed	Microsoft Defender for Cloud extension for Azure Arc provides threat protection for your Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters. The extension collects data from all nodes in the cluster and sends it to the Azure Defender for Kubernetes backend in the cloud for further analysis. Learn more in https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-enable?pivots=defender-for-container-arc.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	6.0.0-preview
Azure Defender for App Service should be enabled	Azure Defender for App Service leverages the scale of the cloud, and the visibility that Azure has as a cloud provider, to monitor for common web app attacks.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for Azure SQL Database servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for Key Vault should be enabled	Azure Defender for Key Vault provides an additional layer of protection and security intelligence by detecting unusual and potentially harmful attempts to access or exploit key vault accounts.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for Resource Manager should be enabled	Azure Defender for Resource Manager automatically monitors the resource management operations in your organization. Azure Defender detects threats and alerts you about suspicious activity. Learn more about the capabilities of Azure Defender for Resource Manager at https://aka.ms/defender-for-resource-manager . Enabling this Azure Defender plan results in charges. Learn about the pricing details per region on Security Center's pricing page: https://aka.ms/pricing-security-center .	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Defender for servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for servers provides real-time threat protection for server workloads and generates hardening recommendations as well as alerts about suspicious activities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for SQL servers on machines should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected SQL Managed Instances	Audit each SQL Managed Instance without advanced data security.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Management ports of virtual machines should be protected with just-in-time network access control	Possible network Just In Time (JIT) access will be monitored by Azure Security Center as recommendations	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Microsoft Defender for Containers should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Containers provides hardening, vulnerability assessment and run-time protections for your Azure, hybrid, and multi-cloud Kubernetes environments.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Microsoft Defender for Storage should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Storage detects potential threats to your storage accounts. It helps prevent the three major impacts on your data and workload: malicious file uploads, sensitive data exfiltration, and data corruption. The new Defender for Storage plan includes Malware Scanning and Sensitive Data Threat Detection. This plan also provides a predictable pricing structure (per storage account) for control over coverage and costs.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Monitor account activity	CMA_0377 - Monitor account activity	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Report atypical behavior of user accounts	CMA_C1025 - Report atypical behavior of user accounts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Disable Accounts For High-Risk Individuals

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-2 (13) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Disable user accounts posing a significant risk	CMA_C1026 - Disable user accounts posing a significant risk	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Access Enforcement

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Accounts with owner permissions on Azure resources should be MFA enabled	Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) should be enabled for all subscription accounts with owner permissions to prevent a breach of accounts or resources.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Accounts with read permissions on Azure resources should be MFA enabled	Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) should be enabled for all subscription accounts with read privileges to prevent a breach of accounts or resources.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Accounts with write permissions on Azure resources should be MFA enabled	Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) should be enabled for all subscription accounts with write privileges to prevent a breach of accounts or resources.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Add system-assigned managed identity to enable Guest Configuration assignments on virtual machines with no identities	This policy adds a system-assigned managed identity to virtual machines hosted in Azure that are supported by Guest Configuration but do not have any managed identities. A system-assigned managed identity is a prerequisite for all Guest Configuration assignments and must be added to machines before using any Guest Configuration policy definitions. For more information on Guest Configuration, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol.	modify	4.1.0
Add system-assigned managed identity to enable Guest Configuration assignments on VMs with a user-assigned identity	This policy adds a system-assigned managed identity to virtual machines hosted in Azure that are supported by Guest Configuration and have at least one user-assigned identity but do not have a system-assigned managed identity. A system-assigned managed identity is a prerequisite for all Guest Configuration assignments and must be added to machines before using any Guest Configuration policy definitions. For more information on Guest Configuration, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol.	modify	4.1.0
An Azure Active Directory administrator should be provisioned for SQL servers	Audit provisioning of an Azure Active Directory administrator for your SQL server to enable Azure AD authentication. Azure AD authentication enables simplified permission management and centralized identity management of database users and other Microsoft services	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
App Service apps should use managed identity	Use a managed identity for enhanced authentication security	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Audit Linux machines that have accounts without passwords	Requires that prerequisites are deployed to the policy assignment scope. For details, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol. Machines are non-compliant if Linux machines that have accounts without passwords	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.1.0
Authentication to Linux machines should require SSH keys	Although SSH itself provides an encrypted connection, using passwords with SSH still leaves the VM vulnerable to brute-force attacks. The most secure option for authenticating to an Azure Linux virtual machine over SSH is with a public-private key pair, also known as SSH keys. Learn more: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/linux/create-ssh-keys-detailed.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.2.0
Authorize access to security functions and information	CMA_0022 - Authorize access to security functions and information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Authorize and manage access	CMA_0023 - Authorize and manage access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Azure AI Services resources should have key access disabled (disable local authentication)	Key access (local authentication) is recommended to be disabled for security. Azure OpenAI Studio, typically used in development/testing, requires key access and will not function if key access is disabled. After disabling, Microsoft Entra ID becomes the only access method, which allows maintaining minimum privilege principle and granular control. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/AI/auth	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.0
Deploy the Linux Guest Configuration extension to enable Guest Configuration assignments on Linux VMs	This policy deploys the Linux Guest Configuration extension to Linux virtual machines hosted in Azure that are supported by Guest Configuration. The Linux Guest Configuration extension is a prerequisite for all Linux Guest Configuration assignments and must be deployed to machines before using any Linux Guest Configuration policy definition. For more information on Guest Configuration, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol.	deployIfNotExists	3.1.0
Enforce logical access	CMA_0245 - Enforce logical access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	CMA_0246 - Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Function apps should use managed identity	Use a managed identity for enhanced authentication security	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Require approval for account creation	CMA_0431 - Require approval for account creation	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review user groups and applications with access to sensitive data	CMA_0481 - Review user groups and applications with access to sensitive data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Service Fabric clusters should only use Azure Active Directory for client authentication	Audit usage of client authentication only via Azure Active Directory in Service Fabric	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.0
Storage accounts should be migrated to new Azure Resource Manager resources	Use new Azure Resource Manager for your storage accounts to provide security enhancements such as: stronger access control (RBAC), better auditing, Azure Resource Manager based deployment and governance, access to managed identities, access to key vault for secrets, Azure AD-based authentication and support for tags and resource groups for easier security management	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Virtual machines should be migrated to new Azure Resource Manager resources	Use new Azure Resource Manager for your virtual machines to provide security enhancements such as: stronger access control (RBAC), better auditing, Azure Resource Manager based deployment and governance, access to managed identities, access to key vault for secrets, Azure AD-based authentication and support for tags and resource groups for easier security management	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0

Role-based Access Control

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-3 (7) Ownership: Customer

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) should be used on Kubernetes Services	To provide granular filtering on the actions that users can perform, use Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) to manage permissions in Kubernetes Service Clusters and configure relevant authorization policies.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.4

Information Flow Enforcement

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
[Deprecated]: Azure Cognitive Search services should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Azure Cognitive Search, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/azure-cognitive-search/inbound-private-endpoints.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1-deprecated
[Deprecated]: Cognitive Services should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual networks to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Cognitive Services, you'll reduce the potential for data leakage. Learn more about private links at: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2129800.	Audit, Disabled	3.0.1-deprecated
[Preview]: All Internet traffic should be routed via your deployed Azure Firewall	Azure Security Center has identified that some of your subnets aren't protected with a next generation firewall. Protect your subnets from potential threats by restricting access to them with Azure Firewall or a supported next generation firewall	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0-preview
[Preview]: Storage account public access should be disallowed	Anonymous public read access to containers and blobs in Azure Storage is a convenient way to share data but might present security risks. To prevent data breaches caused by undesired anonymous access, Microsoft recommends preventing public access to a storage account unless your scenario requires it.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	3.1.0-preview
All network ports should be restricted on network security groups associated to your virtual machine	Azure Security Center has identified some of your network security groups' inbound rules to be too permissive. Inbound rules should not allow access from 'Any' or 'Internet' ranges. This can potentially enable attackers to target your resources.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
API Management services should use a virtual network	Azure Virtual Network deployment provides enhanced security, isolation and allows you to place your API Management service in a non-internet routable network that you control access to. These networks can then be connected to your on-premises networks using various VPN technologies, which enables access to your backend services within the network and/or on-premises. The developer portal and API gateway, can be configured to be accessible either from the Internet or only within the virtual network.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.2
App Configuration should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your app configuration instances instead of the entire service, you'll also be protected against data leakage risks. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/appconfig/private-endpoint.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
App Service apps should not have CORS configured to allow every resource to access your apps	Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) should not allow all domains to access your app. Allow only required domains to interact with your app.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Authorized IP ranges should be defined on Kubernetes Services	Restrict access to the Kubernetes Service Management API by granting API access only to IP addresses in specific ranges. It is recommended to limit access to authorized IP ranges to ensure that only applications from allowed networks can access the cluster.	Audit, Disabled	2.0.1
Azure AI Services resources should restrict network access	By restricting network access, you can ensure that only allowed networks can access the service. This can be achieved by configuring network rules so that only applications from allowed networks can access the Azure AI service.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	3.2.0
Azure API for FHIR should use private link	Azure API for FHIR should have at least one approved private endpoint connection. Clients in a virtual network can securely access resources that have private endpoint connections through private links. For more information, visit: https://aka.ms/fhir-privatelink.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Cache for Redis should use private link	Private endpoints lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. By mapping private endpoints to your Azure Cache for Redis instances, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-private-link.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Cognitive Search service should use a SKU that supports private link	With supported SKUs of Azure Cognitive Search, Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Search service, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/azure-cognitive-search/inbound-private-endpoints.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Cognitive Search services should disable public network access	Disabling public network access improves security by ensuring that your Azure Cognitive Search service is not exposed on the public internet. Creating private endpoints can limit exposure of your Search service. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/azure-cognitive-search/inbound-private-endpoints.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Cosmos DB accounts should have firewall rules	Firewall rules should be defined on your Azure Cosmos DB accounts to prevent traffic from unauthorized sources. Accounts that have at least one IP rule defined with the virtual network filter enabled are deemed compliant. Accounts disabling public access are also deemed compliant.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.1.0
Azure Data Factory should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Azure Data Factory, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/data-factory/data-factory-private-link.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Event Grid domains should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Event Grid domain instead of the entire service, you'll also be protected against data leakage risks. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/privateendpoints.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Event Grid topics should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Event Grid topic instead of the entire service, you'll also be protected against data leakage risks. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/privateendpoints.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure File Sync should use private link	Creating a private endpoint for the indicated Storage Sync Service resource allows you to address your Storage Sync Service resource from within the private IP address space of your organization's network, rather than through the internet-accessible public endpoint. Creating a private endpoint by itself does not disable the public endpoint.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Key Vault should have firewall enabled	Enable the key vault firewall so that the key vault is not accessible by default to any public IPs. Optionally, you can configure specific IP ranges to limit access to those networks. Learn more at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/key-vault/general/network-security	Audit, Deny, Disabled	3.2.1
Azure Key Vaults should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual networks to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to key vault, you can reduce data leakage risks. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/akvprivatelink.	[parameters('audit_effect')]	1.2.1
Azure Machine Learning workspaces should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Azure Machine Learning workspaces, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/machine-learning/how-to-configure-private-link.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Service Bus namespaces should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Service Bus namespaces, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/service-bus-messaging/private-link-service.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure SignalR Service should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Azure SignalR Service resource instead of the entire service, you'll reduce your data leakage risks. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/asrs/privatelink.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Synapse workspaces should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Azure Synapse workspace, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/synapse-analytics/security/how-to-connect-to-workspace-with-private-links.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Azure Web PubSub Service should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual networks to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Azure Web PubSub Service, you can reduce data leakage risks. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/awps/privatelink.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Container registries should not allow unrestricted network access	Azure container registries by default accept connections over the internet from hosts on any network. To protect your registries from potential threats, allow access from only specific private endpoints, public IP addresses or address ranges. If your registry doesn't have network rules configured, it will appear in the unhealthy resources. Learn more about Container Registry network rules here: https://aka.ms/acr/privatelink, https://aka.ms/acr/portal/public-network and https://aka.ms/acr/vnet.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0
Container registries should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network.By mapping private endpoints to your container registries instead of the entire service, you'll also be protected against data leakage risks. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/acr/private-link.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Control information flow	CMA_0079 - Control information flow	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
CosmosDB accounts should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your CosmosDB account, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/cosmos-db/how-to-configure-private-endpoints.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Disk access resources should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to diskAccesses, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/disksprivatelinksdoc.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Employ flow control mechanisms of encrypted information	CMA_0211 - Employ flow control mechanisms of encrypted information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Event Hub namespaces should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Event Hub namespaces, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/event-hubs/private-link-service.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Internet-facing virtual machines should be protected with network security groups	Protect your virtual machines from potential threats by restricting access to them with network security groups (NSG). Learn more about controlling traffic with NSGs at https://aka.ms/nsg-doc	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
IoT Hub device provisioning service instances should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to the IoT Hub device provisioning service, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/iotdpsvnet.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
IP Forwarding on your virtual machine should be disabled	Enabling IP forwarding on a virtual machine's NIC allows the machine to receive traffic addressed to other destinations. IP forwarding is rarely required (e.g., when using the VM as a network virtual appliance), and therefore, this should be reviewed by the network security team.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Management ports of virtual machines should be protected with just-in-time network access control	Possible network Just In Time (JIT) access will be monitored by Azure Security Center as recommendations	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Management ports should be closed on your virtual machines	Open remote management ports are exposing your VM to a high level of risk from Internet-based attacks. These attacks attempt to brute force credentials to gain admin access to the machine.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Non-internet-facing virtual machines should be protected with network security groups	Protect your non-internet-facing virtual machines from potential threats by restricting access with network security groups (NSG). Learn more about controlling traffic with NSGs at https://aka.ms/nsg-doc	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Private endpoint connections on Azure SQL Database should be enabled	Private endpoint connections enforce secure communication by enabling private connectivity to Azure SQL Database.	Audit, Disabled	1.1.0
Private endpoint should be enabled for MariaDB servers	Private endpoint connections enforce secure communication by enabling private connectivity to Azure Database for MariaDB. Configure a private endpoint connection to enable access to traffic coming only from known networks and prevent access from all other IP addresses, including within Azure.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Private endpoint should be enabled for MySQL servers	Private endpoint connections enforce secure communication by enabling private connectivity to Azure Database for MySQL. Configure a private endpoint connection to enable access to traffic coming only from known networks and prevent access from all other IP addresses, including within Azure.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Private endpoint should be enabled for PostgreSQL servers	Private endpoint connections enforce secure communication by enabling private connectivity to Azure Database for PostgreSQL. Configure a private endpoint connection to enable access to traffic coming only from known networks and prevent access from all other IP addresses, including within Azure.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Public network access on Azure SQL Database should be disabled	Disabling the public network access property improves security by ensuring your Azure SQL Database can only be accessed from a private endpoint. This configuration denies all logins that match IP or virtual network based firewall rules.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.0
Public network access should be disabled for MariaDB servers	Disable the public network access property to improve security and ensure your Azure Database for MariaDB can only be accessed from a private endpoint. This configuration strictly disables access from any public address space outside of Azure IP range, and denies all logins that match IP or virtual network-based firewall rules.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0
Public network access should be disabled for MySQL servers	Disable the public network access property to improve security and ensure your Azure Database for MySQL can only be accessed from a private endpoint. This configuration strictly disables access from any public address space outside of Azure IP range, and denies all logins that match IP or virtual network-based firewall rules.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0
Public network access should be disabled for PostgreSQL servers	Disable the public network access property to improve security and ensure your Azure Database for PostgreSQL can only be accessed from a private endpoint. This configuration disables access from any public address space outside of Azure IP range, and denies all logins that match IP or virtual network-based firewall rules.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.1
Storage accounts should restrict network access	Network access to storage accounts should be restricted. Configure network rules so only applications from allowed networks can access the storage account. To allow connections from specific internet or on-premises clients, access can be granted to traffic from specific Azure virtual networks or to public internet IP address ranges	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.1
Storage accounts should restrict network access using virtual network rules	Protect your storage accounts from potential threats using virtual network rules as a preferred method instead of IP-based filtering. Disabling IP-based filtering prevents public IPs from accessing your storage accounts.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.1
Storage accounts should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your storage account, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at - https://aka.ms/azureprivatelinkoverview	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Subnets should be associated with a Network Security Group	Protect your subnet from potential threats by restricting access to it with a Network Security Group (NSG). NSGs contain a list of Access Control List (ACL) rules that allow or deny network traffic to your subnet.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
VM Image Builder templates should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your VM Image Builder building resources, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/linux/image-builder-networking#deploy-using-an-existing-vnet.	Audit, Disabled, Deny	1.1.0

Dynamic Information Flow Control

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-4 (3) Ownership: Customer

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Management ports of virtual machines should be protected with just-in-time network access control	Possible network Just In Time (JIT) access will be monitored by Azure Security Center as recommendations	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0

Security Policy Filters

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-4 (8) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Information flow control using security policy filters	CMA_C1029 - Information flow control using security policy filters	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Physical / Logical Separation Of Information Flows

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-4 (21) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Control information flow	CMA_0079 - Control information flow	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish firewall and router configuration standards	CMA_0272 - Establish firewall and router configuration standards	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish network segmentation for card holder data environment	CMA_0273 - Establish network segmentation for card holder data environment	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Identify and manage downstream information exchanges	CMA_0298 - Identify and manage downstream information exchanges	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Separation Of Duties

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Define access authorizations to support separation of duties	CMA_0116 - Define access authorizations to support separation of duties	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Document separation of duties	CMA_0204 - Document separation of duties	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Separate duties of individuals	CMA_0492 - Separate duties of individuals	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
There should be more than one owner assigned to your subscription	It is recommended to designate more than one subscription owner in order to have administrator access redundancy.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0

Least Privilege

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-6 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
A maximum of 3 owners should be designated for your subscription	It is recommended to designate up to 3 subscription owners in order to reduce the potential for breach by a compromised owner.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Audit usage of custom RBAC roles	Audit built-in roles such as 'Owner, Contributer, Reader' instead of custom RBAC roles, which are error prone. Using custom roles is treated as an exception and requires a rigorous review and threat modeling	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Design an access control model	CMA_0129 - Design an access control model	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Employ least privilege access	CMA_0212 - Employ least privilege access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Authorize Access To Security Functions

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-6 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Authorize access to security functions and information	CMA_0022 - Authorize access to security functions and information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Authorize and manage access	CMA_0023 - Authorize and manage access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	CMA_0246 - Enforce mandatory and discretionary access control policies	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Privileged Accounts

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-6 (5) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Restrict access to privileged accounts	CMA_0446 - Restrict access to privileged accounts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Review Of User Privileges

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-6 (7) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
A maximum of 3 owners should be designated for your subscription	It is recommended to designate up to 3 subscription owners in order to reduce the potential for breach by a compromised owner.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Audit usage of custom RBAC roles	Audit built-in roles such as 'Owner, Contributer, Reader' instead of custom RBAC roles, which are error prone. Using custom roles is treated as an exception and requires a rigorous review and threat modeling	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Reassign or remove user privileges as needed	CMA_C1040 - Reassign or remove user privileges as needed	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review user privileges	CMA_C1039 - Review user privileges	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Privilege Levels For Code Execution

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-6 (8) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Enforce software execution privileges	CMA_C1041 - Enforce software execution privileges	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Auditing Use Of Privileged Functions

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-6 (9) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Audit privileged functions	CMA_0019 - Audit privileged functions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Conduct a full text analysis of logged privileged commands	CMA_0056 - Conduct a full text analysis of logged privileged commands	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Monitor privileged role assignment	CMA_0378 - Monitor privileged role assignment	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Restrict access to privileged accounts	CMA_0446 - Restrict access to privileged accounts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Revoke privileged roles as appropriate	CMA_0483 - Revoke privileged roles as appropriate	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Use privileged identity management	CMA_0533 - Use privileged identity management	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Unsuccessful Logon Attempts

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-7 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Enforce a limit of consecutive failed login attempts	CMA_C1044 - Enforce a limit of consecutive failed login attempts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Concurrent Session Control

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-10 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Define and enforce the limit of concurrent sessions	CMA_C1050 - Define and enforce the limit of concurrent sessions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Session Termination

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-12 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Terminate user session automatically	CMA_C1054 - Terminate user session automatically	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

User-Initiated Logouts / Message Displays

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-12 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Display an explicit logout message	CMA_C1056 - Display an explicit logout message	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Provide the logout capability	CMA_C1055 - Provide the logout capability	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Permitted Actions Without Identification Or Authentication

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-14 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Identify actions allowed without authentication	CMA_0295 - Identify actions allowed without authentication	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Security Attributes

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-16 Ownership: Customer

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected Azure SQL servers	Audit SQL servers without Advanced Data Security	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.1
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected SQL Managed Instances	Audit each SQL Managed Instance without advanced data security.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2

Remote Access

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-17 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
[Deprecated]: Azure Cognitive Search services should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Azure Cognitive Search, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/azure-cognitive-search/inbound-private-endpoints.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1-deprecated
[Deprecated]: Cognitive Services should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual networks to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Cognitive Services, you'll reduce the potential for data leakage. Learn more about private links at: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2129800.	Audit, Disabled	3.0.1-deprecated
Add system-assigned managed identity to enable Guest Configuration assignments on virtual machines with no identities	This policy adds a system-assigned managed identity to virtual machines hosted in Azure that are supported by Guest Configuration but do not have any managed identities. A system-assigned managed identity is a prerequisite for all Guest Configuration assignments and must be added to machines before using any Guest Configuration policy definitions. For more information on Guest Configuration, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol.	modify	4.1.0
Add system-assigned managed identity to enable Guest Configuration assignments on VMs with a user-assigned identity	This policy adds a system-assigned managed identity to virtual machines hosted in Azure that are supported by Guest Configuration and have at least one user-assigned identity but do not have a system-assigned managed identity. A system-assigned managed identity is a prerequisite for all Guest Configuration assignments and must be added to machines before using any Guest Configuration policy definitions. For more information on Guest Configuration, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol.	modify	4.1.0
App Configuration should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your app configuration instances instead of the entire service, you'll also be protected against data leakage risks. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/appconfig/private-endpoint.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
App Service apps should have remote debugging turned off	Remote debugging requires inbound ports to be opened on an App Service app. Remote debugging should be turned off.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Audit Linux machines that allow remote connections from accounts without passwords	Requires that prerequisites are deployed to the policy assignment scope. For details, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol. Machines are non-compliant if Linux machines that allow remote connections from accounts without passwords	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.1.0
Authorize remote access	CMA_0024 - Authorize remote access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Azure API for FHIR should use private link	Azure API for FHIR should have at least one approved private endpoint connection. Clients in a virtual network can securely access resources that have private endpoint connections through private links. For more information, visit: https://aka.ms/fhir-privatelink.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Cache for Redis should use private link	Private endpoints lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. By mapping private endpoints to your Azure Cache for Redis instances, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-private-link.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Cognitive Search service should use a SKU that supports private link	With supported SKUs of Azure Cognitive Search, Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Search service, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/azure-cognitive-search/inbound-private-endpoints.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Data Factory should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Azure Data Factory, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/data-factory/data-factory-private-link.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Event Grid domains should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Event Grid domain instead of the entire service, you'll also be protected against data leakage risks. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/privateendpoints.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Event Grid topics should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Event Grid topic instead of the entire service, you'll also be protected against data leakage risks. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/privateendpoints.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure File Sync should use private link	Creating a private endpoint for the indicated Storage Sync Service resource allows you to address your Storage Sync Service resource from within the private IP address space of your organization's network, rather than through the internet-accessible public endpoint. Creating a private endpoint by itself does not disable the public endpoint.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Key Vaults should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual networks to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to key vault, you can reduce data leakage risks. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/akvprivatelink.	[parameters('audit_effect')]	1.2.1
Azure Machine Learning workspaces should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Azure Machine Learning workspaces, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/machine-learning/how-to-configure-private-link.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Service Bus namespaces should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Service Bus namespaces, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/service-bus-messaging/private-link-service.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure SignalR Service should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Azure SignalR Service resource instead of the entire service, you'll reduce your data leakage risks. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/asrs/privatelink.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Spring Cloud should use network injection	Azure Spring Cloud instances should use virtual network injection for the following purposes: 1. Isolate Azure Spring Cloud from Internet. 2. Enable Azure Spring Cloud to interact with systems in either on premises data centers or Azure service in other virtual networks. 3. Empower customers to control inbound and outbound network communications for Azure Spring Cloud.	Audit, Disabled, Deny	1.2.0
Azure Synapse workspaces should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Azure Synapse workspace, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/synapse-analytics/security/how-to-connect-to-workspace-with-private-links.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Azure Web PubSub Service should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual networks to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Azure Web PubSub Service, you can reduce data leakage risks. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/awps/privatelink.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Container registries should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network.By mapping private endpoints to your container registries instead of the entire service, you'll also be protected against data leakage risks. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/acr/private-link.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
CosmosDB accounts should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your CosmosDB account, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/cosmos-db/how-to-configure-private-endpoints.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Deploy the Linux Guest Configuration extension to enable Guest Configuration assignments on Linux VMs	This policy deploys the Linux Guest Configuration extension to Linux virtual machines hosted in Azure that are supported by Guest Configuration. The Linux Guest Configuration extension is a prerequisite for all Linux Guest Configuration assignments and must be deployed to machines before using any Linux Guest Configuration policy definition. For more information on Guest Configuration, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol.	deployIfNotExists	3.1.0
Deploy the Windows Guest Configuration extension to enable Guest Configuration assignments on Windows VMs	This policy deploys the Windows Guest Configuration extension to Windows virtual machines hosted in Azure that are supported by Guest Configuration. The Windows Guest Configuration extension is a prerequisite for all Windows Guest Configuration assignments and must be deployed to machines before using any Windows Guest Configuration policy definition. For more information on Guest Configuration, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol.	deployIfNotExists	1.2.0
Disk access resources should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to diskAccesses, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/disksprivatelinksdoc.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Document mobility training	CMA_0191 - Document mobility training	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Document remote access guidelines	CMA_0196 - Document remote access guidelines	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Event Hub namespaces should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Event Hub namespaces, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/event-hubs/private-link-service.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Function apps should have remote debugging turned off	Remote debugging requires inbound ports to be opened on Function apps. Remote debugging should be turned off.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Implement controls to secure alternate work sites	CMA_0315 - Implement controls to secure alternate work sites	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
IoT Hub device provisioning service instances should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to the IoT Hub device provisioning service, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/iotdpsvnet.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Private endpoint connections on Azure SQL Database should be enabled	Private endpoint connections enforce secure communication by enabling private connectivity to Azure SQL Database.	Audit, Disabled	1.1.0
Private endpoint should be enabled for MariaDB servers	Private endpoint connections enforce secure communication by enabling private connectivity to Azure Database for MariaDB. Configure a private endpoint connection to enable access to traffic coming only from known networks and prevent access from all other IP addresses, including within Azure.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Private endpoint should be enabled for MySQL servers	Private endpoint connections enforce secure communication by enabling private connectivity to Azure Database for MySQL. Configure a private endpoint connection to enable access to traffic coming only from known networks and prevent access from all other IP addresses, including within Azure.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Private endpoint should be enabled for PostgreSQL servers	Private endpoint connections enforce secure communication by enabling private connectivity to Azure Database for PostgreSQL. Configure a private endpoint connection to enable access to traffic coming only from known networks and prevent access from all other IP addresses, including within Azure.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Provide privacy training	CMA_0415 - Provide privacy training	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Storage accounts should restrict network access	Network access to storage accounts should be restricted. Configure network rules so only applications from allowed networks can access the storage account. To allow connections from specific internet or on-premises clients, access can be granted to traffic from specific Azure virtual networks or to public internet IP address ranges	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.1
Storage accounts should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your storage account, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at - https://aka.ms/azureprivatelinkoverview	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
VM Image Builder templates should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your VM Image Builder building resources, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/linux/image-builder-networking#deploy-using-an-existing-vnet.	Audit, Disabled, Deny	1.1.0

Automated Monitoring / Control

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-17 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
[Deprecated]: Azure Cognitive Search services should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Azure Cognitive Search, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/azure-cognitive-search/inbound-private-endpoints.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1-deprecated
[Deprecated]: Cognitive Services should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual networks to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Cognitive Services, you'll reduce the potential for data leakage. Learn more about private links at: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2129800.	Audit, Disabled	3.0.1-deprecated
Add system-assigned managed identity to enable Guest Configuration assignments on virtual machines with no identities	This policy adds a system-assigned managed identity to virtual machines hosted in Azure that are supported by Guest Configuration but do not have any managed identities. A system-assigned managed identity is a prerequisite for all Guest Configuration assignments and must be added to machines before using any Guest Configuration policy definitions. For more information on Guest Configuration, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol.	modify	4.1.0
Add system-assigned managed identity to enable Guest Configuration assignments on VMs with a user-assigned identity	This policy adds a system-assigned managed identity to virtual machines hosted in Azure that are supported by Guest Configuration and have at least one user-assigned identity but do not have a system-assigned managed identity. A system-assigned managed identity is a prerequisite for all Guest Configuration assignments and must be added to machines before using any Guest Configuration policy definitions. For more information on Guest Configuration, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol.	modify	4.1.0
App Configuration should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your app configuration instances instead of the entire service, you'll also be protected against data leakage risks. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/appconfig/private-endpoint.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
App Service apps should have remote debugging turned off	Remote debugging requires inbound ports to be opened on an App Service app. Remote debugging should be turned off.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Audit Linux machines that allow remote connections from accounts without passwords	Requires that prerequisites are deployed to the policy assignment scope. For details, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol. Machines are non-compliant if Linux machines that allow remote connections from accounts without passwords	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.1.0
Azure API for FHIR should use private link	Azure API for FHIR should have at least one approved private endpoint connection. Clients in a virtual network can securely access resources that have private endpoint connections through private links. For more information, visit: https://aka.ms/fhir-privatelink.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Cache for Redis should use private link	Private endpoints lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. By mapping private endpoints to your Azure Cache for Redis instances, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-private-link.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Cognitive Search service should use a SKU that supports private link	With supported SKUs of Azure Cognitive Search, Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Search service, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/azure-cognitive-search/inbound-private-endpoints.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Data Factory should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Azure Data Factory, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/data-factory/data-factory-private-link.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Event Grid domains should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Event Grid domain instead of the entire service, you'll also be protected against data leakage risks. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/privateendpoints.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Event Grid topics should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Event Grid topic instead of the entire service, you'll also be protected against data leakage risks. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/privateendpoints.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure File Sync should use private link	Creating a private endpoint for the indicated Storage Sync Service resource allows you to address your Storage Sync Service resource from within the private IP address space of your organization's network, rather than through the internet-accessible public endpoint. Creating a private endpoint by itself does not disable the public endpoint.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Key Vaults should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual networks to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to key vault, you can reduce data leakage risks. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/akvprivatelink.	[parameters('audit_effect')]	1.2.1
Azure Machine Learning workspaces should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Azure Machine Learning workspaces, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/machine-learning/how-to-configure-private-link.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Service Bus namespaces should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Service Bus namespaces, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/service-bus-messaging/private-link-service.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure SignalR Service should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Azure SignalR Service resource instead of the entire service, you'll reduce your data leakage risks. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/asrs/privatelink.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Spring Cloud should use network injection	Azure Spring Cloud instances should use virtual network injection for the following purposes: 1. Isolate Azure Spring Cloud from Internet. 2. Enable Azure Spring Cloud to interact with systems in either on premises data centers or Azure service in other virtual networks. 3. Empower customers to control inbound and outbound network communications for Azure Spring Cloud.	Audit, Disabled, Deny	1.2.0
Azure Synapse workspaces should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Azure Synapse workspace, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/synapse-analytics/security/how-to-connect-to-workspace-with-private-links.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Azure Web PubSub Service should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual networks to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Azure Web PubSub Service, you can reduce data leakage risks. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/awps/privatelink.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Container registries should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network.By mapping private endpoints to your container registries instead of the entire service, you'll also be protected against data leakage risks. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/acr/private-link.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
CosmosDB accounts should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your CosmosDB account, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/cosmos-db/how-to-configure-private-endpoints.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Deploy the Linux Guest Configuration extension to enable Guest Configuration assignments on Linux VMs	This policy deploys the Linux Guest Configuration extension to Linux virtual machines hosted in Azure that are supported by Guest Configuration. The Linux Guest Configuration extension is a prerequisite for all Linux Guest Configuration assignments and must be deployed to machines before using any Linux Guest Configuration policy definition. For more information on Guest Configuration, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol.	deployIfNotExists	3.1.0
Deploy the Windows Guest Configuration extension to enable Guest Configuration assignments on Windows VMs	This policy deploys the Windows Guest Configuration extension to Windows virtual machines hosted in Azure that are supported by Guest Configuration. The Windows Guest Configuration extension is a prerequisite for all Windows Guest Configuration assignments and must be deployed to machines before using any Windows Guest Configuration policy definition. For more information on Guest Configuration, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol.	deployIfNotExists	1.2.0
Disk access resources should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to diskAccesses, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/disksprivatelinksdoc.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Event Hub namespaces should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Event Hub namespaces, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/event-hubs/private-link-service.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Function apps should have remote debugging turned off	Remote debugging requires inbound ports to be opened on Function apps. Remote debugging should be turned off.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
IoT Hub device provisioning service instances should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to the IoT Hub device provisioning service, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/iotdpsvnet.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Monitor access across the organization	CMA_0376 - Monitor access across the organization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Private endpoint connections on Azure SQL Database should be enabled	Private endpoint connections enforce secure communication by enabling private connectivity to Azure SQL Database.	Audit, Disabled	1.1.0
Private endpoint should be enabled for MariaDB servers	Private endpoint connections enforce secure communication by enabling private connectivity to Azure Database for MariaDB. Configure a private endpoint connection to enable access to traffic coming only from known networks and prevent access from all other IP addresses, including within Azure.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Private endpoint should be enabled for MySQL servers	Private endpoint connections enforce secure communication by enabling private connectivity to Azure Database for MySQL. Configure a private endpoint connection to enable access to traffic coming only from known networks and prevent access from all other IP addresses, including within Azure.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Private endpoint should be enabled for PostgreSQL servers	Private endpoint connections enforce secure communication by enabling private connectivity to Azure Database for PostgreSQL. Configure a private endpoint connection to enable access to traffic coming only from known networks and prevent access from all other IP addresses, including within Azure.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Storage accounts should restrict network access	Network access to storage accounts should be restricted. Configure network rules so only applications from allowed networks can access the storage account. To allow connections from specific internet or on-premises clients, access can be granted to traffic from specific Azure virtual networks or to public internet IP address ranges	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.1
Storage accounts should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your storage account, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at - https://aka.ms/azureprivatelinkoverview	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
VM Image Builder templates should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your VM Image Builder building resources, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/linux/image-builder-networking#deploy-using-an-existing-vnet.	Audit, Disabled, Deny	1.1.0

Protection Of Confidentiality / Integrity Using Encryption

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-17 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Notify users of system logon or access	CMA_0382 - Notify users of system logon or access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect data in transit using encryption	CMA_0403 - Protect data in transit using encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Managed Access Control Points

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-17 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Route traffic through managed network access points	CMA_0484 - Route traffic through managed network access points	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Privileged Commands / Access

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-17 (4) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Authorize remote access	CMA_0024 - Authorize remote access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Authorize remote access to privileged commands	CMA_C1064 - Authorize remote access to privileged commands	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Document remote access guidelines	CMA_0196 - Document remote access guidelines	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement controls to secure alternate work sites	CMA_0315 - Implement controls to secure alternate work sites	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Provide privacy training	CMA_0415 - Provide privacy training	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Disconnect / Disable Access

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-17 (9) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Provide capability to disconnect or disable remote access	CMA_C1066 - Provide capability to disconnect or disable remote access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Wireless Access

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-18 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Document and implement wireless access guidelines	CMA_0190 - Document and implement wireless access guidelines	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect wireless access	CMA_0411 - Protect wireless access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Authentication And Encryption

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-18 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Document and implement wireless access guidelines	CMA_0190 - Document and implement wireless access guidelines	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Identify and authenticate network devices	CMA_0296 - Identify and authenticate network devices	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect wireless access	CMA_0411 - Protect wireless access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Access Control For Mobile Devices

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-19 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Define mobile device requirements	CMA_0122 - Define mobile device requirements	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Full Device / Container-Based Encryption

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-19 (5) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Define mobile device requirements	CMA_0122 - Define mobile device requirements	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect data in transit using encryption	CMA_0403 - Protect data in transit using encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Use Of External Information Systems

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-20 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Establish terms and conditions for accessing resources	CMA_C1076 - Establish terms and conditions for accessing resources	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish terms and conditions for processing resources	CMA_C1077 - Establish terms and conditions for processing resources	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Limits On Authorized Use

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-20 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Verify security controls for external information systems	CMA_0541 - Verify security controls for external information systems	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Portable Storage Devices

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-20 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Block untrusted and unsigned processes that run from USB	CMA_0050 - Block untrusted and unsigned processes that run from USB	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Control use of portable storage devices	CMA_0083 - Control use of portable storage devices	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement controls to secure all media	CMA_0314 - Implement controls to secure all media	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Information Sharing

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-21 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Automate information sharing decisions	CMA_0028 - Automate information sharing decisions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Facilitate information sharing	CMA_0284 - Facilitate information sharing	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Publicly Accessible Content

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AC-22 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Designate authorized personnel to post publicly accessible information	CMA_C1083 - Designate authorized personnel to post publicly accessible information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review content prior to posting publicly accessible information	CMA_C1085 - Review content prior to posting publicly accessible information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review publicly accessible content for nonpublic information	CMA_C1086 - Review publicly accessible content for nonpublic information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Train personnel on disclosure of nonpublic information	CMA_C1084 - Train personnel on disclosure of nonpublic information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Awareness And Training

Security Awareness And Training Policy Andprocedures

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AT-1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Document security and privacy training activities	CMA_0198 - Document security and privacy training activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Update information security policies	CMA_0518 - Update information security policies	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Security Awareness Training

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AT-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Provide periodic security awareness training	CMA_C1091 - Provide periodic security awareness training	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Provide security training for new users	CMA_0419 - Provide security training for new users	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Provide updated security awareness training	CMA_C1090 - Provide updated security awareness training	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Insider Threat

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AT-2 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Provide security awareness training for insider threats	CMA_0417 - Provide security awareness training for insider threats	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Role-Based Security Training

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AT-3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Provide periodic role-based security training	CMA_C1095 - Provide periodic role-based security training	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Provide role-based security training	CMA_C1094 - Provide role-based security training	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Provide security training before providing access	CMA_0418 - Provide security training before providing access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Practical Exercises

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AT-3 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Provide role-based practical exercises	CMA_C1096 - Provide role-based practical exercises	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Suspicious Communications And Anomalous System Behavior

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AT-3 (4) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Provide role-based training on suspicious activities	CMA_C1097 - Provide role-based training on suspicious activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Security Training Records

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AT-4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Document security and privacy training activities	CMA_0198 - Document security and privacy training activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Monitor security and privacy training completion	CMA_0379 - Monitor security and privacy training completion	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Retain training records	CMA_0456 - Retain training records	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Audit And Accountability

Audit And Accountability Policy And Procedures

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Develop audit and accountability policies and procedures	CMA_0154 - Develop audit and accountability policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Develop information security policies and procedures	CMA_0158 - Develop information security policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Govern policies and procedures	CMA_0292 - Govern policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Update information security policies	CMA_0518 - Update information security policies	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Audit Events

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Determine auditable events	CMA_0137 - Determine auditable events	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Reviews And Updates

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-2 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Review and update the events defined in AU-02	CMA_C1106 - Review and update the events defined in AU-02	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Content Of Audit Records

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Determine auditable events	CMA_0137 - Determine auditable events	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Additional Audit Information

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-3 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Configure Azure Audit capabilities	CMA_C1108 - Configure Azure Audit capabilities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.1

Audit Storage Capacity

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Govern and monitor audit processing activities	CMA_0289 - Govern and monitor audit processing activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Response To Audit Processing Failures

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Govern and monitor audit processing activities	CMA_0289 - Govern and monitor audit processing activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Real-Time Alerts

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-5 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Provide real-time alerts for audit event failures	CMA_C1114 - Provide real-time alerts for audit event failures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Audit Review, Analysis, And Reporting

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-6 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
[Preview]: Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters should have Microsoft Defender for Cloud extension installed	Microsoft Defender for Cloud extension for Azure Arc provides threat protection for your Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters. The extension collects data from all nodes in the cluster and sends it to the Azure Defender for Kubernetes backend in the cloud for further analysis. Learn more in https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-enable?pivots=defender-for-container-arc.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	6.0.0-preview
[Preview]: Network traffic data collection agent should be installed on Linux virtual machines	Security Center uses the Microsoft Dependency agent to collect network traffic data from your Azure virtual machines to enable advanced network protection features such as traffic visualization on the network map, network hardening recommendations and specific network threats.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2-preview
[Preview]: Network traffic data collection agent should be installed on Windows virtual machines	Security Center uses the Microsoft Dependency agent to collect network traffic data from your Azure virtual machines to enable advanced network protection features such as traffic visualization on the network map, network hardening recommendations and specific network threats.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2-preview
Azure Defender for App Service should be enabled	Azure Defender for App Service leverages the scale of the cloud, and the visibility that Azure has as a cloud provider, to monitor for common web app attacks.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for Azure SQL Database servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for Key Vault should be enabled	Azure Defender for Key Vault provides an additional layer of protection and security intelligence by detecting unusual and potentially harmful attempts to access or exploit key vault accounts.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for Resource Manager should be enabled	Azure Defender for Resource Manager automatically monitors the resource management operations in your organization. Azure Defender detects threats and alerts you about suspicious activity. Learn more about the capabilities of Azure Defender for Resource Manager at https://aka.ms/defender-for-resource-manager . Enabling this Azure Defender plan results in charges. Learn about the pricing details per region on Security Center's pricing page: https://aka.ms/pricing-security-center .	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Defender for servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for servers provides real-time threat protection for server workloads and generates hardening recommendations as well as alerts about suspicious activities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for SQL servers on machines should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected Azure SQL servers	Audit SQL servers without Advanced Data Security	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.1
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected SQL Managed Instances	Audit each SQL Managed Instance without advanced data security.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Correlate audit records	CMA_0087 - Correlate audit records	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish requirements for audit review and reporting	CMA_0277 - Establish requirements for audit review and reporting	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Integrate audit review, analysis, and reporting	CMA_0339 - Integrate audit review, analysis, and reporting	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Integrate cloud app security with a siem	CMA_0340 - Integrate cloud app security with a siem	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Microsoft Defender for Containers should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Containers provides hardening, vulnerability assessment and run-time protections for your Azure, hybrid, and multi-cloud Kubernetes environments.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Microsoft Defender for Storage should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Storage detects potential threats to your storage accounts. It helps prevent the three major impacts on your data and workload: malicious file uploads, sensitive data exfiltration, and data corruption. The new Defender for Storage plan includes Malware Scanning and Sensitive Data Threat Detection. This plan also provides a predictable pricing structure (per storage account) for control over coverage and costs.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Network Watcher should be enabled	Network Watcher is a regional service that enables you to monitor and diagnose conditions at a network scenario level in, to, and from Azure. Scenario level monitoring enables you to diagnose problems at an end to end network level view. It is required to have a network watcher resource group to be created in every region where a virtual network is present. An alert is enabled if a network watcher resource group is not available in a particular region.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Review account provisioning logs	CMA_0460 - Review account provisioning logs	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review administrator assignments weekly	CMA_0461 - Review administrator assignments weekly	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review audit data	CMA_0466 - Review audit data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review cloud identity report overview	CMA_0468 - Review cloud identity report overview	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review controlled folder access events	CMA_0471 - Review controlled folder access events	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review file and folder activity	CMA_0473 - Review file and folder activity	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review role group changes weekly	CMA_0476 - Review role group changes weekly	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Process Integration

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-6 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Correlate audit records	CMA_0087 - Correlate audit records	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish requirements for audit review and reporting	CMA_0277 - Establish requirements for audit review and reporting	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Integrate audit review, analysis, and reporting	CMA_0339 - Integrate audit review, analysis, and reporting	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Integrate cloud app security with a siem	CMA_0340 - Integrate cloud app security with a siem	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review account provisioning logs	CMA_0460 - Review account provisioning logs	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review administrator assignments weekly	CMA_0461 - Review administrator assignments weekly	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review audit data	CMA_0466 - Review audit data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review cloud identity report overview	CMA_0468 - Review cloud identity report overview	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review controlled folder access events	CMA_0471 - Review controlled folder access events	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review file and folder activity	CMA_0473 - Review file and folder activity	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review role group changes weekly	CMA_0476 - Review role group changes weekly	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Correlate Audit Repositories

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-6 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Correlate audit records	CMA_0087 - Correlate audit records	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Integrate cloud app security with a siem	CMA_0340 - Integrate cloud app security with a siem	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Central Review And Analysis

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-6 (4) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
[Preview]: Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters should have Microsoft Defender for Cloud extension installed	Microsoft Defender for Cloud extension for Azure Arc provides threat protection for your Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters. The extension collects data from all nodes in the cluster and sends it to the Azure Defender for Kubernetes backend in the cloud for further analysis. Learn more in https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-enable?pivots=defender-for-container-arc.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	6.0.0-preview
[Preview]: Log Analytics extension should be installed on your Linux Azure Arc machines	This policy audits Linux Azure Arc machines if the Log Analytics extension is not installed.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1-preview
[Preview]: Log Analytics extension should be installed on your Windows Azure Arc machines	This policy audits Windows Azure Arc machines if the Log Analytics extension is not installed.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1-preview
[Preview]: Network traffic data collection agent should be installed on Linux virtual machines	Security Center uses the Microsoft Dependency agent to collect network traffic data from your Azure virtual machines to enable advanced network protection features such as traffic visualization on the network map, network hardening recommendations and specific network threats.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2-preview
[Preview]: Network traffic data collection agent should be installed on Windows virtual machines	Security Center uses the Microsoft Dependency agent to collect network traffic data from your Azure virtual machines to enable advanced network protection features such as traffic visualization on the network map, network hardening recommendations and specific network threats.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2-preview
App Service apps should have resource logs enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs on the app. This enables you to recreate activity trails for investigation purposes if a security incident occurs or your network is compromised.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.1
Auditing on SQL server should be enabled	Auditing on your SQL Server should be enabled to track database activities across all databases on the server and save them in an audit log.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Azure Defender for App Service should be enabled	Azure Defender for App Service leverages the scale of the cloud, and the visibility that Azure has as a cloud provider, to monitor for common web app attacks.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for Azure SQL Database servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for Key Vault should be enabled	Azure Defender for Key Vault provides an additional layer of protection and security intelligence by detecting unusual and potentially harmful attempts to access or exploit key vault accounts.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for Resource Manager should be enabled	Azure Defender for Resource Manager automatically monitors the resource management operations in your organization. Azure Defender detects threats and alerts you about suspicious activity. Learn more about the capabilities of Azure Defender for Resource Manager at https://aka.ms/defender-for-resource-manager . Enabling this Azure Defender plan results in charges. Learn about the pricing details per region on Security Center's pricing page: https://aka.ms/pricing-security-center .	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Defender for servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for servers provides real-time threat protection for server workloads and generates hardening recommendations as well as alerts about suspicious activities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for SQL servers on machines should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected Azure SQL servers	Audit SQL servers without Advanced Data Security	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.1
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected SQL Managed Instances	Audit each SQL Managed Instance without advanced data security.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Guest Configuration extension should be installed on your machines	To ensure secure configurations of in-guest settings of your machine, install the Guest Configuration extension. In-guest settings that the extension monitors include the configuration of the operating system, application configuration or presence, and environment settings. Once installed, in-guest policies will be available such as 'Windows Exploit guard should be enabled'. Learn more at https://aka.ms/gcpol.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Microsoft Defender for Containers should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Containers provides hardening, vulnerability assessment and run-time protections for your Azure, hybrid, and multi-cloud Kubernetes environments.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Microsoft Defender for Storage should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Storage detects potential threats to your storage accounts. It helps prevent the three major impacts on your data and workload: malicious file uploads, sensitive data exfiltration, and data corruption. The new Defender for Storage plan includes Malware Scanning and Sensitive Data Threat Detection. This plan also provides a predictable pricing structure (per storage account) for control over coverage and costs.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Network Watcher should be enabled	Network Watcher is a regional service that enables you to monitor and diagnose conditions at a network scenario level in, to, and from Azure. Scenario level monitoring enables you to diagnose problems at an end to end network level view. It is required to have a network watcher resource group to be created in every region where a virtual network is present. An alert is enabled if a network watcher resource group is not available in a particular region.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Resource logs in Azure Data Lake Store should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Azure Stream Analytics should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Batch accounts should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Data Lake Analytics should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Event Hub should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in IoT Hub should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.1.0
Resource logs in Key Vault should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Logic Apps should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.1.0
Resource logs in Search services should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Service Bus should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Virtual machines' Guest Configuration extension should be deployed with system-assigned managed identity	The Guest Configuration extension requires a system assigned managed identity. Azure virtual machines in the scope of this policy will be non-compliant when they have the Guest Configuration extension installed but do not have a system assigned managed identity. Learn more at https://aka.ms/gcpol	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1

Integration / Scanning And Monitoring Capabilities

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-6 (5) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
[Preview]: Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters should have Microsoft Defender for Cloud extension installed	Microsoft Defender for Cloud extension for Azure Arc provides threat protection for your Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters. The extension collects data from all nodes in the cluster and sends it to the Azure Defender for Kubernetes backend in the cloud for further analysis. Learn more in https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-enable?pivots=defender-for-container-arc.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	6.0.0-preview
[Preview]: Log Analytics extension should be installed on your Linux Azure Arc machines	This policy audits Linux Azure Arc machines if the Log Analytics extension is not installed.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1-preview
[Preview]: Log Analytics extension should be installed on your Windows Azure Arc machines	This policy audits Windows Azure Arc machines if the Log Analytics extension is not installed.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1-preview
[Preview]: Network traffic data collection agent should be installed on Linux virtual machines	Security Center uses the Microsoft Dependency agent to collect network traffic data from your Azure virtual machines to enable advanced network protection features such as traffic visualization on the network map, network hardening recommendations and specific network threats.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2-preview
[Preview]: Network traffic data collection agent should be installed on Windows virtual machines	Security Center uses the Microsoft Dependency agent to collect network traffic data from your Azure virtual machines to enable advanced network protection features such as traffic visualization on the network map, network hardening recommendations and specific network threats.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2-preview
App Service apps should have resource logs enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs on the app. This enables you to recreate activity trails for investigation purposes if a security incident occurs or your network is compromised.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.1
Auditing on SQL server should be enabled	Auditing on your SQL Server should be enabled to track database activities across all databases on the server and save them in an audit log.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Azure Defender for App Service should be enabled	Azure Defender for App Service leverages the scale of the cloud, and the visibility that Azure has as a cloud provider, to monitor for common web app attacks.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for Azure SQL Database servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for Key Vault should be enabled	Azure Defender for Key Vault provides an additional layer of protection and security intelligence by detecting unusual and potentially harmful attempts to access or exploit key vault accounts.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for Resource Manager should be enabled	Azure Defender for Resource Manager automatically monitors the resource management operations in your organization. Azure Defender detects threats and alerts you about suspicious activity. Learn more about the capabilities of Azure Defender for Resource Manager at https://aka.ms/defender-for-resource-manager . Enabling this Azure Defender plan results in charges. Learn about the pricing details per region on Security Center's pricing page: https://aka.ms/pricing-security-center .	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Defender for servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for servers provides real-time threat protection for server workloads and generates hardening recommendations as well as alerts about suspicious activities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for SQL servers on machines should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected Azure SQL servers	Audit SQL servers without Advanced Data Security	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.1
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected SQL Managed Instances	Audit each SQL Managed Instance without advanced data security.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Guest Configuration extension should be installed on your machines	To ensure secure configurations of in-guest settings of your machine, install the Guest Configuration extension. In-guest settings that the extension monitors include the configuration of the operating system, application configuration or presence, and environment settings. Once installed, in-guest policies will be available such as 'Windows Exploit guard should be enabled'. Learn more at https://aka.ms/gcpol.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Integrate Audit record analysis	CMA_C1120 - Integrate Audit record analysis	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Microsoft Defender for Containers should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Containers provides hardening, vulnerability assessment and run-time protections for your Azure, hybrid, and multi-cloud Kubernetes environments.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Microsoft Defender for Storage should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Storage detects potential threats to your storage accounts. It helps prevent the three major impacts on your data and workload: malicious file uploads, sensitive data exfiltration, and data corruption. The new Defender for Storage plan includes Malware Scanning and Sensitive Data Threat Detection. This plan also provides a predictable pricing structure (per storage account) for control over coverage and costs.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Network Watcher should be enabled	Network Watcher is a regional service that enables you to monitor and diagnose conditions at a network scenario level in, to, and from Azure. Scenario level monitoring enables you to diagnose problems at an end to end network level view. It is required to have a network watcher resource group to be created in every region where a virtual network is present. An alert is enabled if a network watcher resource group is not available in a particular region.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Resource logs in Azure Data Lake Store should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Azure Stream Analytics should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Batch accounts should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Data Lake Analytics should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Event Hub should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in IoT Hub should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.1.0
Resource logs in Key Vault should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Logic Apps should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.1.0
Resource logs in Search services should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Service Bus should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Virtual machines' Guest Configuration extension should be deployed with system-assigned managed identity	The Guest Configuration extension requires a system assigned managed identity. Azure virtual machines in the scope of this policy will be non-compliant when they have the Guest Configuration extension installed but do not have a system assigned managed identity. Learn more at https://aka.ms/gcpol	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1

Permitted Actions

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-6 (7) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Specify permitted actions associated with customer audit information	CMA_C1122 - Specify permitted actions associated with customer audit information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Audit Level Adjustment

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-6 (10) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Adjust level of audit review, analysis, and reporting	CMA_C1123 - Adjust level of audit review, analysis, and reporting	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Audit Reduction And Report Generation

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-7 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Ensure audit records are not altered	CMA_C1125 - Ensure audit records are not altered	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Provide audit review, analysis, and reporting capability	CMA_C1124 - Provide audit review, analysis, and reporting capability	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Automatic Processing

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-7 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Provide capability to process customer-controlled audit records	CMA_C1126 - Provide capability to process customer-controlled audit records	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Time Stamps

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-8 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Use system clocks for audit records	CMA_0535 - Use system clocks for audit records	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Synchronization With Authoritative Time Source

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-8 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Use system clocks for audit records	CMA_0535 - Use system clocks for audit records	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Protection Of Audit Information

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-9 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Enable dual or joint authorization	CMA_0226 - Enable dual or joint authorization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect audit information	CMA_0401 - Protect audit information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Audit Backup On Separate Physical Systems / Components

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-9 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Establish backup policies and procedures	CMA_0268 - Establish backup policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Cryptographic Protection

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-9 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Maintain integrity of audit system	CMA_C1133 - Maintain integrity of audit system	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Access By Subset Of Privileged Users

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-9 (4) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Protect audit information	CMA_0401 - Protect audit information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Non-Repudiation

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-10 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Establish electronic signature and certificate requirements	CMA_0271 - Establish electronic signature and certificate requirements	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Audit Record Retention

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-11 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Adhere to retention periods defined	CMA_0004 - Adhere to retention periods defined	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Retain security policies and procedures	CMA_0454 - Retain security policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Retain terminated user data	CMA_0455 - Retain terminated user data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
SQL servers with auditing to storage account destination should be configured with 90 days retention or higher	For incident investigation purposes, we recommend setting the data retention for your SQL Server' auditing to storage account destination to at least 90 days. Confirm that you are meeting the necessary retention rules for the regions in which you are operating. This is sometimes required for compliance with regulatory standards.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0

Audit Generation

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-12 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
[Preview]: Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters should have Microsoft Defender for Cloud extension installed	Microsoft Defender for Cloud extension for Azure Arc provides threat protection for your Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters. The extension collects data from all nodes in the cluster and sends it to the Azure Defender for Kubernetes backend in the cloud for further analysis. Learn more in https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-enable?pivots=defender-for-container-arc.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	6.0.0-preview
[Preview]: Log Analytics extension should be installed on your Linux Azure Arc machines	This policy audits Linux Azure Arc machines if the Log Analytics extension is not installed.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1-preview
[Preview]: Log Analytics extension should be installed on your Windows Azure Arc machines	This policy audits Windows Azure Arc machines if the Log Analytics extension is not installed.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1-preview
[Preview]: Network traffic data collection agent should be installed on Linux virtual machines	Security Center uses the Microsoft Dependency agent to collect network traffic data from your Azure virtual machines to enable advanced network protection features such as traffic visualization on the network map, network hardening recommendations and specific network threats.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2-preview
[Preview]: Network traffic data collection agent should be installed on Windows virtual machines	Security Center uses the Microsoft Dependency agent to collect network traffic data from your Azure virtual machines to enable advanced network protection features such as traffic visualization on the network map, network hardening recommendations and specific network threats.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2-preview
App Service apps should have resource logs enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs on the app. This enables you to recreate activity trails for investigation purposes if a security incident occurs or your network is compromised.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.1
Audit privileged functions	CMA_0019 - Audit privileged functions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Audit user account status	CMA_0020 - Audit user account status	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Auditing on SQL server should be enabled	Auditing on your SQL Server should be enabled to track database activities across all databases on the server and save them in an audit log.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Azure Defender for App Service should be enabled	Azure Defender for App Service leverages the scale of the cloud, and the visibility that Azure has as a cloud provider, to monitor for common web app attacks.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for Azure SQL Database servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for Key Vault should be enabled	Azure Defender for Key Vault provides an additional layer of protection and security intelligence by detecting unusual and potentially harmful attempts to access or exploit key vault accounts.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for Resource Manager should be enabled	Azure Defender for Resource Manager automatically monitors the resource management operations in your organization. Azure Defender detects threats and alerts you about suspicious activity. Learn more about the capabilities of Azure Defender for Resource Manager at https://aka.ms/defender-for-resource-manager . Enabling this Azure Defender plan results in charges. Learn about the pricing details per region on Security Center's pricing page: https://aka.ms/pricing-security-center .	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Defender for servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for servers provides real-time threat protection for server workloads and generates hardening recommendations as well as alerts about suspicious activities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for SQL servers on machines should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected Azure SQL servers	Audit SQL servers without Advanced Data Security	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.1
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected SQL Managed Instances	Audit each SQL Managed Instance without advanced data security.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Determine auditable events	CMA_0137 - Determine auditable events	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Guest Configuration extension should be installed on your machines	To ensure secure configurations of in-guest settings of your machine, install the Guest Configuration extension. In-guest settings that the extension monitors include the configuration of the operating system, application configuration or presence, and environment settings. Once installed, in-guest policies will be available such as 'Windows Exploit guard should be enabled'. Learn more at https://aka.ms/gcpol.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Microsoft Defender for Containers should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Containers provides hardening, vulnerability assessment and run-time protections for your Azure, hybrid, and multi-cloud Kubernetes environments.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Microsoft Defender for Storage should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Storage detects potential threats to your storage accounts. It helps prevent the three major impacts on your data and workload: malicious file uploads, sensitive data exfiltration, and data corruption. The new Defender for Storage plan includes Malware Scanning and Sensitive Data Threat Detection. This plan also provides a predictable pricing structure (per storage account) for control over coverage and costs.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Network Watcher should be enabled	Network Watcher is a regional service that enables you to monitor and diagnose conditions at a network scenario level in, to, and from Azure. Scenario level monitoring enables you to diagnose problems at an end to end network level view. It is required to have a network watcher resource group to be created in every region where a virtual network is present. An alert is enabled if a network watcher resource group is not available in a particular region.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Resource logs in Azure Data Lake Store should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Azure Stream Analytics should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Batch accounts should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Data Lake Analytics should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Event Hub should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in IoT Hub should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.1.0
Resource logs in Key Vault should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Logic Apps should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.1.0
Resource logs in Search services should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Service Bus should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Review audit data	CMA_0466 - Review audit data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Virtual machines' Guest Configuration extension should be deployed with system-assigned managed identity	The Guest Configuration extension requires a system assigned managed identity. Azure virtual machines in the scope of this policy will be non-compliant when they have the Guest Configuration extension installed but do not have a system assigned managed identity. Learn more at https://aka.ms/gcpol	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1

System-Wide / Time-Correlated Audit Trail

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-12 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
[Preview]: Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters should have Microsoft Defender for Cloud extension installed	Microsoft Defender for Cloud extension for Azure Arc provides threat protection for your Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters. The extension collects data from all nodes in the cluster and sends it to the Azure Defender for Kubernetes backend in the cloud for further analysis. Learn more in https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-enable?pivots=defender-for-container-arc.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	6.0.0-preview
[Preview]: Log Analytics extension should be installed on your Linux Azure Arc machines	This policy audits Linux Azure Arc machines if the Log Analytics extension is not installed.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1-preview
[Preview]: Log Analytics extension should be installed on your Windows Azure Arc machines	This policy audits Windows Azure Arc machines if the Log Analytics extension is not installed.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1-preview
[Preview]: Network traffic data collection agent should be installed on Linux virtual machines	Security Center uses the Microsoft Dependency agent to collect network traffic data from your Azure virtual machines to enable advanced network protection features such as traffic visualization on the network map, network hardening recommendations and specific network threats.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2-preview
[Preview]: Network traffic data collection agent should be installed on Windows virtual machines	Security Center uses the Microsoft Dependency agent to collect network traffic data from your Azure virtual machines to enable advanced network protection features such as traffic visualization on the network map, network hardening recommendations and specific network threats.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2-preview
App Service apps should have resource logs enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs on the app. This enables you to recreate activity trails for investigation purposes if a security incident occurs or your network is compromised.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.1
Auditing on SQL server should be enabled	Auditing on your SQL Server should be enabled to track database activities across all databases on the server and save them in an audit log.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Azure Defender for App Service should be enabled	Azure Defender for App Service leverages the scale of the cloud, and the visibility that Azure has as a cloud provider, to monitor for common web app attacks.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for Azure SQL Database servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for Key Vault should be enabled	Azure Defender for Key Vault provides an additional layer of protection and security intelligence by detecting unusual and potentially harmful attempts to access or exploit key vault accounts.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for Resource Manager should be enabled	Azure Defender for Resource Manager automatically monitors the resource management operations in your organization. Azure Defender detects threats and alerts you about suspicious activity. Learn more about the capabilities of Azure Defender for Resource Manager at https://aka.ms/defender-for-resource-manager . Enabling this Azure Defender plan results in charges. Learn about the pricing details per region on Security Center's pricing page: https://aka.ms/pricing-security-center .	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Defender for servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for servers provides real-time threat protection for server workloads and generates hardening recommendations as well as alerts about suspicious activities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for SQL servers on machines should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected Azure SQL servers	Audit SQL servers without Advanced Data Security	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.1
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected SQL Managed Instances	Audit each SQL Managed Instance without advanced data security.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Compile Audit records into system wide audit	CMA_C1140 - Compile Audit records into system wide audit	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Guest Configuration extension should be installed on your machines	To ensure secure configurations of in-guest settings of your machine, install the Guest Configuration extension. In-guest settings that the extension monitors include the configuration of the operating system, application configuration or presence, and environment settings. Once installed, in-guest policies will be available such as 'Windows Exploit guard should be enabled'. Learn more at https://aka.ms/gcpol.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Microsoft Defender for Containers should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Containers provides hardening, vulnerability assessment and run-time protections for your Azure, hybrid, and multi-cloud Kubernetes environments.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Microsoft Defender for Storage should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Storage detects potential threats to your storage accounts. It helps prevent the three major impacts on your data and workload: malicious file uploads, sensitive data exfiltration, and data corruption. The new Defender for Storage plan includes Malware Scanning and Sensitive Data Threat Detection. This plan also provides a predictable pricing structure (per storage account) for control over coverage and costs.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Network Watcher should be enabled	Network Watcher is a regional service that enables you to monitor and diagnose conditions at a network scenario level in, to, and from Azure. Scenario level monitoring enables you to diagnose problems at an end to end network level view. It is required to have a network watcher resource group to be created in every region where a virtual network is present. An alert is enabled if a network watcher resource group is not available in a particular region.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Resource logs in Azure Data Lake Store should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Azure Stream Analytics should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Batch accounts should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Data Lake Analytics should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Event Hub should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in IoT Hub should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.1.0
Resource logs in Key Vault should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Logic Apps should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.1.0
Resource logs in Search services should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Resource logs in Service Bus should be enabled	Audit enabling of resource logs. This enables you to recreate activity trails to use for investigation purposes; when a security incident occurs or when your network is compromised	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	5.0.0
Virtual machines' Guest Configuration extension should be deployed with system-assigned managed identity	The Guest Configuration extension requires a system assigned managed identity. Azure virtual machines in the scope of this policy will be non-compliant when they have the Guest Configuration extension installed but do not have a system assigned managed identity. Learn more at https://aka.ms/gcpol	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1

Changes By Authorized Individuals

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 AU-12 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Provide the capability to extend or limit auditing on customer-deployed resources	CMA_C1141 - Provide the capability to extend or limit auditing on customer-deployed resources	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Security Assessment And Authorization

Security Assessment And Authorization Policy And Procedures

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CA-1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Review security assessment and authorization policies and procedures	CMA_C1143 - Review security assessment and authorization policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Security Assessments

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CA-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Assess Security Controls	CMA_C1145 - Assess Security Controls	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Deliver security assessment results	CMA_C1147 - Deliver security assessment results	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Develop security assessment plan	CMA_C1144 - Develop security assessment plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Produce Security Assessment report	CMA_C1146 - Produce Security Assessment report	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Independent Assessors

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CA-2 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Employ independent assessors to conduct security control assessments	CMA_C1148 - Employ independent assessors to conduct security control assessments	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Specialized Assessments

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CA-2 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Select additional testing for security control assessments	CMA_C1149 - Select additional testing for security control assessments	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

External Organizations

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CA-2 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Accept assessment results	CMA_C1150 - Accept assessment results	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

System Interconnections

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CA-3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Require interconnection security agreements	CMA_C1151 - Require interconnection security agreements	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Update interconnection security agreements	CMA_0519 - Update interconnection security agreements	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Unclassified Non-National Security System Connections

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CA-3 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement system boundary protection	CMA_0328 - Implement system boundary protection	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Restrictions On External System Connections

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CA-3 (5) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Employ restrictions on external system interconnections	CMA_C1155 - Employ restrictions on external system interconnections	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Plan Of Action And Milestones

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CA-5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Develop POA&M	CMA_C1156 - Develop POA&M	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Update POA&M items	CMA_C1157 - Update POA&M items	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Security Authorization

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CA-6 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Assign an authorizing official (AO)	CMA_C1158 - Assign an authorizing official (AO)	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Ensure resources are authorized	CMA_C1159 - Ensure resources are authorized	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Update the security authorization	CMA_C1160 - Update the security authorization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Continuous Monitoring

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CA-7 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Configure detection whitelist	CMA_0068 - Configure detection whitelist	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Turn on sensors for endpoint security solution	CMA_0514 - Turn on sensors for endpoint security solution	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Undergo independent security review	CMA_0515 - Undergo independent security review	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Independent Assessment

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CA-7 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Employ independent assessors for continuous monitoring	CMA_C1168 - Employ independent assessors for continuous monitoring	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Trend Analyses

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CA-7 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Analyse data obtained from continuous monitoring	CMA_C1169 - Analyse data obtained from continuous monitoring	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Independent Penetration Agent Or Team

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CA-8 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Employ independent team for penetration testing	CMA_C1171 - Employ independent team for penetration testing	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Internal System Connections

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CA-9 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Check for privacy and security compliance before establishing internal connections	CMA_0053 - Check for privacy and security compliance before establishing internal connections	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Configuration Management

Configuration Management Policy And Procedures

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Review and update configuration management policies and procedures	CMA_C1175 - Review and update configuration management policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Baseline Configuration

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Configure actions for noncompliant devices	CMA_0062 - Configure actions for noncompliant devices	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Develop and maintain baseline configurations	CMA_0153 - Develop and maintain baseline configurations	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce security configuration settings	CMA_0249 - Enforce security configuration settings	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish a configuration control board	CMA_0254 - Establish a configuration control board	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish and document a configuration management plan	CMA_0264 - Establish and document a configuration management plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement an automated configuration management tool	CMA_0311 - Implement an automated configuration management tool	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Automation Support For Accuracy / Currency

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-2 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Configure actions for noncompliant devices	CMA_0062 - Configure actions for noncompliant devices	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Develop and maintain baseline configurations	CMA_0153 - Develop and maintain baseline configurations	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce security configuration settings	CMA_0249 - Enforce security configuration settings	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish a configuration control board	CMA_0254 - Establish a configuration control board	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish and document a configuration management plan	CMA_0264 - Establish and document a configuration management plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement an automated configuration management tool	CMA_0311 - Implement an automated configuration management tool	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Retention Of Previous Configurations

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-2 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Retain previous versions of baseline configs	CMA_C1181 - Retain previous versions of baseline configs	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Configure Systems, Components, Or Devices For High-Risk Areas

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-2 (7) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Ensure security safeguards not needed when the individuals return	CMA_C1183 - Ensure security safeguards not needed when the individuals return	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Not allow for information systems to accompany with individuals	CMA_C1182 - Not allow for information systems to accompany with individuals	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Configuration Change Control

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Conduct a security impact analysis	CMA_0057 - Conduct a security impact analysis	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Develop and maintain a vulnerability management standard	CMA_0152 - Develop and maintain a vulnerability management standard	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish a risk management strategy	CMA_0258 - Establish a risk management strategy	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish and document change control processes	CMA_0265 - Establish and document change control processes	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish configuration management requirements for developers	CMA_0270 - Establish configuration management requirements for developers	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform a privacy impact assessment	CMA_0387 - Perform a privacy impact assessment	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform a risk assessment	CMA_0388 - Perform a risk assessment	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform audit for configuration change control	CMA_0390 - Perform audit for configuration change control	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Automated Document / Notification / Prohibition Of Changes

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-3 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Automate approval request for proposed changes	CMA_C1192 - Automate approval request for proposed changes	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Automate implementation of approved change notifications	CMA_C1196 - Automate implementation of approved change notifications	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Automate process to document implemented changes	CMA_C1195 - Automate process to document implemented changes	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Automate process to highlight unreviewed change proposals	CMA_C1193 - Automate process to highlight unreviewed change proposals	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Automate process to prohibit implementation of unapproved changes	CMA_C1194 - Automate process to prohibit implementation of unapproved changes	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Automate proposed documented changes	CMA_C1191 - Automate proposed documented changes	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Test / Validate / Document Changes

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-3 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Establish and document change control processes	CMA_0265 - Establish and document change control processes	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish configuration management requirements for developers	CMA_0270 - Establish configuration management requirements for developers	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform audit for configuration change control	CMA_0390 - Perform audit for configuration change control	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Security Representative

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-3 (4) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Assign information security representative to change control	CMA_C1198 - Assign information security representative to change control	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Cryptography Management

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-3 (6) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Ensure cryptographic mechanisms are under configuration management	CMA_C1199 - Ensure cryptographic mechanisms are under configuration management	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Security Impact Analysis

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Conduct a security impact analysis	CMA_0057 - Conduct a security impact analysis	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Develop and maintain a vulnerability management standard	CMA_0152 - Develop and maintain a vulnerability management standard	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish a risk management strategy	CMA_0258 - Establish a risk management strategy	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish and document change control processes	CMA_0265 - Establish and document change control processes	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish configuration management requirements for developers	CMA_0270 - Establish configuration management requirements for developers	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform a privacy impact assessment	CMA_0387 - Perform a privacy impact assessment	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform a risk assessment	CMA_0388 - Perform a risk assessment	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform audit for configuration change control	CMA_0390 - Perform audit for configuration change control	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Separate Test Environments

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-4 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Conduct a security impact analysis	CMA_0057 - Conduct a security impact analysis	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish and document change control processes	CMA_0265 - Establish and document change control processes	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish configuration management requirements for developers	CMA_0270 - Establish configuration management requirements for developers	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform a privacy impact assessment	CMA_0387 - Perform a privacy impact assessment	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform audit for configuration change control	CMA_0390 - Perform audit for configuration change control	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Access Restrictions For Change

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Establish and document change control processes	CMA_0265 - Establish and document change control processes	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Automated Access Enforcement / Auditing

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-5 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Enforce and audit access restrictions	CMA_C1203 - Enforce and audit access restrictions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Review System Changes

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-5 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Review changes for any unauthorized changes	CMA_C1204 - Review changes for any unauthorized changes	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Signed Components

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-5 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Restrict unauthorized software and firmware installation	CMA_C1205 - Restrict unauthorized software and firmware installation	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Limit Production / Operational Privileges

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-5 (5) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Limit privileges to make changes in production environment	CMA_C1206 - Limit privileges to make changes in production environment	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review and reevaluate privileges	CMA_C1207 - Review and reevaluate privileges	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Configuration Settings

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-6 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
[Deprecated]: Function apps should have 'Client Certificates (Incoming client certificates)' enabled	Client certificates allow for the app to request a certificate for incoming requests. Only clients with valid certificates will be able to reach the app. This policy has been replaced by a new policy with the same name because Http 2.0 doesn't support client certificates.	Audit, Disabled	3.1.0-deprecated
App Service apps should have Client Certificates (Incoming client certificates) enabled	Client certificates allow for the app to request a certificate for incoming requests. Only clients that have a valid certificate will be able to reach the app. This policy applies to apps with Http version set to 1.1.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
App Service apps should have remote debugging turned off	Remote debugging requires inbound ports to be opened on an App Service app. Remote debugging should be turned off.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
App Service apps should not have CORS configured to allow every resource to access your apps	Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) should not allow all domains to access your app. Allow only required domains to interact with your app.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Azure Policy Add-on for Kubernetes service (AKS) should be installed and enabled on your clusters	Azure Policy Add-on for Kubernetes service (AKS) extends Gatekeeper v3, an admission controller webhook for Open Policy Agent (OPA), to apply at-scale enforcements and safeguards on your clusters in a centralized, consistent manner.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.2
Enforce security configuration settings	CMA_0249 - Enforce security configuration settings	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Function apps should have remote debugging turned off	Remote debugging requires inbound ports to be opened on Function apps. Remote debugging should be turned off.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Function apps should not have CORS configured to allow every resource to access your apps	Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) should not allow all domains to access your Function app. Allow only required domains to interact with your Function app.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Kubernetes cluster containers CPU and memory resource limits should not exceed the specified limits	Enforce container CPU and memory resource limits to prevent resource exhaustion attacks in a Kubernetes cluster. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and preview for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	9.3.0
Kubernetes cluster containers should not share host process ID or host IPC namespace	Block pod containers from sharing the host process ID namespace and host IPC namespace in a Kubernetes cluster. This recommendation is part of CIS 5.2.2 and CIS 5.2.3 which are intended to improve the security of your Kubernetes environments. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and preview for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	5.2.0
Kubernetes cluster containers should only use allowed AppArmor profiles	Containers should only use allowed AppArmor profiles in a Kubernetes cluster. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and preview for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	6.2.0
Kubernetes cluster containers should only use allowed capabilities	Restrict the capabilities to reduce the attack surface of containers in a Kubernetes cluster. This recommendation is part of CIS 5.2.8 and CIS 5.2.9 which are intended to improve the security of your Kubernetes environments. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and preview for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	6.2.0
Kubernetes cluster containers should only use allowed images	Use images from trusted registries to reduce the Kubernetes cluster's exposure risk to unknown vulnerabilities, security issues and malicious images. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	9.3.0
Kubernetes cluster containers should run with a read only root file system	Run containers with a read only root file system to protect from changes at run-time with malicious binaries being added to PATH in a Kubernetes cluster. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and preview for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	6.3.0
Kubernetes cluster pod hostPath volumes should only use allowed host paths	Limit pod HostPath volume mounts to the allowed host paths in a Kubernetes Cluster. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	6.2.0
Kubernetes cluster pods and containers should only run with approved user and group IDs	Control the user, primary group, supplemental group and file system group IDs that pods and containers can use to run in a Kubernetes Cluster. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and preview for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	6.2.0
Kubernetes cluster pods should only use approved host network and port range	Restrict pod access to the host network and the allowable host port range in a Kubernetes cluster. This recommendation is part of CIS 5.2.4 which is intended to improve the security of your Kubernetes environments. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and preview for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	6.2.0
Kubernetes cluster services should listen only on allowed ports	Restrict services to listen only on allowed ports to secure access to the Kubernetes cluster. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and preview for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	8.2.0
Kubernetes cluster should not allow privileged containers	Do not allow privileged containers creation in a Kubernetes cluster. This recommendation is part of CIS 5.2.1 which is intended to improve the security of your Kubernetes environments. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and preview for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	9.2.0
Kubernetes clusters should not allow container privilege escalation	Do not allow containers to run with privilege escalation to root in a Kubernetes cluster. This recommendation is part of CIS 5.2.5 which is intended to improve the security of your Kubernetes environments. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and preview for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	7.2.0
Linux machines should meet requirements for the Azure compute security baseline	Requires that prerequisites are deployed to the policy assignment scope. For details, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol. Machines are non-compliant if the machine is not configured correctly for one of the recommendations in the Azure compute security baseline.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.2.0
Remediate information system flaws	CMA_0427 - Remediate information system flaws	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Windows machines should meet requirements of the Azure compute security baseline	Requires that prerequisites are deployed to the policy assignment scope. For details, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol. Machines are non-compliant if the machine is not configured correctly for one of the recommendations in the Azure compute security baseline.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0

Automated Central Management / Application / Verification

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-6 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Enforce security configuration settings	CMA_0249 - Enforce security configuration settings	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Govern compliance of cloud service providers	CMA_0290 - Govern compliance of cloud service providers	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
View and configure system diagnostic data	CMA_0544 - View and configure system diagnostic data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Least Functionality

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-7 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Azure Defender for servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for servers provides real-time threat protection for server workloads and generates hardening recommendations as well as alerts about suspicious activities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3

Information System Component Inventory

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-8 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Create a data inventory	CMA_0096 - Create a data inventory	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Maintain records of processing of personal data	CMA_0353 - Maintain records of processing of personal data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Updates During Installations / Removals

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-8 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Create a data inventory	CMA_0096 - Create a data inventory	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Maintain records of processing of personal data	CMA_0353 - Maintain records of processing of personal data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Automated Unauthorized Component Detection

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-8 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Enable detection of network devices	CMA_0220 - Enable detection of network devices	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	CMA_0495 - Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Accountability Information

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-8 (4) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Create a data inventory	CMA_0096 - Create a data inventory	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish and maintain an asset inventory	CMA_0266 - Establish and maintain an asset inventory	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Configuration Management Plan

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-9 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Create configuration plan protection	CMA_C1233 - Create configuration plan protection	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Develop and maintain baseline configurations	CMA_0153 - Develop and maintain baseline configurations	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Develop configuration item identification plan	CMA_C1231 - Develop configuration item identification plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Develop configuration management plan	CMA_C1232 - Develop configuration management plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish and document a configuration management plan	CMA_0264 - Establish and document a configuration management plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement an automated configuration management tool	CMA_0311 - Implement an automated configuration management tool	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Software Usage Restrictions

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-10 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Require compliance with intellectual property rights	CMA_0432 - Require compliance with intellectual property rights	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Track software license usage	CMA_C1235 - Track software license usage	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Open Source Software

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CM-10 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Restrict use of open source software	CMA_C1237 - Restrict use of open source software	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Contingency Planning

Contingency Planning Policy And Procedures

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Review and update contingency planning policies and procedures	CMA_C1243 - Review and update contingency planning policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Contingency Plan

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Communicate contingency plan changes	CMA_C1249 - Communicate contingency plan changes	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Coordinate contingency plans with related plans	CMA_0086 - Coordinate contingency plans with related plans	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Develop and document a business continuity and disaster recovery plan	CMA_0146 - Develop and document a business continuity and disaster recovery plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Develop contingency plan	CMA_C1244 - Develop contingency plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Develop contingency planning policies and procedures	CMA_0156 - Develop contingency planning policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Distribute policies and procedures	CMA_0185 - Distribute policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review contingency plan	CMA_C1247 - Review contingency plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Update contingency plan	CMA_C1248 - Update contingency plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Coordinate With Related Plans

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-2 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Coordinate contingency plans with related plans	CMA_0086 - Coordinate contingency plans with related plans	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Capacity Planning

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-2 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Conduct capacity planning	CMA_C1252 - Conduct capacity planning	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Resume Essential Missions / Business Functions

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-2 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Plan for resumption of essential business functions	CMA_C1253 - Plan for resumption of essential business functions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Resume All Missions / Business Functions

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-2 (4) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Resume all mission and business functions	CMA_C1254 - Resume all mission and business functions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Continue Essential Missions / Business Functions

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-2 (5) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Plan for continuance of essential business functions	CMA_C1255 - Plan for continuance of essential business functions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Identify Critical Assets

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-2 (8) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Perform a business impact assessment and application criticality assessment	CMA_0386 - Perform a business impact assessment and application criticality assessment	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Contingency Training

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Provide contingency training	CMA_0412 - Provide contingency training	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Simulated Events

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-3 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Incorporate simulated contingency training	CMA_C1260 - Incorporate simulated contingency training	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Contingency Plan Testing

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Initiate contingency plan testing corrective actions	CMA_C1263 - Initiate contingency plan testing corrective actions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review the results of contingency plan testing	CMA_C1262 - Review the results of contingency plan testing	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Test the business continuity and disaster recovery plan	CMA_0509 - Test the business continuity and disaster recovery plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Coordinate With Related Plans

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-4 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Coordinate contingency plans with related plans	CMA_0086 - Coordinate contingency plans with related plans	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Alternate Processing Site

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-4 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Evaluate alternate processing site capabilities	CMA_C1266 - Evaluate alternate processing site capabilities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Test contingency plan at an alternate processing location	CMA_C1265 - Test contingency plan at an alternate processing location	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Alternate Storage Site

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-6 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Ensure alternate storage site safeguards are equivalent to primary site	CMA_C1268 - Ensure alternate storage site safeguards are equivalent to primary site	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish alternate storage site to store and retrieve backup information	CMA_C1267 - Establish alternate storage site to store and retrieve backup information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Geo-redundant backup should be enabled for Azure Database for MariaDB	Azure Database for MariaDB allows you to choose the redundancy option for your database server. It can be set to a geo-redundant backup storage in which the data is not only stored within the region in which your server is hosted, but is also replicated to a paired region to provide recovery option in case of a region failure. Configuring geo-redundant storage for backup is only allowed during server create.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Geo-redundant backup should be enabled for Azure Database for MySQL	Azure Database for MySQL allows you to choose the redundancy option for your database server. It can be set to a geo-redundant backup storage in which the data is not only stored within the region in which your server is hosted, but is also replicated to a paired region to provide recovery option in case of a region failure. Configuring geo-redundant storage for backup is only allowed during server create.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Geo-redundant backup should be enabled for Azure Database for PostgreSQL	Azure Database for PostgreSQL allows you to choose the redundancy option for your database server. It can be set to a geo-redundant backup storage in which the data is not only stored within the region in which your server is hosted, but is also replicated to a paired region to provide recovery option in case of a region failure. Configuring geo-redundant storage for backup is only allowed during server create.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Geo-redundant storage should be enabled for Storage Accounts	Use geo-redundancy to create highly available applications	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Long-term geo-redundant backup should be enabled for Azure SQL Databases	This policy audits any Azure SQL Database with long-term geo-redundant backup not enabled.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0

Separation From Primary Site

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-6 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Create separate alternate and primary storage sites	CMA_C1269 - Create separate alternate and primary storage sites	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Geo-redundant backup should be enabled for Azure Database for MariaDB	Azure Database for MariaDB allows you to choose the redundancy option for your database server. It can be set to a geo-redundant backup storage in which the data is not only stored within the region in which your server is hosted, but is also replicated to a paired region to provide recovery option in case of a region failure. Configuring geo-redundant storage for backup is only allowed during server create.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Geo-redundant backup should be enabled for Azure Database for MySQL	Azure Database for MySQL allows you to choose the redundancy option for your database server. It can be set to a geo-redundant backup storage in which the data is not only stored within the region in which your server is hosted, but is also replicated to a paired region to provide recovery option in case of a region failure. Configuring geo-redundant storage for backup is only allowed during server create.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Geo-redundant backup should be enabled for Azure Database for PostgreSQL	Azure Database for PostgreSQL allows you to choose the redundancy option for your database server. It can be set to a geo-redundant backup storage in which the data is not only stored within the region in which your server is hosted, but is also replicated to a paired region to provide recovery option in case of a region failure. Configuring geo-redundant storage for backup is only allowed during server create.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Geo-redundant storage should be enabled for Storage Accounts	Use geo-redundancy to create highly available applications	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Long-term geo-redundant backup should be enabled for Azure SQL Databases	This policy audits any Azure SQL Database with long-term geo-redundant backup not enabled.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0

Recovery Time / Point Objectives

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-6 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Establish alternate storage site that facilitates recovery operations	CMA_C1270 - Establish alternate storage site that facilitates recovery operations	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Accessibility

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-6 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Identify and mitigate potential issues at alternate storage site	CMA_C1271 - Identify and mitigate potential issues at alternate storage site	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Alternate Processing Site

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-7 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Audit virtual machines without disaster recovery configured	Audit virtual machines which do not have disaster recovery configured. To learn more about disaster recovery, visit https://aka.ms/asr-doc.	auditIfNotExists	1.0.0
Establish an alternate processing site	CMA_0262 - Establish an alternate processing site	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Separation From Primary Site

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-7 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Establish an alternate processing site	CMA_0262 - Establish an alternate processing site	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Accessibility

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-7 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Establish an alternate processing site	CMA_0262 - Establish an alternate processing site	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Priority Of Service

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-7 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Establish an alternate processing site	CMA_0262 - Establish an alternate processing site	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish requirements for internet service providers	CMA_0278 - Establish requirements for internet service providers	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Preparation For Use

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-7 (4) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Prepare alternate processing site for use as operational site	CMA_C1278 - Prepare alternate processing site for use as operational site	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Priority Of Service Provisions

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-8 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Establish requirements for internet service providers	CMA_0278 - Establish requirements for internet service providers	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Information System Backup

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-9 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Azure Backup should be enabled for Virtual Machines	Ensure protection of your Azure Virtual Machines by enabling Azure Backup. Azure Backup is a secure and cost effective data protection solution for Azure.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Conduct backup of information system documentation	CMA_C1289 - Conduct backup of information system documentation	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish backup policies and procedures	CMA_0268 - Establish backup policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Geo-redundant backup should be enabled for Azure Database for MariaDB	Azure Database for MariaDB allows you to choose the redundancy option for your database server. It can be set to a geo-redundant backup storage in which the data is not only stored within the region in which your server is hosted, but is also replicated to a paired region to provide recovery option in case of a region failure. Configuring geo-redundant storage for backup is only allowed during server create.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Geo-redundant backup should be enabled for Azure Database for MySQL	Azure Database for MySQL allows you to choose the redundancy option for your database server. It can be set to a geo-redundant backup storage in which the data is not only stored within the region in which your server is hosted, but is also replicated to a paired region to provide recovery option in case of a region failure. Configuring geo-redundant storage for backup is only allowed during server create.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Geo-redundant backup should be enabled for Azure Database for PostgreSQL	Azure Database for PostgreSQL allows you to choose the redundancy option for your database server. It can be set to a geo-redundant backup storage in which the data is not only stored within the region in which your server is hosted, but is also replicated to a paired region to provide recovery option in case of a region failure. Configuring geo-redundant storage for backup is only allowed during server create.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Implement controls to secure all media	CMA_0314 - Implement controls to secure all media	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Key vaults should have deletion protection enabled	Malicious deletion of a key vault can lead to permanent data loss. You can prevent permanent data loss by enabling purge protection and soft delete. Purge protection protects you from insider attacks by enforcing a mandatory retention period for soft deleted key vaults. No one inside your organization or Microsoft will be able to purge your key vaults during the soft delete retention period. Keep in mind that key vaults created after September 1st 2019 have soft-delete enabled by default.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.1.0
Key vaults should have soft delete enabled	Deleting a key vault without soft delete enabled permanently deletes all secrets, keys, and certificates stored in the key vault. Accidental deletion of a key vault can lead to permanent data loss. Soft delete allows you to recover an accidentally deleted key vault for a configurable retention period.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	3.0.0

Separate Storage For Critical Information

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-9 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Separately store backup information	CMA_C1293 - Separately store backup information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Transfer To Alternate Storage Site

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-9 (5) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Transfer backup information to an alternate storage site	CMA_C1294 - Transfer backup information to an alternate storage site	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Information System Recovery And Reconstitution

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-10 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Recover and reconstitute resources after any disruption	CMA_C1295 - Recover and reconstitute resources after any disruption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.1

Transaction Recovery

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-10 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement transaction based recovery	CMA_C1296 - Implement transaction based recovery	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Restore Within Time Period

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 CP-10 (4) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Restore resources to operational state	CMA_C1297 - Restore resources to operational state	Manual, Disabled	1.1.1

Identification And Authentication

Identification And Authentication Policy And Procedures

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Review and update identification and authentication policies and procedures	CMA_C1299 - Review and update identification and authentication policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Identification And Authentication (Organizational Users)

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Accounts with owner permissions on Azure resources should be MFA enabled	Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) should be enabled for all subscription accounts with owner permissions to prevent a breach of accounts or resources.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Accounts with read permissions on Azure resources should be MFA enabled	Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) should be enabled for all subscription accounts with read privileges to prevent a breach of accounts or resources.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Accounts with write permissions on Azure resources should be MFA enabled	Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) should be enabled for all subscription accounts with write privileges to prevent a breach of accounts or resources.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
An Azure Active Directory administrator should be provisioned for SQL servers	Audit provisioning of an Azure Active Directory administrator for your SQL server to enable Azure AD authentication. Azure AD authentication enables simplified permission management and centralized identity management of database users and other Microsoft services	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
App Service apps should use managed identity	Use a managed identity for enhanced authentication security	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Azure AI Services resources should have key access disabled (disable local authentication)	Key access (local authentication) is recommended to be disabled for security. Azure OpenAI Studio, typically used in development/testing, requires key access and will not function if key access is disabled. After disabling, Microsoft Entra ID becomes the only access method, which allows maintaining minimum privilege principle and granular control. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/AI/auth	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce user uniqueness	CMA_0250 - Enforce user uniqueness	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Function apps should use managed identity	Use a managed identity for enhanced authentication security	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Service Fabric clusters should only use Azure Active Directory for client authentication	Audit usage of client authentication only via Azure Active Directory in Service Fabric	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.0
Support personal verification credentials issued by legal authorities	CMA_0507 - Support personal verification credentials issued by legal authorities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Network Access To Privileged Accounts

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-2 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Accounts with owner permissions on Azure resources should be MFA enabled	Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) should be enabled for all subscription accounts with owner permissions to prevent a breach of accounts or resources.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Accounts with write permissions on Azure resources should be MFA enabled	Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) should be enabled for all subscription accounts with write privileges to prevent a breach of accounts or resources.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Adopt biometric authentication mechanisms	CMA_0005 - Adopt biometric authentication mechanisms	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Network Access To Non-Privileged Accounts

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-2 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Accounts with read permissions on Azure resources should be MFA enabled	Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) should be enabled for all subscription accounts with read privileges to prevent a breach of accounts or resources.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Adopt biometric authentication mechanisms	CMA_0005 - Adopt biometric authentication mechanisms	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Local Access To Privileged Accounts

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-2 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Adopt biometric authentication mechanisms	CMA_0005 - Adopt biometric authentication mechanisms	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Group Authentication

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-2 (5) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Require use of individual authenticators	CMA_C1305 - Require use of individual authenticators	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Remote Access - Separate Device

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-2 (11) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Adopt biometric authentication mechanisms	CMA_0005 - Adopt biometric authentication mechanisms	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Identify and authenticate network devices	CMA_0296 - Identify and authenticate network devices	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Acceptance Of Piv Credentials

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-2 (12) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Support personal verification credentials issued by legal authorities	CMA_0507 - Support personal verification credentials issued by legal authorities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Identifier Management

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
An Azure Active Directory administrator should be provisioned for SQL servers	Audit provisioning of an Azure Active Directory administrator for your SQL server to enable Azure AD authentication. Azure AD authentication enables simplified permission management and centralized identity management of database users and other Microsoft services	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
App Service apps should use managed identity	Use a managed identity for enhanced authentication security	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Assign system identifiers	CMA_0018 - Assign system identifiers	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Azure AI Services resources should have key access disabled (disable local authentication)	Key access (local authentication) is recommended to be disabled for security. Azure OpenAI Studio, typically used in development/testing, requires key access and will not function if key access is disabled. After disabling, Microsoft Entra ID becomes the only access method, which allows maintaining minimum privilege principle and granular control. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/AI/auth	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.0
Function apps should use managed identity	Use a managed identity for enhanced authentication security	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Prevent identifier reuse for the defined time period	CMA_C1314 - Prevent identifier reuse for the defined time period	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Service Fabric clusters should only use Azure Active Directory for client authentication	Audit usage of client authentication only via Azure Active Directory in Service Fabric	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.0

Identify User Status

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-4 (4) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Identify status of individual users	CMA_C1316 - Identify status of individual users	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Authenticator Management

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Add system-assigned managed identity to enable Guest Configuration assignments on virtual machines with no identities	This policy adds a system-assigned managed identity to virtual machines hosted in Azure that are supported by Guest Configuration but do not have any managed identities. A system-assigned managed identity is a prerequisite for all Guest Configuration assignments and must be added to machines before using any Guest Configuration policy definitions. For more information on Guest Configuration, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol.	modify	4.1.0
Add system-assigned managed identity to enable Guest Configuration assignments on VMs with a user-assigned identity	This policy adds a system-assigned managed identity to virtual machines hosted in Azure that are supported by Guest Configuration and have at least one user-assigned identity but do not have a system-assigned managed identity. A system-assigned managed identity is a prerequisite for all Guest Configuration assignments and must be added to machines before using any Guest Configuration policy definitions. For more information on Guest Configuration, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol.	modify	4.1.0
Audit Linux machines that do not have the passwd file permissions set to 0644	Requires that prerequisites are deployed to the policy assignment scope. For details, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol. Machines are non-compliant if Linux machines that do not have the passwd file permissions set to 0644	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.1.0
Audit Windows machines that do not store passwords using reversible encryption	Requires that prerequisites are deployed to the policy assignment scope. For details, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol. Machines are non-compliant if Windows machines that do not store passwords using reversible encryption	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Authentication to Linux machines should require SSH keys	Although SSH itself provides an encrypted connection, using passwords with SSH still leaves the VM vulnerable to brute-force attacks. The most secure option for authenticating to an Azure Linux virtual machine over SSH is with a public-private key pair, also known as SSH keys. Learn more: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/linux/create-ssh-keys-detailed.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.2.0
Certificates should have the specified maximum validity period	Manage your organizational compliance requirements by specifying the maximum amount of time that a certificate can be valid within your key vault.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	2.2.1
Deploy the Linux Guest Configuration extension to enable Guest Configuration assignments on Linux VMs	This policy deploys the Linux Guest Configuration extension to Linux virtual machines hosted in Azure that are supported by Guest Configuration. The Linux Guest Configuration extension is a prerequisite for all Linux Guest Configuration assignments and must be deployed to machines before using any Linux Guest Configuration policy definition. For more information on Guest Configuration, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol.	deployIfNotExists	3.1.0
Deploy the Windows Guest Configuration extension to enable Guest Configuration assignments on Windows VMs	This policy deploys the Windows Guest Configuration extension to Windows virtual machines hosted in Azure that are supported by Guest Configuration. The Windows Guest Configuration extension is a prerequisite for all Windows Guest Configuration assignments and must be deployed to machines before using any Windows Guest Configuration policy definition. For more information on Guest Configuration, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol.	deployIfNotExists	1.2.0
Establish authenticator types and processes	CMA_0267 - Establish authenticator types and processes	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish procedures for initial authenticator distribution	CMA_0276 - Establish procedures for initial authenticator distribution	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement training for protecting authenticators	CMA_0329 - Implement training for protecting authenticators	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Key Vault keys should have an expiration date	Cryptographic keys should have a defined expiration date and not be permanent. Keys that are valid forever provide a potential attacker with more time to compromise the key. It is a recommended security practice to set expiration dates on cryptographic keys.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.2
Key Vault secrets should have an expiration date	Secrets should have a defined expiration date and not be permanent. Secrets that are valid forever provide a potential attacker with more time to compromise them. It is a recommended security practice to set expiration dates on secrets.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.2
Manage authenticator lifetime and reuse	CMA_0355 - Manage authenticator lifetime and reuse	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage Authenticators	CMA_C1321 - Manage Authenticators	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Refresh authenticators	CMA_0425 - Refresh authenticators	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Reissue authenticators for changed groups and accounts	CMA_0426 - Reissue authenticators for changed groups and accounts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Verify identity before distributing authenticators	CMA_0538 - Verify identity before distributing authenticators	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Password-Based Authentication

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-5 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Add system-assigned managed identity to enable Guest Configuration assignments on virtual machines with no identities	This policy adds a system-assigned managed identity to virtual machines hosted in Azure that are supported by Guest Configuration but do not have any managed identities. A system-assigned managed identity is a prerequisite for all Guest Configuration assignments and must be added to machines before using any Guest Configuration policy definitions. For more information on Guest Configuration, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol.	modify	4.1.0
Add system-assigned managed identity to enable Guest Configuration assignments on VMs with a user-assigned identity	This policy adds a system-assigned managed identity to virtual machines hosted in Azure that are supported by Guest Configuration and have at least one user-assigned identity but do not have a system-assigned managed identity. A system-assigned managed identity is a prerequisite for all Guest Configuration assignments and must be added to machines before using any Guest Configuration policy definitions. For more information on Guest Configuration, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol.	modify	4.1.0
Audit Linux machines that do not have the passwd file permissions set to 0644	Requires that prerequisites are deployed to the policy assignment scope. For details, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol. Machines are non-compliant if Linux machines that do not have the passwd file permissions set to 0644	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.1.0
Audit Windows machines that allow re-use of the passwords after the specified number of unique passwords	Requires that prerequisites are deployed to the policy assignment scope. For details, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol. Machines are non-compliant if Windows machines that allow re-use of the passwords after the specified number of unique passwords. Default value for unique passwords is 24	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.1.0
Audit Windows machines that do not have the maximum password age set to specified number of days	Requires that prerequisites are deployed to the policy assignment scope. For details, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol. Machines are non-compliant if Windows machines that do not have the maximum password age set to specified number of days. Default value for maximum password age is 70 days	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.1.0
Audit Windows machines that do not have the minimum password age set to specified number of days	Requires that prerequisites are deployed to the policy assignment scope. For details, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol. Machines are non-compliant if Windows machines that do not have the minimum password age set to specified number of days. Default value for minimum password age is 1 day	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.1.0
Audit Windows machines that do not have the password complexity setting enabled	Requires that prerequisites are deployed to the policy assignment scope. For details, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol. Machines are non-compliant if Windows machines that do not have the password complexity setting enabled	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Audit Windows machines that do not restrict the minimum password length to specified number of characters	Requires that prerequisites are deployed to the policy assignment scope. For details, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol. Machines are non-compliant if Windows machines that do not restrict the minimum password length to specified number of characters. Default value for minimum password length is 14 characters	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.1.0
Audit Windows machines that do not store passwords using reversible encryption	Requires that prerequisites are deployed to the policy assignment scope. For details, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol. Machines are non-compliant if Windows machines that do not store passwords using reversible encryption	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Deploy the Linux Guest Configuration extension to enable Guest Configuration assignments on Linux VMs	This policy deploys the Linux Guest Configuration extension to Linux virtual machines hosted in Azure that are supported by Guest Configuration. The Linux Guest Configuration extension is a prerequisite for all Linux Guest Configuration assignments and must be deployed to machines before using any Linux Guest Configuration policy definition. For more information on Guest Configuration, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol.	deployIfNotExists	3.1.0
Deploy the Windows Guest Configuration extension to enable Guest Configuration assignments on Windows VMs	This policy deploys the Windows Guest Configuration extension to Windows virtual machines hosted in Azure that are supported by Guest Configuration. The Windows Guest Configuration extension is a prerequisite for all Windows Guest Configuration assignments and must be deployed to machines before using any Windows Guest Configuration policy definition. For more information on Guest Configuration, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol.	deployIfNotExists	1.2.0
Document security strength requirements in acquisition contracts	CMA_0203 - Document security strength requirements in acquisition contracts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish a password policy	CMA_0256 - Establish a password policy	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement parameters for memorized secret verifiers	CMA_0321 - Implement parameters for memorized secret verifiers	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect passwords with encryption	CMA_0408 - Protect passwords with encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Pki-Based Authentication

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-5 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Bind authenticators and identities dynamically	CMA_0035 - Bind authenticators and identities dynamically	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish authenticator types and processes	CMA_0267 - Establish authenticator types and processes	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish parameters for searching secret authenticators and verifiers	CMA_0274 - Establish parameters for searching secret authenticators and verifiers	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish procedures for initial authenticator distribution	CMA_0276 - Establish procedures for initial authenticator distribution	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Map authenticated identities to individuals	CMA_0372 - Map authenticated identities to individuals	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Restrict access to private keys	CMA_0445 - Restrict access to private keys	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Verify identity before distributing authenticators	CMA_0538 - Verify identity before distributing authenticators	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

In-Person Or Trusted Third-Party Registration

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-5 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Distribute authenticators	CMA_0184 - Distribute authenticators	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Automated Support For Password Strength Determination

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-5 (4) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Document security strength requirements in acquisition contracts	CMA_0203 - Document security strength requirements in acquisition contracts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish a password policy	CMA_0256 - Establish a password policy	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement parameters for memorized secret verifiers	CMA_0321 - Implement parameters for memorized secret verifiers	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Protection Of Authenticators

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-5 (6) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Ensure authorized users protect provided authenticators	CMA_C1339 - Ensure authorized users protect provided authenticators	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

No Embedded Unencrypted Static Authenticators

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-5 (7) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Ensure there are no unencrypted static authenticators	CMA_C1340 - Ensure there are no unencrypted static authenticators	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Hardware Token-Based Authentication

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-5 (11) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Satisfy token quality requirements	CMA_0487 - Satisfy token quality requirements	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Expiration Of Cached Authenticators

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-5 (13) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Enforce expiration of cached authenticators	CMA_C1343 - Enforce expiration of cached authenticators	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Authenticator Feedback

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-6 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Obscure feedback information during authentication process	CMA_C1344 - Obscure feedback information during authentication process	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Cryptographic Module Authentication

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-7 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Authenticate to cryptographic module	CMA_0021 - Authenticate to cryptographic module	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Identification And Authentication (Non- Organizational Users)

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-8 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Identify and authenticate non-organizational users	CMA_C1346 - Identify and authenticate non-organizational users	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Acceptance Of Piv Credentials From Other Agencies

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-8 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Accept PIV credentials	CMA_C1347 - Accept PIV credentials	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Acceptance Of Third-Party Credentials

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-8 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Accept only FICAM-approved third-party credentials	CMA_C1348 - Accept only FICAM-approved third-party credentials	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Use Of Ficam-Approved Products

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-8 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Employ FICAM-approved resources to accept third-party credentials	CMA_C1349 - Employ FICAM-approved resources to accept third-party credentials	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Use Of Ficam-Issued Profiles

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IA-8 (4) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Conform to FICAM-issued profiles	CMA_C1350 - Conform to FICAM-issued profiles	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Incident Response

Incident Response Policy And Procedures

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IR-1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Review and update incident response policies and procedures	CMA_C1352 - Review and update incident response policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Incident Response Training

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IR-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Provide information spillage training	CMA_0413 - Provide information spillage training	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Simulated Events

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IR-2 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Incorporate simulated events into incident response training	CMA_C1356 - Incorporate simulated events into incident response training	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Automated Training Environments

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IR-2 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Employ automated training environment	CMA_C1357 - Employ automated training environment	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Incident Response Testing

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IR-3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Conduct incident response testing	CMA_0060 - Conduct incident response testing	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish an information security program	CMA_0263 - Establish an information security program	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Run simulation attacks	CMA_0486 - Run simulation attacks	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Coordination With Related Plans

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IR-3 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Conduct incident response testing	CMA_0060 - Conduct incident response testing	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish an information security program	CMA_0263 - Establish an information security program	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Run simulation attacks	CMA_0486 - Run simulation attacks	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Incident Handling

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IR-4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Assess information security events	CMA_0013 - Assess information security events	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Azure Defender for App Service should be enabled	Azure Defender for App Service leverages the scale of the cloud, and the visibility that Azure has as a cloud provider, to monitor for common web app attacks.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for Azure SQL Database servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for Key Vault should be enabled	Azure Defender for Key Vault provides an additional layer of protection and security intelligence by detecting unusual and potentially harmful attempts to access or exploit key vault accounts.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for Resource Manager should be enabled	Azure Defender for Resource Manager automatically monitors the resource management operations in your organization. Azure Defender detects threats and alerts you about suspicious activity. Learn more about the capabilities of Azure Defender for Resource Manager at https://aka.ms/defender-for-resource-manager . Enabling this Azure Defender plan results in charges. Learn about the pricing details per region on Security Center's pricing page: https://aka.ms/pricing-security-center .	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Defender for servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for servers provides real-time threat protection for server workloads and generates hardening recommendations as well as alerts about suspicious activities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for SQL servers on machines should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected Azure SQL servers	Audit SQL servers without Advanced Data Security	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.1
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected SQL Managed Instances	Audit each SQL Managed Instance without advanced data security.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Coordinate contingency plans with related plans	CMA_0086 - Coordinate contingency plans with related plans	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Develop an incident response plan	CMA_0145 - Develop an incident response plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Develop security safeguards	CMA_0161 - Develop security safeguards	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Email notification for high severity alerts should be enabled	To ensure the relevant people in your organization are notified when there is a potential security breach in one of your subscriptions, enable email notifications for high severity alerts in Security Center.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.2.0
Email notification to subscription owner for high severity alerts should be enabled	To ensure your subscription owners are notified when there is a potential security breach in their subscription, set email notifications to subscription owners for high severity alerts in Security Center.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.1.0
Enable network protection	CMA_0238 - Enable network protection	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Eradicate contaminated information	CMA_0253 - Eradicate contaminated information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Execute actions in response to information spills	CMA_0281 - Execute actions in response to information spills	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement incident handling	CMA_0318 - Implement incident handling	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Maintain incident response plan	CMA_0352 - Maintain incident response plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Microsoft Defender for Containers should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Containers provides hardening, vulnerability assessment and run-time protections for your Azure, hybrid, and multi-cloud Kubernetes environments.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Microsoft Defender for Storage should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Storage detects potential threats to your storage accounts. It helps prevent the three major impacts on your data and workload: malicious file uploads, sensitive data exfiltration, and data corruption. The new Defender for Storage plan includes Malware Scanning and Sensitive Data Threat Detection. This plan also provides a predictable pricing structure (per storage account) for control over coverage and costs.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Perform a trend analysis on threats	CMA_0389 - Perform a trend analysis on threats	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Subscriptions should have a contact email address for security issues	To ensure the relevant people in your organization are notified when there is a potential security breach in one of your subscriptions, set a security contact to receive email notifications from Security Center.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1
View and investigate restricted users	CMA_0545 - View and investigate restricted users	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Automated Incident Handling Processes

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IR-4 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Develop an incident response plan	CMA_0145 - Develop an incident response plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enable network protection	CMA_0238 - Enable network protection	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement incident handling	CMA_0318 - Implement incident handling	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Dynamic Reconfiguration

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IR-4 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Include dynamic reconfig of customer deployed resources	CMA_C1364 - Include dynamic reconfig of customer deployed resources	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Continuity Of Operations

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IR-4 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Identify classes of Incidents and Actions taken	CMA_C1365 - Identify classes of Incidents and Actions taken	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Information Correlation

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IR-4 (4) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement incident handling	CMA_0318 - Implement incident handling	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Insider Threats - Specific Capabilities

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IR-4 (6) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement Incident handling capability	CMA_C1367 - Implement Incident handling capability	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Correlation With External Organizations

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IR-4 (8) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Coordinate with external organizations to achieve cross org perspective	CMA_C1368 - Coordinate with external organizations to achieve cross org perspective	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Incident Monitoring

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IR-5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Azure Defender for App Service should be enabled	Azure Defender for App Service leverages the scale of the cloud, and the visibility that Azure has as a cloud provider, to monitor for common web app attacks.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for Azure SQL Database servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for Key Vault should be enabled	Azure Defender for Key Vault provides an additional layer of protection and security intelligence by detecting unusual and potentially harmful attempts to access or exploit key vault accounts.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for Resource Manager should be enabled	Azure Defender for Resource Manager automatically monitors the resource management operations in your organization. Azure Defender detects threats and alerts you about suspicious activity. Learn more about the capabilities of Azure Defender for Resource Manager at https://aka.ms/defender-for-resource-manager . Enabling this Azure Defender plan results in charges. Learn about the pricing details per region on Security Center's pricing page: https://aka.ms/pricing-security-center .	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Defender for servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for servers provides real-time threat protection for server workloads and generates hardening recommendations as well as alerts about suspicious activities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for SQL servers on machines should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected Azure SQL servers	Audit SQL servers without Advanced Data Security	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.1
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected SQL Managed Instances	Audit each SQL Managed Instance without advanced data security.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Email notification for high severity alerts should be enabled	To ensure the relevant people in your organization are notified when there is a potential security breach in one of your subscriptions, enable email notifications for high severity alerts in Security Center.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.2.0
Email notification to subscription owner for high severity alerts should be enabled	To ensure your subscription owners are notified when there is a potential security breach in their subscription, set email notifications to subscription owners for high severity alerts in Security Center.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.1.0
Microsoft Defender for Containers should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Containers provides hardening, vulnerability assessment and run-time protections for your Azure, hybrid, and multi-cloud Kubernetes environments.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Microsoft Defender for Storage should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Storage detects potential threats to your storage accounts. It helps prevent the three major impacts on your data and workload: malicious file uploads, sensitive data exfiltration, and data corruption. The new Defender for Storage plan includes Malware Scanning and Sensitive Data Threat Detection. This plan also provides a predictable pricing structure (per storage account) for control over coverage and costs.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Subscriptions should have a contact email address for security issues	To ensure the relevant people in your organization are notified when there is a potential security breach in one of your subscriptions, set a security contact to receive email notifications from Security Center.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1

Automated Reporting

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IR-6 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Document security operations	CMA_0202 - Document security operations	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Vulnerabilities Related to Incidents

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IR-6 (2) Ownership: Customer

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Email notification for high severity alerts should be enabled	To ensure the relevant people in your organization are notified when there is a potential security breach in one of your subscriptions, enable email notifications for high severity alerts in Security Center.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.2.0
Email notification to subscription owner for high severity alerts should be enabled	To ensure your subscription owners are notified when there is a potential security breach in their subscription, set email notifications to subscription owners for high severity alerts in Security Center.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.1.0
Subscriptions should have a contact email address for security issues	To ensure the relevant people in your organization are notified when there is a potential security breach in one of your subscriptions, set a security contact to receive email notifications from Security Center.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1

Incident Response Assistance

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IR-7 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Document security operations	CMA_0202 - Document security operations	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Automation Support For Availability Of Information / Support

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IR-7 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Develop an incident response plan	CMA_0145 - Develop an incident response plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enable network protection	CMA_0238 - Enable network protection	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Eradicate contaminated information	CMA_0253 - Eradicate contaminated information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Execute actions in response to information spills	CMA_0281 - Execute actions in response to information spills	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement incident handling	CMA_0318 - Implement incident handling	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform a trend analysis on threats	CMA_0389 - Perform a trend analysis on threats	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
View and investigate restricted users	CMA_0545 - View and investigate restricted users	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Coordination With External Providers

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IR-7 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Establish relationship between incident response capability and external providers	CMA_C1376 - Establish relationship between incident response capability and external providers	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Identify incident response personnel	CMA_0301 - Identify incident response personnel	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Incident Response Plan

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IR-8 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Assess information security events	CMA_0013 - Assess information security events	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Develop an incident response plan	CMA_0145 - Develop an incident response plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement incident handling	CMA_0318 - Implement incident handling	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Maintain data breach records	CMA_0351 - Maintain data breach records	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Maintain incident response plan	CMA_0352 - Maintain incident response plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect incident response plan	CMA_0405 - Protect incident response plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Information Spillage Response

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IR-9 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Alert personnel of information spillage	CMA_0007 - Alert personnel of information spillage	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Develop an incident response plan	CMA_0145 - Develop an incident response plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Eradicate contaminated information	CMA_0253 - Eradicate contaminated information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Execute actions in response to information spills	CMA_0281 - Execute actions in response to information spills	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Identify contaminated systems and components	CMA_0300 - Identify contaminated systems and components	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Identify spilled information	CMA_0303 - Identify spilled information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Isolate information spills	CMA_0346 - Isolate information spills	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Responsible Personnel

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IR-9 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Identify incident response personnel	CMA_0301 - Identify incident response personnel	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Training

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IR-9 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Provide information spillage training	CMA_0413 - Provide information spillage training	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Post-Spill Operations

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IR-9 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Develop spillage response procedures	CMA_0162 - Develop spillage response procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Exposure To Unauthorized Personnel

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 IR-9 (4) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Develop security safeguards	CMA_0161 - Develop security safeguards	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Maintenance

System Maintenance Policy And Procedures

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 MA-1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Review and update system maintenance policies and procedures	CMA_C1395 - Review and update system maintenance policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Controlled Maintenance

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 MA-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Control maintenance and repair activities	CMA_0080 - Control maintenance and repair activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Employ a media sanitization mechanism	CMA_0208 - Employ a media sanitization mechanism	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement controls to secure all media	CMA_0314 - Implement controls to secure all media	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic activities	CMA_0364 - Manage nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Automated Maintenance Activities

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 MA-2 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Automate remote maintenance activities	CMA_C1402 - Automate remote maintenance activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Produce complete records of remote maintenance activities	CMA_C1403 - Produce complete records of remote maintenance activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Maintenance Tools

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 MA-3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Control maintenance and repair activities	CMA_0080 - Control maintenance and repair activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic activities	CMA_0364 - Manage nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Inspect Tools

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 MA-3 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Control maintenance and repair activities	CMA_0080 - Control maintenance and repair activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic activities	CMA_0364 - Manage nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Inspect Media

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 MA-3 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Control maintenance and repair activities	CMA_0080 - Control maintenance and repair activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic activities	CMA_0364 - Manage nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Prevent Unauthorized Removal

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 MA-3 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Control maintenance and repair activities	CMA_0080 - Control maintenance and repair activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Employ a media sanitization mechanism	CMA_0208 - Employ a media sanitization mechanism	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement controls to secure all media	CMA_0314 - Implement controls to secure all media	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic activities	CMA_0364 - Manage nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Nonlocal Maintenance

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 MA-4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Manage nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic activities	CMA_0364 - Manage nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Document Nonlocal Maintenance

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 MA-4 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Manage nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic activities	CMA_0364 - Manage nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Comparable Security / Sanitization

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 MA-4 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Perform all non-local maintenance	CMA_C1417 - Perform all non-local maintenance	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Cryptographic Protection

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 MA-4 (6) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement cryptographic mechanisms	CMA_C1419 - Implement cryptographic mechanisms	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Maintenance Personnel

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 MA-5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Designate personnel to supervise unauthorized maintenance activities	CMA_C1422 - Designate personnel to supervise unauthorized maintenance activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Maintain list of authorized remote maintenance personnel	CMA_C1420 - Maintain list of authorized remote maintenance personnel	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage maintenance personnel	CMA_C1421 - Manage maintenance personnel	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Individuals Without Appropriate Access

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 MA-5 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Employ a media sanitization mechanism	CMA_0208 - Employ a media sanitization mechanism	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement controls to secure all media	CMA_0314 - Implement controls to secure all media	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Timely Maintenance

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 MA-6 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Provide timely maintenance support	CMA_C1425 - Provide timely maintenance support	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Media Protection

Media Protection Policy And Procedures

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 MP-1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Review and update media protection policies and procedures	CMA_C1427 - Review and update media protection policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Media Access

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 MP-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement controls to secure all media	CMA_0314 - Implement controls to secure all media	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Media Marking

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 MP-3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement controls to secure all media	CMA_0314 - Implement controls to secure all media	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Media Storage

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 MP-4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Employ a media sanitization mechanism	CMA_0208 - Employ a media sanitization mechanism	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement controls to secure all media	CMA_0314 - Implement controls to secure all media	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Media Transport

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 MP-5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement controls to secure all media	CMA_0314 - Implement controls to secure all media	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage the transportation of assets	CMA_0370 - Manage the transportation of assets	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Cryptographic Protection

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 MP-5 (4) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement controls to secure all media	CMA_0314 - Implement controls to secure all media	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage the transportation of assets	CMA_0370 - Manage the transportation of assets	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Media Sanitization

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 MP-6 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Employ a media sanitization mechanism	CMA_0208 - Employ a media sanitization mechanism	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement controls to secure all media	CMA_0314 - Implement controls to secure all media	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Review / Approve / Track / Document / Verify

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 MP-6 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Employ a media sanitization mechanism	CMA_0208 - Employ a media sanitization mechanism	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement controls to secure all media	CMA_0314 - Implement controls to secure all media	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Equipment Testing

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 MP-6 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Employ a media sanitization mechanism	CMA_0208 - Employ a media sanitization mechanism	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement controls to secure all media	CMA_0314 - Implement controls to secure all media	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Media Use

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 MP-7 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Block untrusted and unsigned processes that run from USB	CMA_0050 - Block untrusted and unsigned processes that run from USB	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Control use of portable storage devices	CMA_0083 - Control use of portable storage devices	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement controls to secure all media	CMA_0314 - Implement controls to secure all media	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Restrict media use	CMA_0450 - Restrict media use	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Prohibit Use Without Owner

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 MP-7 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Block untrusted and unsigned processes that run from USB	CMA_0050 - Block untrusted and unsigned processes that run from USB	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Control use of portable storage devices	CMA_0083 - Control use of portable storage devices	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement controls to secure all media	CMA_0314 - Implement controls to secure all media	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Restrict media use	CMA_0450 - Restrict media use	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Physical And Environmental Protection

Physical And Environmental Protection Policy And Procedures

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PE-1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Review and update physical and environmental policies and procedures	CMA_C1446 - Review and update physical and environmental policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Physical Access Authorizations

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PE-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Control physical access	CMA_0081 - Control physical access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Physical Access Control

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PE-3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Control physical access	CMA_0081 - Control physical access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Define a physical key management process	CMA_0115 - Define a physical key management process	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish and maintain an asset inventory	CMA_0266 - Establish and maintain an asset inventory	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement physical security for offices, working areas, and secure areas	CMA_0323 - Implement physical security for offices, working areas, and secure areas	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Access Control For Transmission Medium

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PE-4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Control physical access	CMA_0081 - Control physical access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement physical security for offices, working areas, and secure areas	CMA_0323 - Implement physical security for offices, working areas, and secure areas	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Access Control For Output Devices

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PE-5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Control physical access	CMA_0081 - Control physical access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement physical security for offices, working areas, and secure areas	CMA_0323 - Implement physical security for offices, working areas, and secure areas	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage the input, output, processing, and storage of data	CMA_0369 - Manage the input, output, processing, and storage of data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Intrusion Alarms / Surveillance Equipment

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PE-6 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Install an alarm system	CMA_0338 - Install an alarm system	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage a secure surveillance camera system	CMA_0354 - Manage a secure surveillance camera system	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Visitor Access Records

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PE-8 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Control physical access	CMA_0081 - Control physical access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement physical security for offices, working areas, and secure areas	CMA_0323 - Implement physical security for offices, working areas, and secure areas	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Emergency Lighting

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PE-12 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Employ automatic emergency lighting	CMA_0209 - Employ automatic emergency lighting	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Fire Protection

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PE-13 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement physical security for offices, working areas, and secure areas	CMA_0323 - Implement physical security for offices, working areas, and secure areas	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Detection Devices / Systems

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PE-13 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement a penetration testing methodology	CMA_0306 - Implement a penetration testing methodology	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement physical security for offices, working areas, and secure areas	CMA_0323 - Implement physical security for offices, working areas, and secure areas	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Run simulation attacks	CMA_0486 - Run simulation attacks	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Suppression Devices / Systems

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PE-13 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement physical security for offices, working areas, and secure areas	CMA_0323 - Implement physical security for offices, working areas, and secure areas	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Automatic Fire Suppression

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PE-13 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement physical security for offices, working areas, and secure areas	CMA_0323 - Implement physical security for offices, working areas, and secure areas	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Temperature And Humidity Controls

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PE-14 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement physical security for offices, working areas, and secure areas	CMA_0323 - Implement physical security for offices, working areas, and secure areas	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Monitoring With Alarms / Notifications

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PE-14 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement physical security for offices, working areas, and secure areas	CMA_0323 - Implement physical security for offices, working areas, and secure areas	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Install an alarm system	CMA_0338 - Install an alarm system	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Water Damage Protection

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PE-15 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement physical security for offices, working areas, and secure areas	CMA_0323 - Implement physical security for offices, working areas, and secure areas	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Delivery And Removal

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PE-16 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Define requirements for managing assets	CMA_0125 - Define requirements for managing assets	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage the transportation of assets	CMA_0370 - Manage the transportation of assets	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Alternate Work Site

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PE-17 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement controls to secure alternate work sites	CMA_0315 - Implement controls to secure alternate work sites	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Location Of Information System Components

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PE-18 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement physical security for offices, working areas, and secure areas	CMA_0323 - Implement physical security for offices, working areas, and secure areas	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Planning

Security Planning Policy And Procedures

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PL-1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Review and update planning policies and procedures	CMA_C1491 - Review and update planning policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

System Security Plan

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PL-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Develop and establish a system security plan	CMA_0151 - Develop and establish a system security plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Develop information security policies and procedures	CMA_0158 - Develop information security policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Develop SSP that meets criteria	CMA_C1492 - Develop SSP that meets criteria	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish a privacy program	CMA_0257 - Establish a privacy program	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish security requirements for the manufacturing of connected devices	CMA_0279 - Establish security requirements for the manufacturing of connected devices	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement security engineering principles of information systems	CMA_0325 - Implement security engineering principles of information systems	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Plan / Coordinate With Other Organizational Entities

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PL-2 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Develop and establish a system security plan	CMA_0151 - Develop and establish a system security plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish security requirements for the manufacturing of connected devices	CMA_0279 - Establish security requirements for the manufacturing of connected devices	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement security engineering principles of information systems	CMA_0325 - Implement security engineering principles of information systems	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Rules Of Behavior

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PL-4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Develop acceptable use policies and procedures	CMA_0143 - Develop acceptable use policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Develop organization code of conduct policy	CMA_0159 - Develop organization code of conduct policy	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Document personnel acceptance of privacy requirements	CMA_0193 - Document personnel acceptance of privacy requirements	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce rules of behavior and access agreements	CMA_0248 - Enforce rules of behavior and access agreements	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Prohibit unfair practices	CMA_0396 - Prohibit unfair practices	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review and sign revised rules of behavior	CMA_0465 - Review and sign revised rules of behavior	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Update information security policies	CMA_0518 - Update information security policies	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Update rules of behavior and access agreements	CMA_0521 - Update rules of behavior and access agreements	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Update rules of behavior and access agreements every 3 years	CMA_0522 - Update rules of behavior and access agreements every 3 years	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Social Media And Networking Restrictions

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PL-4 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Develop acceptable use policies and procedures	CMA_0143 - Develop acceptable use policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Information Security Architecture

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PL-8 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Develop a concept of operations (CONOPS)	CMA_0141 - Develop a concept of operations (CONOPS)	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review and update the information security architecture	CMA_C1504 - Review and update the information security architecture	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Personnel Security

Personnel Security Policy And Procedures

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PS-1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Review and update personnel security policies and procedures	CMA_C1507 - Review and update personnel security policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Position Risk Designation

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PS-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Assign risk designations	CMA_0016 - Assign risk designations	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Personnel Screening

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PS-3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Clear personnel with access to classified information	CMA_0054 - Clear personnel with access to classified information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement personnel screening	CMA_0322 - Implement personnel screening	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Rescreen individuals at a defined frequency	CMA_C1512 - Rescreen individuals at a defined frequency	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Information With Special Protection Measures

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PS-3 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Protect special information	CMA_0409 - Protect special information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Personnel Termination

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PS-4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Conduct exit interview upon termination	CMA_0058 - Conduct exit interview upon termination	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Disable authenticators upon termination	CMA_0169 - Disable authenticators upon termination	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Notify upon termination or transfer	CMA_0381 - Notify upon termination or transfer	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect against and prevent data theft from departing employees	CMA_0398 - Protect against and prevent data theft from departing employees	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Retain terminated user data	CMA_0455 - Retain terminated user data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Automated Notification

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PS-4 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Automate notification of employee termination	CMA_C1521 - Automate notification of employee termination	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Personnel Transfer

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PS-5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Initiate transfer or reassignment actions	CMA_0333 - Initiate transfer or reassignment actions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Modify access authorizations upon personnel transfer	CMA_0374 - Modify access authorizations upon personnel transfer	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Notify upon termination or transfer	CMA_0381 - Notify upon termination or transfer	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Reevaluate access upon personnel transfer	CMA_0424 - Reevaluate access upon personnel transfer	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Access Agreements

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PS-6 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Document organizational access agreements	CMA_0192 - Document organizational access agreements	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce rules of behavior and access agreements	CMA_0248 - Enforce rules of behavior and access agreements	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Ensure access agreements are signed or resigned timely	CMA_C1528 - Ensure access agreements are signed or resigned timely	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Require users to sign access agreement	CMA_0440 - Require users to sign access agreement	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Update organizational access agreements	CMA_0520 - Update organizational access agreements	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Third-Party Personnel Security

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PS-7 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Document third-party personnel security requirements	CMA_C1531 - Document third-party personnel security requirements	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish third-party personnel security requirements	CMA_C1529 - Establish third-party personnel security requirements	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Monitor third-party provider compliance	CMA_C1533 - Monitor third-party provider compliance	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Require notification of third-party personnel transfer or termination	CMA_C1532 - Require notification of third-party personnel transfer or termination	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Require third-party providers to comply with personnel security policies and procedures	CMA_C1530 - Require third-party providers to comply with personnel security policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Personnel Sanctions

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 PS-8 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement formal sanctions process	CMA_0317 - Implement formal sanctions process	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Notify personnel upon sanctions	CMA_0380 - Notify personnel upon sanctions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment Policy And Procedures

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 RA-1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Review and update risk assessment policies and procedures	CMA_C1537 - Review and update risk assessment policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Security Categorization

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 RA-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Categorize information	CMA_0052 - Categorize information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Develop business classification schemes	CMA_0155 - Develop business classification schemes	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Ensure security categorization is approved	CMA_C1540 - Ensure security categorization is approved	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review label activity and analytics	CMA_0474 - Review label activity and analytics	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Risk Assessment

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 RA-3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Conduct Risk Assessment	CMA_C1543 - Conduct Risk Assessment	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Conduct risk assessment and distribute its results	CMA_C1544 - Conduct risk assessment and distribute its results	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Conduct risk assessment and document its results	CMA_C1542 - Conduct risk assessment and document its results	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform a risk assessment	CMA_0388 - Perform a risk assessment	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Vulnerability Scanning

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 RA-5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
A vulnerability assessment solution should be enabled on your virtual machines	Audits virtual machines to detect whether they are running a supported vulnerability assessment solution. A core component of every cyber risk and security program is the identification and analysis of vulnerabilities. Azure Security Center's standard pricing tier includes vulnerability scanning for your virtual machines at no extra cost. Additionally, Security Center can automatically deploy this tool for you.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Azure Defender for App Service should be enabled	Azure Defender for App Service leverages the scale of the cloud, and the visibility that Azure has as a cloud provider, to monitor for common web app attacks.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for Azure SQL Database servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for Key Vault should be enabled	Azure Defender for Key Vault provides an additional layer of protection and security intelligence by detecting unusual and potentially harmful attempts to access or exploit key vault accounts.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for Resource Manager should be enabled	Azure Defender for Resource Manager automatically monitors the resource management operations in your organization. Azure Defender detects threats and alerts you about suspicious activity. Learn more about the capabilities of Azure Defender for Resource Manager at https://aka.ms/defender-for-resource-manager . Enabling this Azure Defender plan results in charges. Learn about the pricing details per region on Security Center's pricing page: https://aka.ms/pricing-security-center .	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Defender for servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for servers provides real-time threat protection for server workloads and generates hardening recommendations as well as alerts about suspicious activities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for SQL servers on machines should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected Azure SQL servers	Audit SQL servers without Advanced Data Security	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.1
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected SQL Managed Instances	Audit each SQL Managed Instance without advanced data security.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Microsoft Defender for Containers should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Containers provides hardening, vulnerability assessment and run-time protections for your Azure, hybrid, and multi-cloud Kubernetes environments.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Microsoft Defender for Storage should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Storage detects potential threats to your storage accounts. It helps prevent the three major impacts on your data and workload: malicious file uploads, sensitive data exfiltration, and data corruption. The new Defender for Storage plan includes Malware Scanning and Sensitive Data Threat Detection. This plan also provides a predictable pricing structure (per storage account) for control over coverage and costs.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Perform vulnerability scans	CMA_0393 - Perform vulnerability scans	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Remediate information system flaws	CMA_0427 - Remediate information system flaws	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
SQL databases should have vulnerability findings resolved	Monitor vulnerability assessment scan results and recommendations for how to remediate database vulnerabilities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	4.1.0
SQL servers on machines should have vulnerability findings resolved	SQL vulnerability assessment scans your database for security vulnerabilities, and exposes any deviations from best practices such as misconfigurations, excessive permissions, and unprotected sensitive data. Resolving the vulnerabilities found can greatly improve your database security posture.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Vulnerabilities in security configuration on your machines should be remediated	Servers which do not satisfy the configured baseline will be monitored by Azure Security Center as recommendations	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.1.0
Vulnerability assessment should be enabled on SQL Managed Instance	Audit each SQL Managed Instance which doesn't have recurring vulnerability assessment scans enabled. Vulnerability assessment can discover, track, and help you remediate potential database vulnerabilities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1
Vulnerability assessment should be enabled on your SQL servers	Audit Azure SQL servers which do not have vulnerability assessment properly configured. Vulnerability assessment can discover, track, and help you remediate potential database vulnerabilities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Vulnerability assessment should be enabled on your Synapse workspaces	Discover, track, and remediate potential vulnerabilities by configuring recurring SQL vulnerability assessment scans on your Synapse workspaces.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0

Update Tool Capability

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 RA-5 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Perform vulnerability scans	CMA_0393 - Perform vulnerability scans	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Remediate information system flaws	CMA_0427 - Remediate information system flaws	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Update By Frequency / Prior To New Scan / When Identified

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 RA-5 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Perform vulnerability scans	CMA_0393 - Perform vulnerability scans	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Remediate information system flaws	CMA_0427 - Remediate information system flaws	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Breadth / Depth Of Coverage

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 RA-5 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Perform vulnerability scans	CMA_0393 - Perform vulnerability scans	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Remediate information system flaws	CMA_0427 - Remediate information system flaws	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Discoverable Information

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 RA-5 (4) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Take action in response to customer information	CMA_C1554 - Take action in response to customer information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Privileged Access

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 RA-5 (5) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement privileged access for executing vulnerability scanning activities	CMA_C1555 - Implement privileged access for executing vulnerability scanning activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Automated Trend Analyses

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 RA-5 (6) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Observe and report security weaknesses	CMA_0384 - Observe and report security weaknesses	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform a trend analysis on threats	CMA_0389 - Perform a trend analysis on threats	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform threat modeling	CMA_0392 - Perform threat modeling	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform vulnerability scans	CMA_0393 - Perform vulnerability scans	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Remediate information system flaws	CMA_0427 - Remediate information system flaws	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Review Historic Audit Logs

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 RA-5 (8) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Audit privileged functions	CMA_0019 - Audit privileged functions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Audit user account status	CMA_0020 - Audit user account status	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Correlate audit records	CMA_0087 - Correlate audit records	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Determine auditable events	CMA_0137 - Determine auditable events	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish requirements for audit review and reporting	CMA_0277 - Establish requirements for audit review and reporting	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Integrate audit review, analysis, and reporting	CMA_0339 - Integrate audit review, analysis, and reporting	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Integrate cloud app security with a siem	CMA_0340 - Integrate cloud app security with a siem	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review account provisioning logs	CMA_0460 - Review account provisioning logs	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review administrator assignments weekly	CMA_0461 - Review administrator assignments weekly	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review audit data	CMA_0466 - Review audit data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review cloud identity report overview	CMA_0468 - Review cloud identity report overview	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review controlled folder access events	CMA_0471 - Review controlled folder access events	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review exploit protection events	CMA_0472 - Review exploit protection events	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review file and folder activity	CMA_0473 - Review file and folder activity	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review role group changes weekly	CMA_0476 - Review role group changes weekly	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Correlate Scanning Information

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 RA-5 (10) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Correlate Vulnerability scan information	CMA_C1558 - Correlate Vulnerability scan information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.1

System And Services Acquisition

System And Services Acquisition Policy And Procedures

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SA-1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Review and update system and services acquisition policies and procedures	CMA_C1560 - Review and update system and services acquisition policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Allocation Of Resources

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SA-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Align business objectives and IT goals	CMA_0008 - Align business objectives and IT goals	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Allocate resources in determining information system requirements	CMA_C1561 - Allocate resources in determining information system requirements	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish a discrete line item in budgeting documentation	CMA_C1563 - Establish a discrete line item in budgeting documentation	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish a privacy program	CMA_0257 - Establish a privacy program	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Govern the allocation of resources	CMA_0293 - Govern the allocation of resources	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Secure commitment from leadership	CMA_0489 - Secure commitment from leadership	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

System Development Life Cycle

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SA-3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Define information security roles and responsibilities	CMA_C1565 - Define information security roles and responsibilities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Identify individuals with security roles and responsibilities	CMA_C1566 - Identify individuals with security roles and responsibilities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.1
Integrate risk management process into SDLC	CMA_C1567 - Integrate risk management process into SDLC	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Acquisition Process

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SA-4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Determine supplier contract obligations	CMA_0140 - Determine supplier contract obligations	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Document acquisition contract acceptance criteria	CMA_0187 - Document acquisition contract acceptance criteria	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Document protection of personal data in acquisition contracts	CMA_0194 - Document protection of personal data in acquisition contracts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Document protection of security information in acquisition contracts	CMA_0195 - Document protection of security information in acquisition contracts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Document requirements for the use of shared data in contracts	CMA_0197 - Document requirements for the use of shared data in contracts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Document security assurance requirements in acquisition contracts	CMA_0199 - Document security assurance requirements in acquisition contracts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Document security documentation requirements in acquisition contract	CMA_0200 - Document security documentation requirements in acquisition contract	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Document security functional requirements in acquisition contracts	CMA_0201 - Document security functional requirements in acquisition contracts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Document security strength requirements in acquisition contracts	CMA_0203 - Document security strength requirements in acquisition contracts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Document the information system environment in acquisition contracts	CMA_0205 - Document the information system environment in acquisition contracts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Document the protection of cardholder data in third party contracts	CMA_0207 - Document the protection of cardholder data in third party contracts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Functional Properties Of Security Controls

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SA-4 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Obtain functional properties of security controls	CMA_C1575 - Obtain functional properties of security controls	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Design / Implementation Information For Security Controls

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SA-4 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Obtain design and implementation information for the security controls	CMA_C1576 - Obtain design and implementation information for the security controls	Manual, Disabled	1.1.1

Continuous Monitoring Plan

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SA-4 (8) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Obtain continuous monitoring plan for security controls	CMA_C1577 - Obtain continuous monitoring plan for security controls	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Functions / Ports / Protocols / Services In Use

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SA-4 (9) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Require developer to identify SDLC ports, protocols, and services	CMA_C1578 - Require developer to identify SDLC ports, protocols, and services	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Use Of Approved Piv Products

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SA-4 (10) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Employ FIPS 201-approved technology for PIV	CMA_C1579 - Employ FIPS 201-approved technology for PIV	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Information System Documentation

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SA-5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Distribute information system documentation	CMA_C1584 - Distribute information system documentation	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Document customer-defined actions	CMA_C1582 - Document customer-defined actions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Obtain Admin documentation	CMA_C1580 - Obtain Admin documentation	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Obtain user security function documentation	CMA_C1581 - Obtain user security function documentation	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect administrator and user documentation	CMA_C1583 - Protect administrator and user documentation	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

External Information System Services

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SA-9 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Define and document government oversight	CMA_C1587 - Define and document government oversight	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Require external service providers to comply with security requirements	CMA_C1586 - Require external service providers to comply with security requirements	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review cloud service provider's compliance with policies and agreements	CMA_0469 - Review cloud service provider's compliance with policies and agreements	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Undergo independent security review	CMA_0515 - Undergo independent security review	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Risk Assessments / Organizational Approvals

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SA-9 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Assess risk in third party relationships	CMA_0014 - Assess risk in third party relationships	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Obtain approvals for acquisitions and outsourcing	CMA_C1590 - Obtain approvals for acquisitions and outsourcing	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Identification Of Functions / Ports / Protocols / Services

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SA-9 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Identify external service providers	CMA_C1591 - Identify external service providers	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Consistent Interests Of Consumers And Providers

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SA-9 (4) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Ensure external providers consistently meet interests of the customers	CMA_C1592 - Ensure external providers consistently meet interests of the customers	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Processing, Storage, And Service Location

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SA-9 (5) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Restrict location of information processing, storage and services	CMA_C1593 - Restrict location of information processing, storage and services	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Developer Configuration Management

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SA-10 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Address coding vulnerabilities	CMA_0003 - Address coding vulnerabilities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Develop and document application security requirements	CMA_0148 - Develop and document application security requirements	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Document the information system environment in acquisition contracts	CMA_0205 - Document the information system environment in acquisition contracts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish a secure software development program	CMA_0259 - Establish a secure software development program	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform vulnerability scans	CMA_0393 - Perform vulnerability scans	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Remediate information system flaws	CMA_0427 - Remediate information system flaws	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Require developers to document approved changes and potential impact	CMA_C1597 - Require developers to document approved changes and potential impact	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Require developers to implement only approved changes	CMA_C1596 - Require developers to implement only approved changes	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Require developers to manage change integrity	CMA_C1595 - Require developers to manage change integrity	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Software / Firmware Integrity Verification

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SA-10 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Verify software, firmware and information integrity	CMA_0542 - Verify software, firmware and information integrity	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Developer Security Testing And Evaluation

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SA-11 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Perform vulnerability scans	CMA_0393 - Perform vulnerability scans	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Remediate information system flaws	CMA_0427 - Remediate information system flaws	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Require developers to produce evidence of security assessment plan execution	CMA_C1602 - Require developers to produce evidence of security assessment plan execution	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Supply Chain Protection

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SA-12 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Assess risk in third party relationships	CMA_0014 - Assess risk in third party relationships	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Define requirements for supplying goods and services	CMA_0126 - Define requirements for supplying goods and services	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Determine supplier contract obligations	CMA_0140 - Determine supplier contract obligations	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish policies for supply chain risk management	CMA_0275 - Establish policies for supply chain risk management	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Development Process, Standards, And Tools

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SA-15 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Review development process, standards and tools	CMA_C1610 - Review development process, standards and tools	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Developer-Provided Training

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SA-16 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Require developers to provide training	CMA_C1611 - Require developers to provide training	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Developer Security Architecture And Design

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SA-17 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Require developers to build security architecture	CMA_C1612 - Require developers to build security architecture	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Require developers to describe accurate security functionality	CMA_C1613 - Require developers to describe accurate security functionality	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Require developers to provide unified security protection approach	CMA_C1614 - Require developers to provide unified security protection approach	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

System And Communications Protection

System And Communications Protection Policy And Procedures

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Review and update system and communications protection policies and procedures	CMA_C1616 - Review and update system and communications protection policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Application Partitioning

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Authorize remote access	CMA_0024 - Authorize remote access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Separate user and information system management functionality	CMA_0493 - Separate user and information system management functionality	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Use dedicated machines for administrative tasks	CMA_0527 - Use dedicated machines for administrative tasks	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Security Function Isolation

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Azure Defender for servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for servers provides real-time threat protection for server workloads and generates hardening recommendations as well as alerts about suspicious activities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Windows Defender Exploit Guard should be enabled on your machines	Windows Defender Exploit Guard uses the Azure Policy Guest Configuration agent. Exploit Guard has four components that are designed to lock down devices against a wide variety of attack vectors and block behaviors commonly used in malware attacks while enabling enterprises to balance their security risk and productivity requirements (Windows only).	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0

Denial Of Service Protection

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Azure DDoS Protection should be enabled	DDoS protection should be enabled for all virtual networks with a subnet that is part of an application gateway with a public IP.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.1
Azure Web Application Firewall should be enabled for Azure Front Door entry-points	Deploy Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) in front of public facing web applications for additional inspection of incoming traffic. Web Application Firewall (WAF) provides centralized protection of your web applications from common exploits and vulnerabilities such as SQL injections, Cross-Site Scripting, local and remote file executions. You can also restrict access to your web applications by countries, IP address ranges, and other http(s) parameters via custom rules.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.2
Develop and document a DDoS response plan	CMA_0147 - Develop and document a DDoS response plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
IP Forwarding on your virtual machine should be disabled	Enabling IP forwarding on a virtual machine's NIC allows the machine to receive traffic addressed to other destinations. IP forwarding is rarely required (e.g., when using the VM as a network virtual appliance), and therefore, this should be reviewed by the network security team.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Web Application Firewall (WAF) should be enabled for Application Gateway	Deploy Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) in front of public facing web applications for additional inspection of incoming traffic. Web Application Firewall (WAF) provides centralized protection of your web applications from common exploits and vulnerabilities such as SQL injections, Cross-Site Scripting, local and remote file executions. You can also restrict access to your web applications by countries, IP address ranges, and other http(s) parameters via custom rules.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0

Resource Availability

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-6 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Govern the allocation of resources	CMA_0293 - Govern the allocation of resources	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage availability and capacity	CMA_0356 - Manage availability and capacity	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Secure commitment from leadership	CMA_0489 - Secure commitment from leadership	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Boundary Protection

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-7 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
[Deprecated]: Azure Cognitive Search services should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Azure Cognitive Search, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/azure-cognitive-search/inbound-private-endpoints.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1-deprecated
[Deprecated]: Cognitive Services should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual networks to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Cognitive Services, you'll reduce the potential for data leakage. Learn more about private links at: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2129800.	Audit, Disabled	3.0.1-deprecated
[Preview]: All Internet traffic should be routed via your deployed Azure Firewall	Azure Security Center has identified that some of your subnets aren't protected with a next generation firewall. Protect your subnets from potential threats by restricting access to them with Azure Firewall or a supported next generation firewall	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0-preview
[Preview]: Storage account public access should be disallowed	Anonymous public read access to containers and blobs in Azure Storage is a convenient way to share data but might present security risks. To prevent data breaches caused by undesired anonymous access, Microsoft recommends preventing public access to a storage account unless your scenario requires it.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	3.1.0-preview
All network ports should be restricted on network security groups associated to your virtual machine	Azure Security Center has identified some of your network security groups' inbound rules to be too permissive. Inbound rules should not allow access from 'Any' or 'Internet' ranges. This can potentially enable attackers to target your resources.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
API Management services should use a virtual network	Azure Virtual Network deployment provides enhanced security, isolation and allows you to place your API Management service in a non-internet routable network that you control access to. These networks can then be connected to your on-premises networks using various VPN technologies, which enables access to your backend services within the network and/or on-premises. The developer portal and API gateway, can be configured to be accessible either from the Internet or only within the virtual network.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.2
App Configuration should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your app configuration instances instead of the entire service, you'll also be protected against data leakage risks. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/appconfig/private-endpoint.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Authorized IP ranges should be defined on Kubernetes Services	Restrict access to the Kubernetes Service Management API by granting API access only to IP addresses in specific ranges. It is recommended to limit access to authorized IP ranges to ensure that only applications from allowed networks can access the cluster.	Audit, Disabled	2.0.1
Azure AI Services resources should restrict network access	By restricting network access, you can ensure that only allowed networks can access the service. This can be achieved by configuring network rules so that only applications from allowed networks can access the Azure AI service.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	3.2.0
Azure API for FHIR should use private link	Azure API for FHIR should have at least one approved private endpoint connection. Clients in a virtual network can securely access resources that have private endpoint connections through private links. For more information, visit: https://aka.ms/fhir-privatelink.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Cache for Redis should use private link	Private endpoints lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. By mapping private endpoints to your Azure Cache for Redis instances, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-private-link.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Cognitive Search service should use a SKU that supports private link	With supported SKUs of Azure Cognitive Search, Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Search service, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/azure-cognitive-search/inbound-private-endpoints.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Cognitive Search services should disable public network access	Disabling public network access improves security by ensuring that your Azure Cognitive Search service is not exposed on the public internet. Creating private endpoints can limit exposure of your Search service. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/azure-cognitive-search/inbound-private-endpoints.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Cosmos DB accounts should have firewall rules	Firewall rules should be defined on your Azure Cosmos DB accounts to prevent traffic from unauthorized sources. Accounts that have at least one IP rule defined with the virtual network filter enabled are deemed compliant. Accounts disabling public access are also deemed compliant.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.1.0
Azure Data Factory should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Azure Data Factory, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/data-factory/data-factory-private-link.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Event Grid domains should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Event Grid domain instead of the entire service, you'll also be protected against data leakage risks. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/privateendpoints.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Event Grid topics should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Event Grid topic instead of the entire service, you'll also be protected against data leakage risks. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/privateendpoints.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure File Sync should use private link	Creating a private endpoint for the indicated Storage Sync Service resource allows you to address your Storage Sync Service resource from within the private IP address space of your organization's network, rather than through the internet-accessible public endpoint. Creating a private endpoint by itself does not disable the public endpoint.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Key Vault should have firewall enabled	Enable the key vault firewall so that the key vault is not accessible by default to any public IPs. Optionally, you can configure specific IP ranges to limit access to those networks. Learn more at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/key-vault/general/network-security	Audit, Deny, Disabled	3.2.1
Azure Key Vaults should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual networks to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to key vault, you can reduce data leakage risks. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/akvprivatelink.	[parameters('audit_effect')]	1.2.1
Azure Machine Learning workspaces should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Azure Machine Learning workspaces, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/machine-learning/how-to-configure-private-link.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Service Bus namespaces should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Service Bus namespaces, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/service-bus-messaging/private-link-service.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure SignalR Service should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Azure SignalR Service resource instead of the entire service, you'll reduce your data leakage risks. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/asrs/privatelink.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Synapse workspaces should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Azure Synapse workspace, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/synapse-analytics/security/how-to-connect-to-workspace-with-private-links.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Azure Web Application Firewall should be enabled for Azure Front Door entry-points	Deploy Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) in front of public facing web applications for additional inspection of incoming traffic. Web Application Firewall (WAF) provides centralized protection of your web applications from common exploits and vulnerabilities such as SQL injections, Cross-Site Scripting, local and remote file executions. You can also restrict access to your web applications by countries, IP address ranges, and other http(s) parameters via custom rules.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Web PubSub Service should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual networks to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Azure Web PubSub Service, you can reduce data leakage risks. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/awps/privatelink.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Container registries should not allow unrestricted network access	Azure container registries by default accept connections over the internet from hosts on any network. To protect your registries from potential threats, allow access from only specific private endpoints, public IP addresses or address ranges. If your registry doesn't have network rules configured, it will appear in the unhealthy resources. Learn more about Container Registry network rules here: https://aka.ms/acr/privatelink, https://aka.ms/acr/portal/public-network and https://aka.ms/acr/vnet.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0
Container registries should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network.By mapping private endpoints to your container registries instead of the entire service, you'll also be protected against data leakage risks. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/acr/private-link.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
CosmosDB accounts should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your CosmosDB account, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/cosmos-db/how-to-configure-private-endpoints.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Disk access resources should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to diskAccesses, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/disksprivatelinksdoc.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Event Hub namespaces should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Event Hub namespaces, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/event-hubs/private-link-service.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Implement system boundary protection	CMA_0328 - Implement system boundary protection	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Internet-facing virtual machines should be protected with network security groups	Protect your virtual machines from potential threats by restricting access to them with network security groups (NSG). Learn more about controlling traffic with NSGs at https://aka.ms/nsg-doc	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
IoT Hub device provisioning service instances should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to the IoT Hub device provisioning service, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/iotdpsvnet.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
IP Forwarding on your virtual machine should be disabled	Enabling IP forwarding on a virtual machine's NIC allows the machine to receive traffic addressed to other destinations. IP forwarding is rarely required (e.g., when using the VM as a network virtual appliance), and therefore, this should be reviewed by the network security team.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Management ports of virtual machines should be protected with just-in-time network access control	Possible network Just In Time (JIT) access will be monitored by Azure Security Center as recommendations	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Management ports should be closed on your virtual machines	Open remote management ports are exposing your VM to a high level of risk from Internet-based attacks. These attacks attempt to brute force credentials to gain admin access to the machine.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Non-internet-facing virtual machines should be protected with network security groups	Protect your non-internet-facing virtual machines from potential threats by restricting access with network security groups (NSG). Learn more about controlling traffic with NSGs at https://aka.ms/nsg-doc	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Private endpoint connections on Azure SQL Database should be enabled	Private endpoint connections enforce secure communication by enabling private connectivity to Azure SQL Database.	Audit, Disabled	1.1.0
Private endpoint should be enabled for MariaDB servers	Private endpoint connections enforce secure communication by enabling private connectivity to Azure Database for MariaDB. Configure a private endpoint connection to enable access to traffic coming only from known networks and prevent access from all other IP addresses, including within Azure.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Private endpoint should be enabled for MySQL servers	Private endpoint connections enforce secure communication by enabling private connectivity to Azure Database for MySQL. Configure a private endpoint connection to enable access to traffic coming only from known networks and prevent access from all other IP addresses, including within Azure.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Private endpoint should be enabled for PostgreSQL servers	Private endpoint connections enforce secure communication by enabling private connectivity to Azure Database for PostgreSQL. Configure a private endpoint connection to enable access to traffic coming only from known networks and prevent access from all other IP addresses, including within Azure.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Public network access on Azure SQL Database should be disabled	Disabling the public network access property improves security by ensuring your Azure SQL Database can only be accessed from a private endpoint. This configuration denies all logins that match IP or virtual network based firewall rules.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.0
Public network access should be disabled for MariaDB servers	Disable the public network access property to improve security and ensure your Azure Database for MariaDB can only be accessed from a private endpoint. This configuration strictly disables access from any public address space outside of Azure IP range, and denies all logins that match IP or virtual network-based firewall rules.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0
Public network access should be disabled for MySQL servers	Disable the public network access property to improve security and ensure your Azure Database for MySQL can only be accessed from a private endpoint. This configuration strictly disables access from any public address space outside of Azure IP range, and denies all logins that match IP or virtual network-based firewall rules.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0
Public network access should be disabled for PostgreSQL servers	Disable the public network access property to improve security and ensure your Azure Database for PostgreSQL can only be accessed from a private endpoint. This configuration disables access from any public address space outside of Azure IP range, and denies all logins that match IP or virtual network-based firewall rules.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.1
Storage accounts should restrict network access	Network access to storage accounts should be restricted. Configure network rules so only applications from allowed networks can access the storage account. To allow connections from specific internet or on-premises clients, access can be granted to traffic from specific Azure virtual networks or to public internet IP address ranges	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.1
Storage accounts should restrict network access using virtual network rules	Protect your storage accounts from potential threats using virtual network rules as a preferred method instead of IP-based filtering. Disabling IP-based filtering prevents public IPs from accessing your storage accounts.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.1
Storage accounts should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your storage account, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at - https://aka.ms/azureprivatelinkoverview	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Subnets should be associated with a Network Security Group	Protect your subnet from potential threats by restricting access to it with a Network Security Group (NSG). NSGs contain a list of Access Control List (ACL) rules that allow or deny network traffic to your subnet.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
VM Image Builder templates should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your VM Image Builder building resources, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/linux/image-builder-networking#deploy-using-an-existing-vnet.	Audit, Disabled, Deny	1.1.0
Web Application Firewall (WAF) should be enabled for Application Gateway	Deploy Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) in front of public facing web applications for additional inspection of incoming traffic. Web Application Firewall (WAF) provides centralized protection of your web applications from common exploits and vulnerabilities such as SQL injections, Cross-Site Scripting, local and remote file executions. You can also restrict access to your web applications by countries, IP address ranges, and other http(s) parameters via custom rules.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0

Access Points

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-7 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
[Deprecated]: Azure Cognitive Search services should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Azure Cognitive Search, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/azure-cognitive-search/inbound-private-endpoints.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1-deprecated
[Deprecated]: Cognitive Services should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual networks to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Cognitive Services, you'll reduce the potential for data leakage. Learn more about private links at: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2129800.	Audit, Disabled	3.0.1-deprecated
[Preview]: All Internet traffic should be routed via your deployed Azure Firewall	Azure Security Center has identified that some of your subnets aren't protected with a next generation firewall. Protect your subnets from potential threats by restricting access to them with Azure Firewall or a supported next generation firewall	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0-preview
[Preview]: Storage account public access should be disallowed	Anonymous public read access to containers and blobs in Azure Storage is a convenient way to share data but might present security risks. To prevent data breaches caused by undesired anonymous access, Microsoft recommends preventing public access to a storage account unless your scenario requires it.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	3.1.0-preview
All network ports should be restricted on network security groups associated to your virtual machine	Azure Security Center has identified some of your network security groups' inbound rules to be too permissive. Inbound rules should not allow access from 'Any' or 'Internet' ranges. This can potentially enable attackers to target your resources.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
API Management services should use a virtual network	Azure Virtual Network deployment provides enhanced security, isolation and allows you to place your API Management service in a non-internet routable network that you control access to. These networks can then be connected to your on-premises networks using various VPN technologies, which enables access to your backend services within the network and/or on-premises. The developer portal and API gateway, can be configured to be accessible either from the Internet or only within the virtual network.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.2
App Configuration should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your app configuration instances instead of the entire service, you'll also be protected against data leakage risks. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/appconfig/private-endpoint.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Authorized IP ranges should be defined on Kubernetes Services	Restrict access to the Kubernetes Service Management API by granting API access only to IP addresses in specific ranges. It is recommended to limit access to authorized IP ranges to ensure that only applications from allowed networks can access the cluster.	Audit, Disabled	2.0.1
Azure AI Services resources should restrict network access	By restricting network access, you can ensure that only allowed networks can access the service. This can be achieved by configuring network rules so that only applications from allowed networks can access the Azure AI service.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	3.2.0
Azure API for FHIR should use private link	Azure API for FHIR should have at least one approved private endpoint connection. Clients in a virtual network can securely access resources that have private endpoint connections through private links. For more information, visit: https://aka.ms/fhir-privatelink.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Cache for Redis should use private link	Private endpoints lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. By mapping private endpoints to your Azure Cache for Redis instances, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-private-link.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Cognitive Search service should use a SKU that supports private link	With supported SKUs of Azure Cognitive Search, Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Search service, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/azure-cognitive-search/inbound-private-endpoints.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Cognitive Search services should disable public network access	Disabling public network access improves security by ensuring that your Azure Cognitive Search service is not exposed on the public internet. Creating private endpoints can limit exposure of your Search service. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/azure-cognitive-search/inbound-private-endpoints.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Cosmos DB accounts should have firewall rules	Firewall rules should be defined on your Azure Cosmos DB accounts to prevent traffic from unauthorized sources. Accounts that have at least one IP rule defined with the virtual network filter enabled are deemed compliant. Accounts disabling public access are also deemed compliant.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.1.0
Azure Data Factory should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Azure Data Factory, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/data-factory/data-factory-private-link.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Event Grid domains should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Event Grid domain instead of the entire service, you'll also be protected against data leakage risks. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/privateendpoints.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Event Grid topics should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Event Grid topic instead of the entire service, you'll also be protected against data leakage risks. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/privateendpoints.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure File Sync should use private link	Creating a private endpoint for the indicated Storage Sync Service resource allows you to address your Storage Sync Service resource from within the private IP address space of your organization's network, rather than through the internet-accessible public endpoint. Creating a private endpoint by itself does not disable the public endpoint.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Key Vault should have firewall enabled	Enable the key vault firewall so that the key vault is not accessible by default to any public IPs. Optionally, you can configure specific IP ranges to limit access to those networks. Learn more at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/key-vault/general/network-security	Audit, Deny, Disabled	3.2.1
Azure Key Vaults should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual networks to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to key vault, you can reduce data leakage risks. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/akvprivatelink.	[parameters('audit_effect')]	1.2.1
Azure Machine Learning workspaces should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Azure Machine Learning workspaces, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/machine-learning/how-to-configure-private-link.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Service Bus namespaces should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Service Bus namespaces, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/service-bus-messaging/private-link-service.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure SignalR Service should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Azure SignalR Service resource instead of the entire service, you'll reduce your data leakage risks. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/asrs/privatelink.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Synapse workspaces should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Azure Synapse workspace, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/synapse-analytics/security/how-to-connect-to-workspace-with-private-links.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Azure Web Application Firewall should be enabled for Azure Front Door entry-points	Deploy Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) in front of public facing web applications for additional inspection of incoming traffic. Web Application Firewall (WAF) provides centralized protection of your web applications from common exploits and vulnerabilities such as SQL injections, Cross-Site Scripting, local and remote file executions. You can also restrict access to your web applications by countries, IP address ranges, and other http(s) parameters via custom rules.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Web PubSub Service should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual networks to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your Azure Web PubSub Service, you can reduce data leakage risks. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/awps/privatelink.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Container registries should not allow unrestricted network access	Azure container registries by default accept connections over the internet from hosts on any network. To protect your registries from potential threats, allow access from only specific private endpoints, public IP addresses or address ranges. If your registry doesn't have network rules configured, it will appear in the unhealthy resources. Learn more about Container Registry network rules here: https://aka.ms/acr/privatelink, https://aka.ms/acr/portal/public-network and https://aka.ms/acr/vnet.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0
Container registries should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The private link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network.By mapping private endpoints to your container registries instead of the entire service, you'll also be protected against data leakage risks. Learn more at: https://aka.ms/acr/private-link.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
CosmosDB accounts should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your CosmosDB account, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/cosmos-db/how-to-configure-private-endpoints.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
Disk access resources should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to diskAccesses, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/disksprivatelinksdoc.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Event Hub namespaces should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to Event Hub namespaces, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/event-hubs/private-link-service.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Internet-facing virtual machines should be protected with network security groups	Protect your virtual machines from potential threats by restricting access to them with network security groups (NSG). Learn more about controlling traffic with NSGs at https://aka.ms/nsg-doc	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
IoT Hub device provisioning service instances should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to the IoT Hub device provisioning service, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://aka.ms/iotdpsvnet.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
IP Forwarding on your virtual machine should be disabled	Enabling IP forwarding on a virtual machine's NIC allows the machine to receive traffic addressed to other destinations. IP forwarding is rarely required (e.g., when using the VM as a network virtual appliance), and therefore, this should be reviewed by the network security team.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Management ports of virtual machines should be protected with just-in-time network access control	Possible network Just In Time (JIT) access will be monitored by Azure Security Center as recommendations	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Management ports should be closed on your virtual machines	Open remote management ports are exposing your VM to a high level of risk from Internet-based attacks. These attacks attempt to brute force credentials to gain admin access to the machine.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Non-internet-facing virtual machines should be protected with network security groups	Protect your non-internet-facing virtual machines from potential threats by restricting access with network security groups (NSG). Learn more about controlling traffic with NSGs at https://aka.ms/nsg-doc	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Private endpoint connections on Azure SQL Database should be enabled	Private endpoint connections enforce secure communication by enabling private connectivity to Azure SQL Database.	Audit, Disabled	1.1.0
Private endpoint should be enabled for MariaDB servers	Private endpoint connections enforce secure communication by enabling private connectivity to Azure Database for MariaDB. Configure a private endpoint connection to enable access to traffic coming only from known networks and prevent access from all other IP addresses, including within Azure.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Private endpoint should be enabled for MySQL servers	Private endpoint connections enforce secure communication by enabling private connectivity to Azure Database for MySQL. Configure a private endpoint connection to enable access to traffic coming only from known networks and prevent access from all other IP addresses, including within Azure.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Private endpoint should be enabled for PostgreSQL servers	Private endpoint connections enforce secure communication by enabling private connectivity to Azure Database for PostgreSQL. Configure a private endpoint connection to enable access to traffic coming only from known networks and prevent access from all other IP addresses, including within Azure.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Public network access on Azure SQL Database should be disabled	Disabling the public network access property improves security by ensuring your Azure SQL Database can only be accessed from a private endpoint. This configuration denies all logins that match IP or virtual network based firewall rules.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.0
Public network access should be disabled for MariaDB servers	Disable the public network access property to improve security and ensure your Azure Database for MariaDB can only be accessed from a private endpoint. This configuration strictly disables access from any public address space outside of Azure IP range, and denies all logins that match IP or virtual network-based firewall rules.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0
Public network access should be disabled for MySQL servers	Disable the public network access property to improve security and ensure your Azure Database for MySQL can only be accessed from a private endpoint. This configuration strictly disables access from any public address space outside of Azure IP range, and denies all logins that match IP or virtual network-based firewall rules.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0
Public network access should be disabled for PostgreSQL servers	Disable the public network access property to improve security and ensure your Azure Database for PostgreSQL can only be accessed from a private endpoint. This configuration disables access from any public address space outside of Azure IP range, and denies all logins that match IP or virtual network-based firewall rules.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.1
Storage accounts should restrict network access	Network access to storage accounts should be restricted. Configure network rules so only applications from allowed networks can access the storage account. To allow connections from specific internet or on-premises clients, access can be granted to traffic from specific Azure virtual networks or to public internet IP address ranges	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.1
Storage accounts should restrict network access using virtual network rules	Protect your storage accounts from potential threats using virtual network rules as a preferred method instead of IP-based filtering. Disabling IP-based filtering prevents public IPs from accessing your storage accounts.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.1
Storage accounts should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your storage account, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at - https://aka.ms/azureprivatelinkoverview	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Subnets should be associated with a Network Security Group	Protect your subnet from potential threats by restricting access to it with a Network Security Group (NSG). NSGs contain a list of Access Control List (ACL) rules that allow or deny network traffic to your subnet.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
VM Image Builder templates should use private link	Azure Private Link lets you connect your virtual network to Azure services without a public IP address at the source or destination. The Private Link platform handles the connectivity between the consumer and services over the Azure backbone network. By mapping private endpoints to your VM Image Builder building resources, data leakage risks are reduced. Learn more about private links at: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/linux/image-builder-networking#deploy-using-an-existing-vnet.	Audit, Disabled, Deny	1.1.0
Web Application Firewall (WAF) should be enabled for Application Gateway	Deploy Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) in front of public facing web applications for additional inspection of incoming traffic. Web Application Firewall (WAF) provides centralized protection of your web applications from common exploits and vulnerabilities such as SQL injections, Cross-Site Scripting, local and remote file executions. You can also restrict access to your web applications by countries, IP address ranges, and other http(s) parameters via custom rules.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0

External Telecommunications Services

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-7 (4) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement managed interface for each external service	CMA_C1626 - Implement managed interface for each external service	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement system boundary protection	CMA_0328 - Implement system boundary protection	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Secure the interface to external systems	CMA_0491 - Secure the interface to external systems	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Prevent Split Tunneling For Remote Devices

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-7 (7) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Prevent split tunneling for remote devices	CMA_C1632 - Prevent split tunneling for remote devices	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Route Traffic To Authenticated Proxy Servers

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-7 (8) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Route traffic through authenticated proxy network	CMA_C1633 - Route traffic through authenticated proxy network	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Host-Based Protection

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-7 (12) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement system boundary protection	CMA_0328 - Implement system boundary protection	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Isolation Of Security Tools / Mechanisms / Support Components

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-7 (13) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Isolate SecurID systems, Security Incident Management systems	CMA_C1636 - Isolate SecurID systems, Security Incident Management systems	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Fail Secure

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-7 (18) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement system boundary protection	CMA_0328 - Implement system boundary protection	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage transfers between standby and active system components	CMA_0371 - Manage transfers between standby and active system components	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Dynamic Isolation / Segregation

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-7 (20) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Ensure system capable of dynamic isolation of resources	CMA_C1638 - Ensure system capable of dynamic isolation of resources	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Isolation Of Information System Components

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-7 (21) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Employ boundary protection to isolate information systems	CMA_C1639 - Employ boundary protection to isolate information systems	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Transmission Confidentiality And Integrity

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-8 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
App Service apps should only be accessible over HTTPS	Use of HTTPS ensures server/service authentication and protects data in transit from network layer eavesdropping attacks.	Audit, Disabled, Deny	4.0.0
App Service apps should require FTPS only	Enable FTPS enforcement for enhanced security.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
App Service apps should use the latest TLS version	Periodically, newer versions are released for TLS either due to security flaws, include additional functionality, and enhance speed. Upgrade to the latest TLS version for App Service apps to take advantage of security fixes, if any, and/or new functionalities of the latest version.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.1.0
Azure HDInsight clusters should use encryption in transit to encrypt communication between Azure HDInsight cluster nodes	Data can be tampered with during transmission between Azure HDInsight cluster nodes. Enabling encryption in transit addresses problems of misuse and tampering during this transmission.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Enforce SSL connection should be enabled for MySQL database servers	Azure Database for MySQL supports connecting your Azure Database for MySQL server to client applications using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Enforcing SSL connections between your database server and your client applications helps protect against 'man in the middle' attacks by encrypting the data stream between the server and your application. This configuration enforces that SSL is always enabled for accessing your database server.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Enforce SSL connection should be enabled for PostgreSQL database servers	Azure Database for PostgreSQL supports connecting your Azure Database for PostgreSQL server to client applications using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Enforcing SSL connections between your database server and your client applications helps protect against 'man in the middle' attacks by encrypting the data stream between the server and your application. This configuration enforces that SSL is always enabled for accessing your database server.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Function apps should only be accessible over HTTPS	Use of HTTPS ensures server/service authentication and protects data in transit from network layer eavesdropping attacks.	Audit, Disabled, Deny	5.0.0
Function apps should require FTPS only	Enable FTPS enforcement for enhanced security.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Function apps should use the latest TLS version	Periodically, newer versions are released for TLS either due to security flaws, include additional functionality, and enhance speed. Upgrade to the latest TLS version for Function apps to take advantage of security fixes, if any, and/or new functionalities of the latest version.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.1.0
Kubernetes clusters should be accessible only over HTTPS	Use of HTTPS ensures authentication and protects data in transit from network layer eavesdropping attacks. This capability is currently generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and in preview for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more info, visit https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	8.2.0
Only secure connections to your Azure Cache for Redis should be enabled	Audit enabling of only connections via SSL to Azure Cache for Redis. Use of secure connections ensures authentication between the server and the service and protects data in transit from network layer attacks such as man-in-the-middle, eavesdropping, and session-hijacking	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Protect data in transit using encryption	CMA_0403 - Protect data in transit using encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Protect passwords with encryption	CMA_0408 - Protect passwords with encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Secure transfer to storage accounts should be enabled	Audit requirement of Secure transfer in your storage account. Secure transfer is an option that forces your storage account to accept requests only from secure connections (HTTPS). Use of HTTPS ensures authentication between the server and the service and protects data in transit from network layer attacks such as man-in-the-middle, eavesdropping, and session-hijacking	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0
Windows machines should be configured to use secure communication protocols	To protect the privacy of information communicated over the Internet, your machines should use the latest version of the industry-standard cryptographic protocol, Transport Layer Security (TLS). TLS secures communications over a network by encrypting a connection between machines.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	4.1.1

Cryptographic Or Alternate Physical Protection

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-8 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
App Service apps should only be accessible over HTTPS	Use of HTTPS ensures server/service authentication and protects data in transit from network layer eavesdropping attacks.	Audit, Disabled, Deny	4.0.0
App Service apps should require FTPS only	Enable FTPS enforcement for enhanced security.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
App Service apps should use the latest TLS version	Periodically, newer versions are released for TLS either due to security flaws, include additional functionality, and enhance speed. Upgrade to the latest TLS version for App Service apps to take advantage of security fixes, if any, and/or new functionalities of the latest version.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.1.0
Azure HDInsight clusters should use encryption in transit to encrypt communication between Azure HDInsight cluster nodes	Data can be tampered with during transmission between Azure HDInsight cluster nodes. Enabling encryption in transit addresses problems of misuse and tampering during this transmission.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Configure workstations to check for digital certificates	CMA_0073 - Configure workstations to check for digital certificates	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce SSL connection should be enabled for MySQL database servers	Azure Database for MySQL supports connecting your Azure Database for MySQL server to client applications using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Enforcing SSL connections between your database server and your client applications helps protect against 'man in the middle' attacks by encrypting the data stream between the server and your application. This configuration enforces that SSL is always enabled for accessing your database server.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Enforce SSL connection should be enabled for PostgreSQL database servers	Azure Database for PostgreSQL supports connecting your Azure Database for PostgreSQL server to client applications using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Enforcing SSL connections between your database server and your client applications helps protect against 'man in the middle' attacks by encrypting the data stream between the server and your application. This configuration enforces that SSL is always enabled for accessing your database server.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Function apps should only be accessible over HTTPS	Use of HTTPS ensures server/service authentication and protects data in transit from network layer eavesdropping attacks.	Audit, Disabled, Deny	5.0.0
Function apps should require FTPS only	Enable FTPS enforcement for enhanced security.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Function apps should use the latest TLS version	Periodically, newer versions are released for TLS either due to security flaws, include additional functionality, and enhance speed. Upgrade to the latest TLS version for Function apps to take advantage of security fixes, if any, and/or new functionalities of the latest version.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.1.0
Kubernetes clusters should be accessible only over HTTPS	Use of HTTPS ensures authentication and protects data in transit from network layer eavesdropping attacks. This capability is currently generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and in preview for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more info, visit https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	8.2.0
Only secure connections to your Azure Cache for Redis should be enabled	Audit enabling of only connections via SSL to Azure Cache for Redis. Use of secure connections ensures authentication between the server and the service and protects data in transit from network layer attacks such as man-in-the-middle, eavesdropping, and session-hijacking	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Secure transfer to storage accounts should be enabled	Audit requirement of Secure transfer in your storage account. Secure transfer is an option that forces your storage account to accept requests only from secure connections (HTTPS). Use of HTTPS ensures authentication between the server and the service and protects data in transit from network layer attacks such as man-in-the-middle, eavesdropping, and session-hijacking	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0
Windows machines should be configured to use secure communication protocols	To protect the privacy of information communicated over the Internet, your machines should use the latest version of the industry-standard cryptographic protocol, Transport Layer Security (TLS). TLS secures communications over a network by encrypting a connection between machines.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	4.1.1

Network Disconnect

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-10 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Reauthenticate or terminate a user session	CMA_0421 - Reauthenticate or terminate a user session	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Cryptographic Key Establishment And Management

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-12 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
[Preview]: Azure Recovery Services vaults should use customer-managed keys for encrypting backup data	Use customer-managed keys to manage the encryption at rest of your backup data. By default, customer data is encrypted with service-managed keys, but customer-managed keys are commonly required to meet regulatory compliance standards. Customer-managed keys enable the data to be encrypted with an Azure Key Vault key created and owned by you. You have full control and responsibility for the key lifecycle, including rotation and management. Learn more at https://aka.ms/AB-CmkEncryption.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0-preview
[Preview]: IoT Hub device provisioning service data should be encrypted using customer-managed keys (CMK)	Use customer-managed keys to manage the encryption at rest of your IoT Hub device provisioning service. The data is automatically encrypted at rest with service-managed keys, but customer-managed keys (CMK) are commonly required to meet regulatory compliance standards. CMKs enable the data to be encrypted with an Azure Key Vault key created and owned by you. Learn more about CMK encryption at https://aka.ms/dps/CMK.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0-preview
Azure AI Services resources should encrypt data at rest with a customer-managed key (CMK)	Using customer-managed keys to encrypt data at rest provides more control over the key lifecycle, including rotation and management. This is particularly relevant for organizations with related compliance requirements. This is not assessed by default and should only be applied when required by compliance or restrictive policy requirements. If not enabled, the data will be encrypted using platform-managed keys. To implement this, update the 'Effect' parameter in the Security Policy for the applicable scope.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.2.0
Azure API for FHIR should use a customer-managed key to encrypt data at rest	Use a customer-managed key to control the encryption at rest of the data stored in Azure API for FHIR when this is a regulatory or compliance requirement. Customer-managed keys also deliver double encryption by adding a second layer of encryption on top of the default one done with service-managed keys.	audit, Audit, disabled, Disabled	1.1.0
Azure Automation accounts should use customer-managed keys to encrypt data at rest	Use customer-managed keys to manage the encryption at rest of your Azure Automation Accounts. By default, customer data is encrypted with service-managed keys, but customer-managed keys are commonly required to meet regulatory compliance standards. Customer-managed keys enable the data to be encrypted with an Azure Key Vault key created and owned by you. You have full control and responsibility for the key lifecycle, including rotation and management. Learn more at https://aka.ms/automation-cmk.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Batch account should use customer-managed keys to encrypt data	Use customer-managed keys to manage the encryption at rest of your Batch account's data. By default, customer data is encrypted with service-managed keys, but customer-managed keys are commonly required to meet regulatory compliance standards. Customer-managed keys enable the data to be encrypted with an Azure Key Vault key created and owned by you. You have full control and responsibility for the key lifecycle, including rotation and management. Learn more at https://aka.ms/Batch-CMK.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.1
Azure Container Instance container group should use customer-managed key for encryption	Secure your containers with greater flexibility using customer-managed keys. When you specify a customer-managed key, that key is used to protect and control access to the key that encrypts your data. Using customer-managed keys provides additional capabilities to control rotation of the key encryption key or cryptographically erase data.	Audit, Disabled, Deny	1.0.0
Azure Cosmos DB accounts should use customer-managed keys to encrypt data at rest	Use customer-managed keys to manage the encryption at rest of your Azure Cosmos DB. By default, the data is encrypted at rest with service-managed keys, but customer-managed keys are commonly required to meet regulatory compliance standards. Customer-managed keys enable the data to be encrypted with an Azure Key Vault key created and owned by you. You have full control and responsibility for the key lifecycle, including rotation and management. Learn more at https://aka.ms/cosmosdb-cmk.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	1.1.0
Azure Data Box jobs should use a customer-managed key to encrypt the device unlock password	Use a customer-managed key to control the encryption of the device unlock password for Azure Data Box. Customer-managed keys also help manage access to the device unlock password by the Data Box service in order to prepare the device and copy data in an automated manner. The data on the device itself is already encrypted at rest with Advanced Encryption Standard 256-bit encryption, and the device unlock password is encrypted by default with a Microsoft managed key.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Data Explorer encryption at rest should use a customer-managed key	Enabling encryption at rest using a customer-managed key on your Azure Data Explorer cluster provides additional control over the key being used by the encryption at rest. This feature is oftentimes applicable to customers with special compliance requirements and requires a Key Vault to managing the keys.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure data factories should be encrypted with a customer-managed key	Use customer-managed keys to manage the encryption at rest of your Azure Data Factory. By default, customer data is encrypted with service-managed keys, but customer-managed keys are commonly required to meet regulatory compliance standards. Customer-managed keys enable the data to be encrypted with an Azure Key Vault key created and owned by you. You have full control and responsibility for the key lifecycle, including rotation and management. Learn more at https://aka.ms/adf-cmk.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.1
Azure HDInsight clusters should use customer-managed keys to encrypt data at rest	Use customer-managed keys to manage the encryption at rest of your Azure HDInsight clusters. By default, customer data is encrypted with service-managed keys, but customer-managed keys are commonly required to meet regulatory compliance standards. Customer-managed keys enable the data to be encrypted with an Azure Key Vault key created and owned by you. You have full control and responsibility for the key lifecycle, including rotation and management. Learn more at https://aka.ms/hdi.cmk.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.1
Azure HDInsight clusters should use encryption at host to encrypt data at rest	Enabling encryption at host helps protect and safeguard your data to meet your organizational security and compliance commitments. When you enable encryption at host, data stored on the VM host is encrypted at rest and flows encrypted to the Storage service.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Machine Learning workspaces should be encrypted with a customer-managed key	Manage encryption at rest of Azure Machine Learning workspace data with customer-managed keys. By default, customer data is encrypted with service-managed keys, but customer-managed keys are commonly required to meet regulatory compliance standards. Customer-managed keys enable the data to be encrypted with an Azure Key Vault key created and owned by you. You have full control and responsibility for the key lifecycle, including rotation and management. Learn more at https://aka.ms/azureml-workspaces-cmk.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.0
Azure Monitor Logs clusters should be encrypted with customer-managed key	Create Azure Monitor logs cluster with customer-managed keys encryption. By default, the log data is encrypted with service-managed keys, but customer-managed keys are commonly required to meet regulatory compliance. Customer-managed key in Azure Monitor gives you more control over the access to you data, see https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-monitor/platform/customer-managed-keys.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	1.1.0
Azure Stream Analytics jobs should use customer-managed keys to encrypt data	Use customer-managed keys when you want to securely store any metadata and private data assets of your Stream Analytics jobs in your storage account. This gives you total control over how your Stream Analytics data is encrypted.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	1.1.0
Azure Synapse workspaces should use customer-managed keys to encrypt data at rest	Use customer-managed keys to control the encryption at rest of the data stored in Azure Synapse workspaces. Customer-managed keys deliver double encryption by adding a second layer of encryption on top of the default encryption with service-managed keys.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Bot Service should be encrypted with a customer-managed key	Azure Bot Service automatically encrypts your resource to protect your data and meet organizational security and compliance commitments. By default, Microsoft-managed encryption keys are used. For greater flexibility in managing keys or controlling access to your subscription, select customer-managed keys, also known as bring your own key (BYOK). Learn more about Azure Bot Service encryption: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/bot-service/bot-service-encryption.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	1.1.0
Both operating systems and data disks in Azure Kubernetes Service clusters should be encrypted by customer-managed keys	Encrypting OS and data disks using customer-managed keys provides more control and greater flexibility in key management. This is a common requirement in many regulatory and industry compliance standards.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.1
Container registries should be encrypted with a customer-managed key	Use customer-managed keys to manage the encryption at rest of the contents of your registries. By default, the data is encrypted at rest with service-managed keys, but customer-managed keys are commonly required to meet regulatory compliance standards. Customer-managed keys enable the data to be encrypted with an Azure Key Vault key created and owned by you. You have full control and responsibility for the key lifecycle, including rotation and management. Learn more at https://aka.ms/acr/CMK.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.2
Define a physical key management process	CMA_0115 - Define a physical key management process	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Define cryptographic use	CMA_0120 - Define cryptographic use	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Define organizational requirements for cryptographic key management	CMA_0123 - Define organizational requirements for cryptographic key management	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Determine assertion requirements	CMA_0136 - Determine assertion requirements	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Event Hub namespaces should use a customer-managed key for encryption	Azure Event Hubs supports the option of encrypting data at rest with either Microsoft-managed keys (default) or customer-managed keys. Choosing to encrypt data using customer-managed keys enables you to assign, rotate, disable, and revoke access to the keys that Event Hub will use to encrypt data in your namespace. Note that Event Hub only supports encryption with customer-managed keys for namespaces in dedicated clusters.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
HPC Cache accounts should use customer-managed key for encryption	Manage encryption at rest of Azure HPC Cache with customer-managed keys. By default, customer data is encrypted with service-managed keys, but customer-managed keys are commonly required to meet regulatory compliance standards. Customer-managed keys enable the data to be encrypted with an Azure Key Vault key created and owned by you. You have full control and responsibility for the key lifecycle, including rotation and management.	Audit, Disabled, Deny	2.0.0
Issue public key certificates	CMA_0347 - Issue public key certificates	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Logic Apps Integration Service Environment should be encrypted with customer-managed keys	Deploy into Integration Service Environment to manage encryption at rest of Logic Apps data using customer-managed keys. By default, customer data is encrypted with service-managed keys, but customer-managed keys are commonly required to meet regulatory compliance standards. Customer-managed keys enable the data to be encrypted with an Azure Key Vault key created and owned by you. You have full control and responsibility for the key lifecycle, including rotation and management.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Manage symmetric cryptographic keys	CMA_0367 - Manage symmetric cryptographic keys	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Managed disks should be double encrypted with both platform-managed and customer-managed keys	High security sensitive customers who are concerned of the risk associated with any particular encryption algorithm, implementation, or key being compromised can opt for additional layer of encryption using a different encryption algorithm/mode at the infrastructure layer using platform managed encryption keys. The disk encryption sets are required to use double encryption. Learn more at https://aka.ms/disks-doubleEncryption.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
MySQL servers should use customer-managed keys to encrypt data at rest	Use customer-managed keys to manage the encryption at rest of your MySQL servers. By default, the data is encrypted at rest with service-managed keys, but customer-managed keys are commonly required to meet regulatory compliance standards. Customer-managed keys enable the data to be encrypted with an Azure Key Vault key created and owned by you. You have full control and responsibility for the key lifecycle, including rotation and management.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.4
OS and data disks should be encrypted with a customer-managed key	Use customer-managed keys to manage the encryption at rest of the contents of your managed disks. By default, the data is encrypted at rest with platform-managed keys, but customer-managed keys are commonly required to meet regulatory compliance standards. Customer-managed keys enable the data to be encrypted with an Azure Key Vault key created and owned by you. You have full control and responsibility for the key lifecycle, including rotation and management. Learn more at https://aka.ms/disks-cmk.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	3.0.0
PostgreSQL servers should use customer-managed keys to encrypt data at rest	Use customer-managed keys to manage the encryption at rest of your PostgreSQL servers. By default, the data is encrypted at rest with service-managed keys, but customer-managed keys are commonly required to meet regulatory compliance standards. Customer-managed keys enable the data to be encrypted with an Azure Key Vault key created and owned by you. You have full control and responsibility for the key lifecycle, including rotation and management.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.4
Restrict access to private keys	CMA_0445 - Restrict access to private keys	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Saved-queries in Azure Monitor should be saved in customer storage account for logs encryption	Link storage account to Log Analytics workspace to protect saved-queries with storage account encryption. Customer-managed keys are commonly required to meet regulatory compliance and for more control over the access to your saved-queries in Azure Monitor. For more details on the above, see https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-monitor/platform/customer-managed-keys?tabs=portal#customer-managed-key-for-saved-queries.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	1.1.0
Service Bus Premium namespaces should use a customer-managed key for encryption	Azure Service Bus supports the option of encrypting data at rest with either Microsoft-managed keys (default) or customer-managed keys. Choosing to encrypt data using customer-managed keys enables you to assign, rotate, disable, and revoke access to the keys that Service Bus will use to encrypt data in your namespace. Note that Service Bus only supports encryption with customer-managed keys for premium namespaces.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.0
SQL managed instances should use customer-managed keys to encrypt data at rest	Implementing Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with your own key provides you with increased transparency and control over the TDE Protector, increased security with an HSM-backed external service, and promotion of separation of duties. This recommendation applies to organizations with a related compliance requirement.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0
SQL servers should use customer-managed keys to encrypt data at rest	Implementing Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with your own key provides increased transparency and control over the TDE Protector, increased security with an HSM-backed external service, and promotion of separation of duties. This recommendation applies to organizations with a related compliance requirement.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.1
Storage account encryption scopes should use customer-managed keys to encrypt data at rest	Use customer-managed keys to manage the encryption at rest of your storage account encryption scopes. Customer-managed keys enable the data to be encrypted with an Azure key-vault key created and owned by you. You have full control and responsibility for the key lifecycle, including rotation and management. Learn more about storage account encryption scopes at https://aka.ms/encryption-scopes-overview.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Storage accounts should use customer-managed key for encryption	Secure your blob and file storage account with greater flexibility using customer-managed keys. When you specify a customer-managed key, that key is used to protect and control access to the key that encrypts your data. Using customer-managed keys provides additional capabilities to control rotation of the key encryption key or cryptographically erase data.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.3

Availability

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-12 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Maintain availability of information	CMA_C1644 - Maintain availability of information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Symmetric Keys

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-12 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Produce, control and distribute symmetric cryptographic keys	CMA_C1645 - Produce, control and distribute symmetric cryptographic keys	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Asymmetric Keys

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-12 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Produce, control and distribute asymmetric cryptographic keys	CMA_C1646 - Produce, control and distribute asymmetric cryptographic keys	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Cryptographic Protection

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-13 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Define cryptographic use	CMA_0120 - Define cryptographic use	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Collaborative Computing Devices

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-15 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Explicitly notify use of collaborative computing devices	CMA_C1649 - Explicitly notify use of collaborative computing devices	Manual, Disabled	1.1.1
Prohibit remote activation of collaborative computing devices	CMA_C1648 - Prohibit remote activation of collaborative computing devices	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Public Key Infrastructure Certificates

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-17 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Issue public key certificates	CMA_0347 - Issue public key certificates	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Mobile Code

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-18 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Authorize, monitor, and control usage of mobile code technologies	CMA_C1653 - Authorize, monitor, and control usage of mobile code technologies	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Define acceptable and unacceptable mobile code technologies	CMA_C1651 - Define acceptable and unacceptable mobile code technologies	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish usage restrictions for mobile code technologies	CMA_C1652 - Establish usage restrictions for mobile code technologies	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Voice Over Internet Protocol

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-19 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Authorize, monitor, and control voip	CMA_0025 - Authorize, monitor, and control voip	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish voip usage restrictions	CMA_0280 - Establish voip usage restrictions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Secure Name /Address Resolution Service (Authoritative Source)

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-20 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement a fault tolerant name/address service	CMA_0305 - Implement a fault tolerant name/address service	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Provide secure name and address resolution services	CMA_0416 - Provide secure name and address resolution services	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Secure Name /Address Resolution Service (Recursive Or Caching Resolver)

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-21 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement a fault tolerant name/address service	CMA_0305 - Implement a fault tolerant name/address service	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Verify software, firmware and information integrity	CMA_0542 - Verify software, firmware and information integrity	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Architecture And Provisioning For Name/Address Resolution Service

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-22 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Implement a fault tolerant name/address service	CMA_0305 - Implement a fault tolerant name/address service	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Session Authenticity

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-23 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Configure workstations to check for digital certificates	CMA_0073 - Configure workstations to check for digital certificates	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Enforce random unique session identifiers	CMA_0247 - Enforce random unique session identifiers	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Invalidate Session Identifiers At Logout

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-23 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Invalidate session identifiers at logout	CMA_C1661 - Invalidate session identifiers at logout	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Fail In Known State

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-24 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Ensure information system fails in known state	CMA_C1662 - Ensure information system fails in known state	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Protection Of Information At Rest

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-28 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
App Service Environment should have internal encryption enabled	Setting InternalEncryption to true encrypts the pagefile, worker disks, and internal network traffic between the front ends and workers in an App Service Environment. To learn more, refer to https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/app-service/environment/app-service-app-service-environment-custom-settings#enable-internal-encryption.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Automation account variables should be encrypted	It is important to enable encryption of Automation account variable assets when storing sensitive data	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.0
Azure Data Box jobs should enable double encryption for data at rest on the device	Enable a second layer of software-based encryption for data at rest on the device. The device is already protected via Advanced Encryption Standard 256-bit encryption for data at rest. This option adds a second layer of data encryption.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Monitor Logs clusters should be created with infrastructure-encryption enabled (double encryption)	To ensure secure data encryption is enabled at the service level and the infrastructure level with two different encryption algorithms and two different keys, use an Azure Monitor dedicated cluster. This option is enabled by default when supported at the region, see https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-monitor/platform/customer-managed-keys#customer-managed-key-overview.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	1.1.0
Azure Stack Edge devices should use double-encryption	To secure the data at rest on the device, ensure it's double-encrypted, the access to data is controlled, and once the device is deactivated, the data is securely erased off the data disks. Double encryption is the use of two layers of encryption: BitLocker XTS-AES 256-bit encryption on the data volumes and built-in encryption of the hard drives. Learn more in the security overview documentation for the specific Stack Edge device.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	1.1.0
Disk encryption should be enabled on Azure Data Explorer	Enabling disk encryption helps protect and safeguard your data to meet your organizational security and compliance commitments.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0
Double encryption should be enabled on Azure Data Explorer	Enabling double encryption helps protect and safeguard your data to meet your organizational security and compliance commitments. When double encryption has been enabled, data in the storage account is encrypted twice, once at the service level and once at the infrastructure level, using two different encryption algorithms and two different keys.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0
Establish a data leakage management procedure	CMA_0255 - Establish a data leakage management procedure	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Infrastructure encryption should be enabled for Azure Database for MySQL servers	Enable infrastructure encryption for Azure Database for MySQL servers to have higher level of assurance that the data is secure. When infrastructure encryption is enabled, the data at rest is encrypted twice using FIPS 140-2 compliant Microsoft managed keys.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Infrastructure encryption should be enabled for Azure Database for PostgreSQL servers	Enable infrastructure encryption for Azure Database for PostgreSQL servers to have higher level of assurance that the data is secure. When infrastructure encryption is enabled, the data at rest is encrypted twice using FIPS 140-2 compliant Microsoft managed keys	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Protect special information	CMA_0409 - Protect special information	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Service Fabric clusters should have the ClusterProtectionLevel property set to EncryptAndSign	Service Fabric provides three levels of protection (None, Sign and EncryptAndSign) for node-to-node communication using a primary cluster certificate. Set the protection level to ensure that all node-to-node messages are encrypted and digitally signed	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.0
Storage accounts should have infrastructure encryption	Enable infrastructure encryption for higher level of assurance that the data is secure. When infrastructure encryption is enabled, data in a storage account is encrypted twice.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Temp disks and cache for agent node pools in Azure Kubernetes Service clusters should be encrypted at host	To enhance data security, the data stored on the virtual machine (VM) host of your Azure Kubernetes Service nodes VMs should be encrypted at rest. This is a common requirement in many regulatory and industry compliance standards.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.1
Transparent Data Encryption on SQL databases should be enabled	Transparent data encryption should be enabled to protect data-at-rest and meet compliance requirements	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Virtual machines and virtual machine scale sets should have encryption at host enabled	Use encryption at host to get end-to-end encryption for your virtual machine and virtual machine scale set data. Encryption at host enables encryption at rest for your temporary disk and OS/data disk caches. Temporary and ephemeral OS disks are encrypted with platform-managed keys when encryption at host is enabled. OS/data disk caches are encrypted at rest with either customer-managed or platform-managed key, depending on the encryption type selected on the disk. Learn more at https://aka.ms/vm-hbe.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0

Cryptographic Protection

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-28 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
App Service Environment should have internal encryption enabled	Setting InternalEncryption to true encrypts the pagefile, worker disks, and internal network traffic between the front ends and workers in an App Service Environment. To learn more, refer to https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/app-service/environment/app-service-app-service-environment-custom-settings#enable-internal-encryption.	Audit, Disabled	1.0.1
Automation account variables should be encrypted	It is important to enable encryption of Automation account variable assets when storing sensitive data	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.0
Azure Data Box jobs should enable double encryption for data at rest on the device	Enable a second layer of software-based encryption for data at rest on the device. The device is already protected via Advanced Encryption Standard 256-bit encryption for data at rest. This option adds a second layer of data encryption.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Monitor Logs clusters should be created with infrastructure-encryption enabled (double encryption)	To ensure secure data encryption is enabled at the service level and the infrastructure level with two different encryption algorithms and two different keys, use an Azure Monitor dedicated cluster. This option is enabled by default when supported at the region, see https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-monitor/platform/customer-managed-keys#customer-managed-key-overview.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	1.1.0
Azure Stack Edge devices should use double-encryption	To secure the data at rest on the device, ensure it's double-encrypted, the access to data is controlled, and once the device is deactivated, the data is securely erased off the data disks. Double encryption is the use of two layers of encryption: BitLocker XTS-AES 256-bit encryption on the data volumes and built-in encryption of the hard drives. Learn more in the security overview documentation for the specific Stack Edge device.	audit, Audit, deny, Deny, disabled, Disabled	1.1.0
Disk encryption should be enabled on Azure Data Explorer	Enabling disk encryption helps protect and safeguard your data to meet your organizational security and compliance commitments.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0
Double encryption should be enabled on Azure Data Explorer	Enabling double encryption helps protect and safeguard your data to meet your organizational security and compliance commitments. When double encryption has been enabled, data in the storage account is encrypted twice, once at the service level and once at the infrastructure level, using two different encryption algorithms and two different keys.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	2.0.0
Implement controls to secure all media	CMA_0314 - Implement controls to secure all media	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Infrastructure encryption should be enabled for Azure Database for MySQL servers	Enable infrastructure encryption for Azure Database for MySQL servers to have higher level of assurance that the data is secure. When infrastructure encryption is enabled, the data at rest is encrypted twice using FIPS 140-2 compliant Microsoft managed keys.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Infrastructure encryption should be enabled for Azure Database for PostgreSQL servers	Enable infrastructure encryption for Azure Database for PostgreSQL servers to have higher level of assurance that the data is secure. When infrastructure encryption is enabled, the data at rest is encrypted twice using FIPS 140-2 compliant Microsoft managed keys	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Protect data in transit using encryption	CMA_0403 - Protect data in transit using encryption	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Service Fabric clusters should have the ClusterProtectionLevel property set to EncryptAndSign	Service Fabric provides three levels of protection (None, Sign and EncryptAndSign) for node-to-node communication using a primary cluster certificate. Set the protection level to ensure that all node-to-node messages are encrypted and digitally signed	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.1.0
Storage accounts should have infrastructure encryption	Enable infrastructure encryption for higher level of assurance that the data is secure. When infrastructure encryption is enabled, data in a storage account is encrypted twice.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0
Temp disks and cache for agent node pools in Azure Kubernetes Service clusters should be encrypted at host	To enhance data security, the data stored on the virtual machine (VM) host of your Azure Kubernetes Service nodes VMs should be encrypted at rest. This is a common requirement in many regulatory and industry compliance standards.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.1
Transparent Data Encryption on SQL databases should be enabled	Transparent data encryption should be enabled to protect data-at-rest and meet compliance requirements	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0
Virtual machines and virtual machine scale sets should have encryption at host enabled	Use encryption at host to get end-to-end encryption for your virtual machine and virtual machine scale set data. Encryption at host enables encryption at rest for your temporary disk and OS/data disk caches. Temporary and ephemeral OS disks are encrypted with platform-managed keys when encryption at host is enabled. OS/data disk caches are encrypted at rest with either customer-managed or platform-managed key, depending on the encryption type selected on the disk. Learn more at https://aka.ms/vm-hbe.	Audit, Deny, Disabled	1.0.0

Process Isolation

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SC-39 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Maintain separate execution domains for running processes	CMA_C1665 - Maintain separate execution domains for running processes	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

System And Information Integrity

System And Information Integrity Policy And Procedures

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-1 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Review and update information integrity policies and procedures	CMA_C1667 - Review and update information integrity policies and procedures	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Flaw Remediation

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-2 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
A vulnerability assessment solution should be enabled on your virtual machines	Audits virtual machines to detect whether they are running a supported vulnerability assessment solution. A core component of every cyber risk and security program is the identification and analysis of vulnerabilities. Azure Security Center's standard pricing tier includes vulnerability scanning for your virtual machines at no extra cost. Additionally, Security Center can automatically deploy this tool for you.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
App Service apps should use latest 'HTTP Version'	Periodically, newer versions are released for HTTP either due to security flaws or to include additional functionality. Using the latest HTTP version for web apps to take advantage of security fixes, if any, and/or new functionalities of the newer version.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	4.0.0
Azure Defender for App Service should be enabled	Azure Defender for App Service leverages the scale of the cloud, and the visibility that Azure has as a cloud provider, to monitor for common web app attacks.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for Azure SQL Database servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for Key Vault should be enabled	Azure Defender for Key Vault provides an additional layer of protection and security intelligence by detecting unusual and potentially harmful attempts to access or exploit key vault accounts.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for Resource Manager should be enabled	Azure Defender for Resource Manager automatically monitors the resource management operations in your organization. Azure Defender detects threats and alerts you about suspicious activity. Learn more about the capabilities of Azure Defender for Resource Manager at https://aka.ms/defender-for-resource-manager . Enabling this Azure Defender plan results in charges. Learn about the pricing details per region on Security Center's pricing page: https://aka.ms/pricing-security-center .	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Defender for servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for servers provides real-time threat protection for server workloads and generates hardening recommendations as well as alerts about suspicious activities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for SQL servers on machines should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Function apps should use latest 'HTTP Version'	Periodically, newer versions are released for HTTP either due to security flaws or to include additional functionality. Using the latest HTTP version for web apps to take advantage of security fixes, if any, and/or new functionalities of the newer version.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	4.0.0
Incorporate flaw remediation into configuration management	CMA_C1671 - Incorporate flaw remediation into configuration management	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Kubernetes Services should be upgraded to a non-vulnerable Kubernetes version	Upgrade your Kubernetes service cluster to a later Kubernetes version to protect against known vulnerabilities in your current Kubernetes version. Vulnerability CVE-2019-9946 has been patched in Kubernetes versions 1.11.9+, 1.12.7+, 1.13.5+, and 1.14.0+	Audit, Disabled	1.0.2
Microsoft Defender for Containers should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Containers provides hardening, vulnerability assessment and run-time protections for your Azure, hybrid, and multi-cloud Kubernetes environments.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Microsoft Defender for Storage should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Storage detects potential threats to your storage accounts. It helps prevent the three major impacts on your data and workload: malicious file uploads, sensitive data exfiltration, and data corruption. The new Defender for Storage plan includes Malware Scanning and Sensitive Data Threat Detection. This plan also provides a predictable pricing structure (per storage account) for control over coverage and costs.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Remediate information system flaws	CMA_0427 - Remediate information system flaws	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
SQL databases should have vulnerability findings resolved	Monitor vulnerability assessment scan results and recommendations for how to remediate database vulnerabilities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	4.1.0
Vulnerabilities in security configuration on your machines should be remediated	Servers which do not satisfy the configured baseline will be monitored by Azure Security Center as recommendations	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.1.0

Automated Flaw Remediation Status

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-2 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Automate flaw remediation	CMA_0027 - Automate flaw remediation	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Remediate information system flaws	CMA_0427 - Remediate information system flaws	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Time To Remediate Flaws / Benchmarks For Corrective Actions

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-2 (3) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Establish benchmarks for flaw remediation	CMA_C1675 - Establish benchmarks for flaw remediation	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Measure the time between flaw identification and flaw remediation	CMA_C1674 - Measure the time between flaw identification and flaw remediation	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Removal of Previous Versions of Software / Firmware

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-2 (6) Ownership: Customer

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
App Service apps should use latest 'HTTP Version'	Periodically, newer versions are released for HTTP either due to security flaws or to include additional functionality. Using the latest HTTP version for web apps to take advantage of security fixes, if any, and/or new functionalities of the newer version.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	4.0.0
Function apps should use latest 'HTTP Version'	Periodically, newer versions are released for HTTP either due to security flaws or to include additional functionality. Using the latest HTTP version for web apps to take advantage of security fixes, if any, and/or new functionalities of the newer version.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	4.0.0
Kubernetes Services should be upgraded to a non-vulnerable Kubernetes version	Upgrade your Kubernetes service cluster to a later Kubernetes version to protect against known vulnerabilities in your current Kubernetes version. Vulnerability CVE-2019-9946 has been patched in Kubernetes versions 1.11.9+, 1.12.7+, 1.13.5+, and 1.14.0+	Audit, Disabled	1.0.2

Malicious Code Protection

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-3 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Azure Defender for servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for servers provides real-time threat protection for server workloads and generates hardening recommendations as well as alerts about suspicious activities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Block untrusted and unsigned processes that run from USB	CMA_0050 - Block untrusted and unsigned processes that run from USB	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage gateways	CMA_0363 - Manage gateways	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform a trend analysis on threats	CMA_0389 - Perform a trend analysis on threats	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform vulnerability scans	CMA_0393 - Perform vulnerability scans	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review malware detections report weekly	CMA_0475 - Review malware detections report weekly	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review threat protection status weekly	CMA_0479 - Review threat protection status weekly	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Update antivirus definitions	CMA_0517 - Update antivirus definitions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Windows Defender Exploit Guard should be enabled on your machines	Windows Defender Exploit Guard uses the Azure Policy Guest Configuration agent. Exploit Guard has four components that are designed to lock down devices against a wide variety of attack vectors and block behaviors commonly used in malware attacks while enabling enterprises to balance their security risk and productivity requirements (Windows only).	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0

Central Management

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-3 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Azure Defender for servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for servers provides real-time threat protection for server workloads and generates hardening recommendations as well as alerts about suspicious activities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Block untrusted and unsigned processes that run from USB	CMA_0050 - Block untrusted and unsigned processes that run from USB	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage gateways	CMA_0363 - Manage gateways	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform a trend analysis on threats	CMA_0389 - Perform a trend analysis on threats	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform vulnerability scans	CMA_0393 - Perform vulnerability scans	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review malware detections report weekly	CMA_0475 - Review malware detections report weekly	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Update antivirus definitions	CMA_0517 - Update antivirus definitions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Windows Defender Exploit Guard should be enabled on your machines	Windows Defender Exploit Guard uses the Azure Policy Guest Configuration agent. Exploit Guard has four components that are designed to lock down devices against a wide variety of attack vectors and block behaviors commonly used in malware attacks while enabling enterprises to balance their security risk and productivity requirements (Windows only).	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0

Automatic Updates

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-3 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Block untrusted and unsigned processes that run from USB	CMA_0050 - Block untrusted and unsigned processes that run from USB	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage gateways	CMA_0363 - Manage gateways	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform a trend analysis on threats	CMA_0389 - Perform a trend analysis on threats	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform vulnerability scans	CMA_0393 - Perform vulnerability scans	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review malware detections report weekly	CMA_0475 - Review malware detections report weekly	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Update antivirus definitions	CMA_0517 - Update antivirus definitions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Nonsignature-Based Detection

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-3 (7) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Block untrusted and unsigned processes that run from USB	CMA_0050 - Block untrusted and unsigned processes that run from USB	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage gateways	CMA_0363 - Manage gateways	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform a trend analysis on threats	CMA_0389 - Perform a trend analysis on threats	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform vulnerability scans	CMA_0393 - Perform vulnerability scans	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review malware detections report weekly	CMA_0475 - Review malware detections report weekly	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Update antivirus definitions	CMA_0517 - Update antivirus definitions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Information System Monitoring

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-4 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
[Preview]: All Internet traffic should be routed via your deployed Azure Firewall	Azure Security Center has identified that some of your subnets aren't protected with a next generation firewall. Protect your subnets from potential threats by restricting access to them with Azure Firewall or a supported next generation firewall	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0-preview
[Preview]: Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters should have Microsoft Defender for Cloud extension installed	Microsoft Defender for Cloud extension for Azure Arc provides threat protection for your Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters. The extension collects data from all nodes in the cluster and sends it to the Azure Defender for Kubernetes backend in the cloud for further analysis. Learn more in https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-enable?pivots=defender-for-container-arc.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	6.0.0-preview
[Preview]: Log Analytics extension should be installed on your Linux Azure Arc machines	This policy audits Linux Azure Arc machines if the Log Analytics extension is not installed.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1-preview
[Preview]: Log Analytics extension should be installed on your Windows Azure Arc machines	This policy audits Windows Azure Arc machines if the Log Analytics extension is not installed.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1-preview
[Preview]: Network traffic data collection agent should be installed on Linux virtual machines	Security Center uses the Microsoft Dependency agent to collect network traffic data from your Azure virtual machines to enable advanced network protection features such as traffic visualization on the network map, network hardening recommendations and specific network threats.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2-preview
[Preview]: Network traffic data collection agent should be installed on Windows virtual machines	Security Center uses the Microsoft Dependency agent to collect network traffic data from your Azure virtual machines to enable advanced network protection features such as traffic visualization on the network map, network hardening recommendations and specific network threats.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2-preview
Azure Defender for App Service should be enabled	Azure Defender for App Service leverages the scale of the cloud, and the visibility that Azure has as a cloud provider, to monitor for common web app attacks.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for Azure SQL Database servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for Key Vault should be enabled	Azure Defender for Key Vault provides an additional layer of protection and security intelligence by detecting unusual and potentially harmful attempts to access or exploit key vault accounts.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for Resource Manager should be enabled	Azure Defender for Resource Manager automatically monitors the resource management operations in your organization. Azure Defender detects threats and alerts you about suspicious activity. Learn more about the capabilities of Azure Defender for Resource Manager at https://aka.ms/defender-for-resource-manager . Enabling this Azure Defender plan results in charges. Learn about the pricing details per region on Security Center's pricing page: https://aka.ms/pricing-security-center .	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Azure Defender for servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for servers provides real-time threat protection for server workloads and generates hardening recommendations as well as alerts about suspicious activities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Azure Defender for SQL servers on machines should be enabled	Azure Defender for SQL provides functionality for surfacing and mitigating potential database vulnerabilities, detecting anomalous activities that could indicate threats to SQL databases, and discovering and classifying sensitive data.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected Azure SQL servers	Audit SQL servers without Advanced Data Security	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.1
Azure Defender for SQL should be enabled for unprotected SQL Managed Instances	Audit each SQL Managed Instance without advanced data security.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.2
Guest Configuration extension should be installed on your machines	To ensure secure configurations of in-guest settings of your machine, install the Guest Configuration extension. In-guest settings that the extension monitors include the configuration of the operating system, application configuration or presence, and environment settings. Once installed, in-guest policies will be available such as 'Windows Exploit guard should be enabled'. Learn more at https://aka.ms/gcpol.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Microsoft Defender for Containers should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Containers provides hardening, vulnerability assessment and run-time protections for your Azure, hybrid, and multi-cloud Kubernetes environments.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Microsoft Defender for Storage should be enabled	Microsoft Defender for Storage detects potential threats to your storage accounts. It helps prevent the three major impacts on your data and workload: malicious file uploads, sensitive data exfiltration, and data corruption. The new Defender for Storage plan includes Malware Scanning and Sensitive Data Threat Detection. This plan also provides a predictable pricing structure (per storage account) for control over coverage and costs.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.0
Network Watcher should be enabled	Network Watcher is a regional service that enables you to monitor and diagnose conditions at a network scenario level in, to, and from Azure. Scenario level monitoring enables you to diagnose problems at an end to end network level view. It is required to have a network watcher resource group to be created in every region where a virtual network is present. An alert is enabled if a network watcher resource group is not available in a particular region.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	3.0.0
Obtain legal opinion for monitoring system activities	CMA_C1688 - Obtain legal opinion for monitoring system activities	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform a trend analysis on threats	CMA_0389 - Perform a trend analysis on threats	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Provide monitoring information as needed	CMA_C1689 - Provide monitoring information as needed	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Virtual machines' Guest Configuration extension should be deployed with system-assigned managed identity	The Guest Configuration extension requires a system assigned managed identity. Azure virtual machines in the scope of this policy will be non-compliant when they have the Guest Configuration extension installed but do not have a system assigned managed identity. Learn more at https://aka.ms/gcpol	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1

Automated Tools For Real-Time Analysis

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-4 (2) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Document security operations	CMA_0202 - Document security operations	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Turn on sensors for endpoint security solution	CMA_0514 - Turn on sensors for endpoint security solution	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Inbound And Outbound Communications Traffic

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-4 (4) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Authorize, monitor, and control voip	CMA_0025 - Authorize, monitor, and control voip	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement system boundary protection	CMA_0328 - Implement system boundary protection	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage gateways	CMA_0363 - Manage gateways	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Route traffic through managed network access points	CMA_0484 - Route traffic through managed network access points	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

System-Generated Alerts

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-4 (5) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Alert personnel of information spillage	CMA_0007 - Alert personnel of information spillage	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Develop an incident response plan	CMA_0145 - Develop an incident response plan	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	CMA_0495 - Set automated notifications for new and trending cloud applications in your organization	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Automated Alerts

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-4 (12) Ownership: Customer

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Email notification for high severity alerts should be enabled	To ensure the relevant people in your organization are notified when there is a potential security breach in one of your subscriptions, enable email notifications for high severity alerts in Security Center.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.2.0
Email notification to subscription owner for high severity alerts should be enabled	To ensure your subscription owners are notified when there is a potential security breach in their subscription, set email notifications to subscription owners for high severity alerts in Security Center.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.1.0
Subscriptions should have a contact email address for security issues	To ensure the relevant people in your organization are notified when there is a potential security breach in one of your subscriptions, set a security contact to receive email notifications from Security Center.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.1

Wireless Intrusion Detection

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-4 (14) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Document wireless access security controls	CMA_C1695 - Document wireless access security controls	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Unauthorized Network Services

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-4 (22) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Detect network services that have not been authorized or approved	CMA_C1700 - Detect network services that have not been authorized or approved	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Indicators Of Compromise

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-4 (24) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Discover any indicators of compromise	CMA_C1702 - Discover any indicators of compromise	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Security Alerts, Advisories, And Directives

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-5 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Disseminate security alerts to personnel	CMA_C1705 - Disseminate security alerts to personnel	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Establish a threat intelligence program	CMA_0260 - Establish a threat intelligence program	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Generate internal security alerts	CMA_C1704 - Generate internal security alerts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Implement security directives	CMA_C1706 - Implement security directives	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Automated Alerts And Advisories

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-5 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Use automated mechanisms for security alerts	CMA_C1707 - Use automated mechanisms for security alerts	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Security Function Verification

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-6 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Create alternative actions for identified anomalies	CMA_C1711 - Create alternative actions for identified anomalies	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Notify personnel of any failed security verification tests	CMA_C1710 - Notify personnel of any failed security verification tests	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Perform security function verification at a defined frequency	CMA_C1709 - Perform security function verification at a defined frequency	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Verify security functions	CMA_C1708 - Verify security functions	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Software, Firmware, And Information Integrity

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-7 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Verify software, firmware and information integrity	CMA_0542 - Verify software, firmware and information integrity	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Integrity Checks

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-7 (1) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Verify software, firmware and information integrity	CMA_0542 - Verify software, firmware and information integrity	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
View and configure system diagnostic data	CMA_0544 - View and configure system diagnostic data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Automated Response To Integrity Violations

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-7 (5) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Employ automatic shutdown/restart when violations are detected	CMA_C1715 - Employ automatic shutdown/restart when violations are detected	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Binary Or Machine Executable Code

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-7 (14) Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Prohibit binary/machine-executable code	CMA_C1717 - Prohibit binary/machine-executable code	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Information Input Validation

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-10 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Perform information input validation	CMA_C1723 - Perform information input validation	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Error Handling

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-11 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Generate error messages	CMA_C1724 - Generate error messages	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Reveal error messages	CMA_C1725 - Reveal error messages	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Information Handling And Retention

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-12 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Control physical access	CMA_0081 - Control physical access	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Manage the input, output, processing, and storage of data	CMA_0369 - Manage the input, output, processing, and storage of data	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0
Review label activity and analytics	CMA_0474 - Review label activity and analytics	Manual, Disabled	1.1.0

Memory Protection

ID: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 SI-16 Ownership: Shared

Name (Azure portal)	Description	Effect(s)	Version (GitHub)
Azure Defender for servers should be enabled	Azure Defender for servers provides real-time threat protection for server workloads and generates hardening recommendations as well as alerts about suspicious activities.	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	1.0.3
Windows Defender Exploit Guard should be enabled on your machines	Windows Defender Exploit Guard uses the Azure Policy Guest Configuration agent. Exploit Guard has four components that are designed to lock down devices against a wide variety of attack vectors and block behaviors commonly used in malware attacks while enabling enterprises to balance their security risk and productivity requirements (Windows only).	AuditIfNotExists, Disabled	2.0.0

Next steps

Additional articles about Azure Policy:

• Regulatory Compliance overview.
• See the initiative definition structure.
• Review other examples at Azure Policy samples.
• Review Understanding policy effects.
• Learn how to remediate non-compliant resources.