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Microsoft Azure SQL Database Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Azure SQL Database must generate audit records for all unsuccessful attempts to execute privileged activities or other system-level access.

    <VulnDiscussion>Without tracking privileged activity, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000505-DB-000352

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Azure SQL Database must generate audit records when concurrent logons/connections by the same user from different workstations occur.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;For completeness of forensic analysis, it is necessary to know how long a user's (or other principal's) connection to the Azu...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000506-DB-000353

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Azure SQL Database must generate audit records when concurrent logons/connections by the same user from different workstations occur.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;For completeness of forensic analysis, it is necessary to track who logs on to Azure SQL Database. Concurrent connections by...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000507-DB-000356

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Azure SQL Database must be able to generate audit records when successful accesses to objects occur.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without tracking all or selected types of access to all or selected objects (tables, views, procedures, functions, etc.), it ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000507-DB-000357

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Azure SQL Database must generate audit records when unsuccessful accesses to objects occur.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without tracking all or selected types of access to all or selected objects (tables, views, procedures, functions, etc.), it ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000508-DB-000358

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SRG-APP-000515-DB-000318

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Azure SQL Database must offload audit data to a separate log management facility; this must be continuous and in near real time for systems with a network connection to the storage facility and weekly or more often for stand-alone systems.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Offloading is a common ...
    Rule Medium Severity

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