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Azure SQL Database must initiate session auditing upon startup.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>Session auditing is for use when a user's activities are under investigation. To ensure capture of all activity during those periods when session auditing is in use, it needs to be in operation for the whole time Azure SQL Database is running.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-255328r879562_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Deploy an Azure SQL Database audit.

Refer to the supplemental file "AzureSQLDatabaseAudit.txt" PowerShell script.

Reference: 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/az.sql/set-azsqlserveraudit