azure_sql_database Resource

Use the azure_sql_database InSpec audit resource to test properties and configuration of an Azure SQL Database.

Azure REST API Version, Endpoint, and HTTP Client Parameters

This resource interacts with API versions supported by the resource provider. The api_version can be defined as a resource parameter. If not provided, this resource uses the latest version. For more information, refer to the azure_generic_resource document.

Unless defined, this resource uses the azure_cloud global endpoint and default values for the HTTP client. For more information, refer to the resource pack README.

Installation

This resource is available in the Chef InSpec Azure resource pack.

See the Chef InSpec documentation on cloud platforms for information on configuring your Azure environment for InSpec and creating an InSpec profile that uses the InSpec Azure resource pack.

Syntax

resource_group, server_name and name or the resource_id must be given as a parameter.

describe azure_sql_database(resource_group: 'inspec-rg', server_name: 'customer_server', name: 'order-db') do
  it { should exist }
end

describe azure_sql_database(resource_id: '/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Sql/servers/{serverName}/databases/{databaseName}') do
  it { should exist }
end

Parameters

resource_group: Azure resource group that the targeted resource resides in. MyResourceGroup.
server_name: The name of the server on which the database resides. serverName.
name: Name of the SQL database to test. MyDatabase.
database_name: Alias for the name parameter.
resource_id: The unique resource ID. /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Sql/servers/{serverName}/databases/{databaseName}.
auditing_settings_api_version: The endpoint api version for the auditing_settings property. The latest version will be used unless provided.
threat_detection_settings_api_version: The endpoint api version for the threat_detection_settings property. The latest version will be used unless provided.
encryption_settings_api_version: The endpoint api version for the encryption_settings property. The latest version will be used unless provided.

Either one of the parameter sets can be provided for a valid query:

resource_id
resource_group, server_name, and name
resource_group, server_name, and database_name

Properties

encryption_settings: Database’s transparent data encryption configuration with these properties.
auditing_settings: Database’s blob auditing policy with these properties.
threat_detection_settings: Threat detection settings for the targeted database with these properties.

For properties applicable to all resources, such as type, name, id, properties, refer to azure_generic_resource.

Also, refer to Azure documentation for other properties available. Any attribute in the response may be accessed with the key names separated by dots (.), eg. properties.<attribute>.

Examples

Test If a SQL Database is Referenced with a Valid Name.

describe azure_sql_database(resource_group: 'inspec-rg', server_name: 'customer_server', name: 'order-db') do
  it { should exist }
end

Test If a SQL Database is Referenced with an Invalid Name.

describe azure_sql_database(resource_group: 'inspec-rg', server_name: 'customer_server', name: 'order-db') do
  it { should_not exist }
end

Test If a SQL Database Has Transparent Data Encryption is Enabled.

describe azure_sql_database(resource_group: 'inspec-rg', server_name: 'customer_server', name: 'order-db') do
  its('encryption_settings.properties.status') { should cmp 'Enabled' }
end

Test If a SQL Database Auditing is Enabled.

describe azure_sql_database(resource_group: 'inspec-rg', server_name: 'customer_server', name: 'order-db') do
  its('auditing_settings.properties.status') { should cmp 'Enabled' }
end

Test If a SQL Database Threat Detection is Enabled.

describe azure_sql_database(resource_group: 'inspec-rg', server_name: 'customer_server', name: 'order-db') do
  its('threat_detection_settings.properties.status') { should cmp 'Enabled' }
end

Matchers

This InSpec audit resource has the following special matchers. For a full list of available matchers, please visit our Universal Matchers page.

exists

# If we expect a resource to always exist

describe azure_sql_database(resource_group: 'inspec-rg', server_name: 'customer_server', name: 'order-db') do
  it { should exist }
end
# If we expect a resource to never exist

describe azure_sql_database(resource_group: 'inspec-rg', server_name: 'customer_server', name: 'order-db') do
  it { should_not exist }
end

Azure Permissions

Your Service Principal must be set up with at least a contributor role on the subscription you wish to test.