STIGQter: STIG Summary: Microsoft Azure SQL Database Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 02 Jul 2025:

Azure SQL Database must allow only the ISSM (or individuals or roles appointed by the ISSM) to select which auditable events are to be audited.

DISA Rule

SV-255325r960882_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-255325

Group Title

SRG-APP-000090-DB-000065

Rule Version

ASQL-00-004400

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000171 - Allow organization-defined personnel or roles to select the event types that are to be logged by specific components of the system.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Create an Azure role specifically for audit maintainers, and give it write permissions to audit related permissions in the portal, without granting it unnecessary permissions. The role name used here is an example; other names may be used:

Audit permissions are managed through the Azure Portal, PowerShell, CLI or REST API (not managed using TSQL in Azure SQL Database).

Check Contents

Obtain the list of approved audit maintainers from the system documentation.

If any role memberships are not documented and authorized, this is a finding.

Review the Azure roles and individual users, all of which enable the ability to create and maintain audits.

To review the Azure roles and users, navigate to the Azure Portal and review the Azure Server controlling the Azure SQL Database.
1. Select "Access Control (IAM)".
2. Select "Role assignments" and review the roles assigned to each user.
3. Select "Roles", and then select "View" under the Details column for each role.

Any roles or users with Write permissions to the auditing policy must be documented.

This may include but is not limited to the Owner, Contributor, and Administrator roles.

If any of the roles or users have permissions that are not documented, or the documented audit maintainers do not have permissions, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-255325

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ASQL-00-004400

Severity Override Guidance

Obtain the list of approved audit maintainers from the system documentation.

If any role memberships are not documented and authorized, this is a finding.

Review the Azure roles and individual users, all of which enable the ability to create and maintain audits.

To review the Azure roles and users, navigate to the Azure Portal and review the Azure Server controlling the Azure SQL Database.
1. Select "Access Control (IAM)".
2. Select "Role assignments" and review the roles assigned to each user.
3. Select "Roles", and then select "View" under the Details column for each role.

Any roles or users with Write permissions to the auditing policy must be documented.

This may include but is not limited to the Owner, Contributor, and Administrator roles.

If any of the roles or users have permissions that are not documented, or the documented audit maintainers do not have permissions, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5500