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Audit SSH security posture for Linux (powered by OSConfig)

Azure BuiltIn Policy definition

Source Azure Portal
Display name Audit SSH security posture for Linux (powered by OSConfig)
Id a8f3e6a6-dcd2-434c-b0f7-6f309ce913b4
Version 1.0.1
Details on versioning
Versioning Versions supported for Versioning: 2
1.0.1
1.0.0-preview
Built-in Versioning [Preview]
Category Guest Configuration
Microsoft Learn
Description This policy audits SSH server security configuration on Linux machines (Azure VMs and Arc-enabled machines). For more information including pre-requisites, settings in scope, defaults, and customization, see https://aka.ms/SshPostureControlOverview
Cloud environments AzureCloud = true
AzureUSGovernment = unknown
AzureChinaCloud = unknown
Available in AzUSGov Unknown, no evidence if Policy definition is/not available in AzureUSGovernment
Mode Indexed
Type BuiltIn
Preview False
Deprecated False
Effect Default
AuditIfNotExists
Allowed
AuditIfNotExists, Disabled
RBAC role(s) none
Rule aliases IF (7)
Alias Namespace ResourceType Path PathIsDefault DefaultPath Modifiable
Microsoft.Compute/imageOffer Microsoft.Compute
Microsoft.Compute
Microsoft.Compute		 virtualMachines
virtualMachineScaleSets
disks		 properties.storageProfile.imageReference.offer
properties.virtualMachineProfile.storageProfile.imageReference.offer
properties.creationData.imageReference.id		 True
True
True

False
False
False
Microsoft.Compute/imagePublisher Microsoft.Compute
Microsoft.Compute
Microsoft.Compute		 virtualMachines
virtualMachineScaleSets
disks		 properties.storageProfile.imageReference.publisher
properties.virtualMachineProfile.storageProfile.imageReference.publisher
properties.creationData.imageReference.id		 True
True
True

False
False
False
Microsoft.Compute/imageSKU Microsoft.Compute
Microsoft.Compute
Microsoft.Compute		 virtualMachines
virtualMachineScaleSets
disks		 properties.storageProfile.imageReference.sku
properties.virtualMachineProfile.storageProfile.imageReference.sku
properties.creationData.imageReference.id		 True
True
True

False
False
False
Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/osProfile.linuxConfiguration Microsoft.Compute virtualMachines properties.osProfile.linuxConfiguration True True
Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/storageProfile.osDisk.osType Microsoft.Compute virtualMachines properties.storageProfile.osDisk.osType True True
Microsoft.ConnectedVMwarevSphere/virtualMachines/osProfile.osType Microsoft.ConnectedVMwarevSphere virtualmachines properties.osProfile.osType True False
Microsoft.HybridCompute/imageOffer Microsoft.HybridCompute machines properties.osName True False
THEN-ExistenceCondition (2)
Alias Namespace ResourceType Path PathIsDefault DefaultPath Modifiable
Microsoft.GuestConfiguration/guestConfigurationAssignments/complianceStatus Microsoft.GuestConfiguration guestConfigurationAssignments properties.complianceStatus True False
Microsoft.GuestConfiguration/guestConfigurationAssignments/parameterHash Microsoft.GuestConfiguration guestConfigurationAssignments properties.parameterHash True False
Rule resource types IF (4)
Compliance Not a Compliance control
Initiatives usage none
History
Date/Time (UTC ymd) (i) Change type Change detail
2024-10-15 17:53:32 change Patch, old suffix: preview (1.0.0-preview > 1.0.1)
2024-05-13 17:44:58 add a8f3e6a6-dcd2-434c-b0f7-6f309ce913b4
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