azure_policy_definition Resource

Use the azure_policy_definition InSpec audit resource to test properties and configuration of an Azure policy definition.

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

name or the resource_id must be given as a parameter.

describe azure_policy_definition(name: 'my_policy') do
  it { should exist }
end

describe azure_policy_definition(resource_id: '/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions/{policyDefinitionName}') do
  it { should exist }
end

Parameters

name: Name of the policy definition. policyDefinitionName.
built_in: Indicates whether the policy definition is built-in. Optional. Defaults to false if not supplied. This should not be used when resource_id is provided.
resource_id: The unique resource ID. /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/policyDefinitions/{policyDefinitionName}.

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

resource_id
name
name and built_in

Properties

properties.description: The policy definition description.
properties.displayName: The display name of the policy definition.
properties.policyType: The type of policy definition. Possible values are NotSpecified, BuiltIn, Custom, and Static.
properties.policyRule: The policy rule.

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 a Policy Definition Display Name.

describe azure_policy_definition(name: 'my_policy') do
  its('properties.displayName') { should cmp "Enforce 'owner' tag on resource groups" }
end

Test a Policy Definition Rule.

describe azure_policy_definition(name: 'my_policy', built_in: true ) do
  its('properties.policyRule.then.effect') { should cmp 'deny' }
end

Matchers

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

custom

Test if a policy definition type is Custom or not.

describe azure_policy_definition(name: 'my_policy') do
  it { should be_custom }
end

exists

# If we expect a resource to always exist

describe azure_policy_definition(name: 'my_policy', built_in: true ) do
  it { should exist }
end
# If we expect a resource to never exist

describe azure_policy_definition(name: 'my_policy') 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.