azure-sql-tde-not-enabled: Azure SQL Transparent Data Encryption Not Enabled

2025-08-01 Azure SQL PoC Public

Description

Ensure that Transparent Data Encryption (also known as encryption at rest) is enabled for all SQL databases available within your Microsoft Azure cloud account for protecting your data at rest.

PoC

id: azure-sql-tde-not-enabled
info:
  name: Azure SQL Transparent Data Encryption Not Enabled
  author: princechaddha
  severity: medium
  description: |
    Ensure that Transparent Data Encryption (also known as encryption at rest) is enabled for all SQL databases available within your Microsoft Azure cloud account for protecting your data at rest.
  impact: |
    Disabling TDE can expose sensitive data at rest to potential breaches, failing to comply with best security practices and regulatory requirements.
  remediation: |
    Enable Transparent Data Encryption on all your Azure SQL databases to protect data at rest using encryption.
  reference:
    - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-tde-overview
  tags: cloud,devops,azure,microsoft,sql-database,azure-cloud-config

flow: |
  code(1);
  for (let serverId of iterate(template.serverIds)) {
    set("serverId", serverId);
    code(2);
    for (let databaseId of iterate(template.databaseIds)) {
      set("databaseId", databaseId);
      code(3);
    }
  }

self-contained: true
code:
  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      az sql server list --query '[*].id'

    extractors:
      - type: json
        name: serverIds
        internal: true
        json:
          - '.[]'

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      az sql db list --ids "$serverId" --query '[*].id'

    extractors:
      - type: json
        name: databaseIds
        internal: true
        json:
          - '.[]'

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      az sql db tde show --ids "$databaseId" --query 'status'

    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - 'Disabled'

    extractors:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'serverId + " database " + databaseId + " has TDE disabled"'
# digest: 4a0a004730450220047db714609f1a7668e36eb833ec8f8f0877d79cc64dacc972c5dc9428615a5c022100d7898b10e00ea726228cf623eeb6779b75786c992e270c7bae793e1524aa1bb0:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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