Data Factory should use managed identity

High Azure General datafactory-managed-identity

Applies to

Microsoft.DataFactory/factories

What CGPulse checks

A resource passes this rule when identityType must be one of ["SystemAssigned","UserAssigned","SystemAssigned,UserAssigned"]. Anything else is reported as a finding with the evaluated property value attached as evidence.

How to fix it

Enable managed identity to eliminate stored credentials and improve security. In Azure Portal: Data Factory > Identity > enable System-assigned managed identity. See: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-factory/data-factory-service-identity

CLI

az resource update --ids "{id}" --set identity.type=SystemAssigned

Terraform

resource "azurerm_data_factory" "{name}" {
  name                = "{name}"
  resource_group_name = "{rg}"
  location            = var.location
  identity {
    type = "SystemAssigned"
  }
}

Compliance frameworks

Cloud Security: Azure Foundations

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