Private Endpoint connection should be in Approved state

High Azure General privateendpoints-private-endpoint

Applies to

Microsoft.Network/privateEndpoints

What CGPulse checks

A resource passes this rule when connectionStatus must equal Approved. Anything else is reported as a finding with the evaluated property value attached as evidence.

How to fix it

Approve the private endpoint connection to enable secure private access. In Azure Portal: Resource > Networking > Private endpoint connections > Approve. See: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/manage-private-endpoint

CLI

az network private-endpoint-connection approve --id "<connection-id>" --description "Approved"

Bicep

// Private endpoint approval cannot be done in Bicep. Use az network private-endpoint-connection approve --id "<connection-id>"

Terraform

# Approval happens automatically when is_manual_connection = false
resource "azurerm_private_endpoint" "{name}" {
  name                = "{name}"
  resource_group_name = "{rg}"
  location            = var.location
  subnet_id           = var.subnet_id
  private_service_connection {
    name                           = "{name}-plsc"
    private_connection_resource_id = "<target-resource-id>"
    subresource_names              = ["<group-id>"]
    is_manual_connection           = false
  }
}

Compliance frameworks

Cloud Security: Azure Foundations

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