Storage account should have file service encryption enabled

High Azure General storage-encryption-3

Applies to

Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts

What CGPulse checks

A resource passes this rule when encryption.services.file must be set. Anything else is reported as a finding with the evaluated property value attached as evidence.

How to fix it

Verify file service encryption is enabled to protect files at rest. In Azure Portal: Storage account > Encryption > verify file service encryption. See: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-service-encryption

CLI

az storage account update --ids "{id}" --encryption-services file

Terraform

resource "azurerm_storage_account" "{name}" {
  name                     = "{name}"
  resource_group_name      = "{rg}"
  location                 = var.location
  account_tier             = "Standard"
  account_replication_type = "LRS"
  # File service encryption is enabled by default in azurerm provider
}

Compliance frameworks

Cloud Security BaselineDP-4

Vendor documentation

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