App Service must use managed identity for automatic logoff and credential management

High Azure General webapp-managed-identity-2

Applies to

Microsoft.Web/sites

What CGPulse checks

A resource passes this rule when identity.type 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: App Service > Identity > enable System-assigned managed identity. See: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/overview-managed-identity

CLI

az webapp identity assign --ids "{id}"

Terraform

resource "azurerm_linux_web_app" "{name}" {
  identity {
    type = "SystemAssigned"
  }
}

Compliance frameworks

HIPAA: Health Information Protection164.312(a)(1)
SOC 2: Trust ServicesPI1.4

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