App Configuration Using Local Authentication misconfiguration detected in code

App Configuration Using Local Authentication misconfiguration detected in code

Rule Details

Cortex AppSec Rule ID	APPSEC_AZURE_184
Category - Subcategory	IAM - Authentication Policies
Provider	AZURE
Severity	HIGH
Framework	Terraform, Terraform Plan

Impact

Authentication plays a pivotal role in securing Azure App Configuration resources. Azure provides two primary authentication schemes: Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) credentials and access keys. Azure AD credentials offer enhanced security features and are easier to manage, making them the recommended choice by Microsoft over access keys.

This rule ensures that local_auth_enabled attribute in Azure App Configuration resources is set to False. Setting this attribute to True would enable local authentication with access keys, potentially making the resource more susceptible to unauthorized access.

How to Fix

Resource:

• azurerm_app_configuration

Arguments:

• local_auth_enabled [source,go]

---

resource "azurerm_app_configuration" "example" { name = "example-app-configuration" location = azurerm_resource_group.example.location resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.example.name

... other configurations ...

• local_auth_enabled = false // Ensure local authentication is disabled }

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