This page is an index of Azure Policy built-in initiative definitions.
The name on each built-in links to the initiative definition source on the
Azure Policy GitHub repo. The built-ins are grouped by the
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Enable throughput control for Azure Cosmos DB resources in the specified scope (Management group, Subscription or resource group). Takes max throughput as parameter. Use this policy to help enforce throughput control via the resource provider.
This initiative deploys the policy requirements and audits machines with insecure password security settings. For more information on Guest Configuration policies, please visit https://aka.ms/gcpol
This initiative adds a system-assigned managed identity and deploys the platform-appropriate Guest Configuration extension to virtual machines that are eligible to be monitored by Guest Configuration policies. This is a prerequisite for all Guest Configuration policies and must be assigned to the policy assignment scope before using any Guest Configuration policy. For more information on Guest Configuration, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol.
This initiative includes the policies for the Kubernetes cluster pod security baseline standards. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and preview for AKS Engine and Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For instructions on using this policy, visit https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.
This initiative includes the policies for the Kubernetes cluster pod security restricted standards. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and preview for AKS Engine and Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For instructions on using this policy, visit https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.
Configure machines to automatically install the Azure Monitor and Azure Security agents. Security Center collects events from the agents and uses them to provide security alerts and tailored hardening tasks (recommendations). Create a resource group and Log Analytics workspace in the same region as the machine to store audit records. This policy only applies to VMs in a few regions.
Enable Azure Monitor for the Virtual Machine Scale Sets in the specified scope (Management group, Subscription or resource group). Takes Log Analytics workspace as parameter. Note: if your scale set upgradePolicy is set to Manual, you need to apply the extension to the all VMs in the set by calling upgrade on them. In CLI this would be az vmss update-instances.
Enable Azure Monitor for the virtual machines (VMs) in the specified scope (management group, subscription or resource group). Takes Log Analytics workspace as parameter.
This initiative includes audit and virtual machine extension deployment policies that address a subset of Australian Government Information Security Manual(ISM) controls. Additional policies will be added in upcoming releases. For more information, visit https://aka.ms/AustralianGovernmentISM-blueprint.
This initiative includes audit and virtual machine extension deployment policies that address a subset of Canada Federal PBMM controls. Additional policies will be added in upcoming releases. For more information, visit https://aka.ms/canadafederalpbmm-blueprint.
This initiative includes policies that address a subset of CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark recommendations. Additional policies will be added in upcoming releases. For more information, visit https://aka.ms/cisazure110-initiative.
This initiative includes policies that address a subset of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 3 requirements. Additional policies will be added in upcoming releases. For more information, visit https://aka.ms/cmmc-initiative.
This initiative includes audit and virtual machine extension deployment policies that address a subset of FedRAMP H controls. Additional policies will be added in upcoming releases. For more information, visit https://aka.ms/fedramph-blueprint.
This initiative includes audit and virtual machine extension deployment policies that address a subset of FedRAMP M controls. Additional policies will be added in upcoming releases. For more information, visit https://aka.ms/fedrampm-blueprint.
This initiative includes audit and virtual machine extension deployment policies that address a subset of HITRUST/HIPAA controls. Additional policies will be added in upcoming releases. For more information, visit https://aka.ms/hipaa-blueprint.
This initiative includes audit and virtual machine extension deployment policies that address a subset of IRS1075 September 2016 controls. Additional policies will be added in upcoming releases. For more information, visit https://aka.ms/irs1075-blueprint.
This initiative includes audit and virtual machine extension deployment policies that address a subset of ISO 27001:2013 controls. Additional policies will be added in upcoming releases. For more information, visit https://aka.ms/iso27001-init.
This initiative includes audit and virtual machine extension deployment policies that address a subset of Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) security and guidelines controls. Additional policies will be added in upcoming releases. For more information, visit https://aka.ms/mpaa-blueprint.
This initiative includes policies that address a subset of New Zealand Information Security Manual controls. Additional policies will be added in upcoming releases. For more information, visit https://aka.ms/nzism-initiative.
This initiative includes audit and virtual machine extension policies that address a subset of NIST SP 800-171 R2 requirements. Additional policies will be added in upcoming releases. For more information, visit https://aka.ms/nist800171r2-blueprint.
This initiative includes audit and virtual machine extension deployment policies that address a subset of NIST SP 800-53 R4 controls. Additional policies will be added in upcoming releases. For more information, visit https://aka.ms/nist80053-blueprint.
This initiative includes audit and virtual machine extension deployment policies that address a subset of PCI v3.2.1:2018 controls. Additional policies will be added in upcoming releases. For more information, visit https://aka.ms/pciv321-init.
This initiative includes audit and virtual machine extension deployment policies that address a subset of SWIFT CSP-CSCF v2020 controls. Additional policies will be added in upcoming releases. For more information, visit https://aka.ms/swift-blueprint.
This initiative includes audit and virtual machine extension deployment policies that address a subset of UK OFFICIAL and UK NHS controls. Additional policies will be added in upcoming releases. For more information, visit https://aka.ms/ukofficial-blueprint and https://aka.ms/uknhs-blueprint.
The Azure Security Benchmark initiative represents the policies and controls implementing security recommendations defined in Azure Security Benchmark v2, see https://aka.ms/azsecbm. This also serves as the Azure Security Center default policy initiative. You can directly assign this initiative, or manage its policies and compliance results within Azure Security Center.
