Sql Pool Blob Auditing Policies - Create Or Update

Creates or updates a SQL pool's blob auditing policy.

PUT https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Synapse/workspaces/{workspaceName}/sqlPools/{sqlPoolName}/auditingSettings/default?api-version=2021-06-01

URI Parameters

Name In Required Type Description
blobAuditingPolicyName
path True

BlobAuditingPolicyName

The name of the blob auditing policy.

resourceGroupName
path True

string

The name of the resource group. The name is case insensitive.

sqlPoolName
path True

string

SQL pool name

subscriptionId
path True

string

The ID of the target subscription.

workspaceName
path True

string

The name of the workspace.

api-version
query True

string

The API version to use for this operation.

Request Body

Name Required Type Description
properties.state True

BlobAuditingPolicyState

Specifies the state of the policy. If state is Enabled, storageEndpoint or isAzureMonitorTargetEnabled are required.

properties.auditActionsAndGroups

string[]

Specifies the Actions-Groups and Actions to audit.

The recommended set of action groups to use is the following combination - this will audit all the queries and stored procedures executed against the database, as well as successful and failed logins:

BATCH_COMPLETED_GROUP, SUCCESSFUL_DATABASE_AUTHENTICATION_GROUP, FAILED_DATABASE_AUTHENTICATION_GROUP.

This above combination is also the set that is configured by default when enabling auditing from the Azure portal.

The supported action groups to audit are (note: choose only specific groups that cover your auditing needs. Using unnecessary groups could lead to very large quantities of audit records):

APPLICATION_ROLE_CHANGE_PASSWORD_GROUP BACKUP_RESTORE_GROUP DATABASE_LOGOUT_GROUP DATABASE_OBJECT_CHANGE_GROUP DATABASE_OBJECT_OWNERSHIP_CHANGE_GROUP DATABASE_OBJECT_PERMISSION_CHANGE_GROUP DATABASE_OPERATION_GROUP DATABASE_PERMISSION_CHANGE_GROUP DATABASE_PRINCIPAL_CHANGE_GROUP DATABASE_PRINCIPAL_IMPERSONATION_GROUP DATABASE_ROLE_MEMBER_CHANGE_GROUP FAILED_DATABASE_AUTHENTICATION_GROUP SCHEMA_OBJECT_ACCESS_GROUP SCHEMA_OBJECT_CHANGE_GROUP SCHEMA_OBJECT_OWNERSHIP_CHANGE_GROUP SCHEMA_OBJECT_PERMISSION_CHANGE_GROUP SUCCESSFUL_DATABASE_AUTHENTICATION_GROUP USER_CHANGE_PASSWORD_GROUP BATCH_STARTED_GROUP BATCH_COMPLETED_GROUP

These are groups that cover all sql statements and stored procedures executed against the database, and should not be used in combination with other groups as this will result in duplicate audit logs.

For more information, see Database-Level Audit Action Groups.

For Database auditing policy, specific Actions can also be specified (note that Actions cannot be specified for Server auditing policy). The supported actions to audit are: SELECT UPDATE INSERT DELETE EXECUTE RECEIVE REFERENCES

The general form for defining an action to be audited is: {action} ON {object} BY {principal}

Note that in the above format can refer to an object like a table, view, or stored procedure, or an entire database or schema. For the latter cases, the forms DATABASE::{db_name} and SCHEMA::{schema_name} are used, respectively.

For example: SELECT on dbo.myTable by public SELECT on DATABASE::myDatabase by public SELECT on SCHEMA::mySchema by public

For more information, see Database-Level Audit Actions

properties.isAzureMonitorTargetEnabled

boolean

Specifies whether audit events are sent to Azure Monitor. In order to send the events to Azure Monitor, specify 'state' as 'Enabled' and 'isAzureMonitorTargetEnabled' as true.

When using REST API to configure auditing, Diagnostic Settings with 'SQLSecurityAuditEvents' diagnostic logs category on the database should be also created. Note that for server level audit you should use the 'master' database as {databaseName}.

Diagnostic Settings URI format: PUT https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroup}/providers/Microsoft.Sql/servers/{serverName}/databases/{databaseName}/providers/microsoft.insights/diagnosticSettings/{settingsName}?api-version=2017-05-01-preview

For more information, see Diagnostic Settings REST API or Diagnostic Settings PowerShell

properties.isStorageSecondaryKeyInUse

boolean

Specifies whether storageAccountAccessKey value is the storage's secondary key.

properties.retentionDays

integer

Specifies the number of days to keep in the audit logs in the storage account.

properties.storageAccountAccessKey

string

Specifies the identifier key of the auditing storage account. If state is Enabled and storageEndpoint is specified, storageAccountAccessKey is required.

properties.storageAccountSubscriptionId

string

Specifies the blob storage subscription Id.

properties.storageEndpoint

string

Specifies the blob storage endpoint (e.g. https://MyAccount.blob.core.windows.net). If state is Enabled, storageEndpoint is required.

Responses

Name Type Description
200 OK

SqlPoolBlobAuditingPolicy

Successfully set the Sql pool blob auditing policy

201 Created

SqlPoolBlobAuditingPolicy

Successfully created the Sql pool blob auditing policy.

Other Status Codes

*** Error Responses: ***

  • 400 BlobAuditingIsNotSupportedOnResourceType - Blob Auditing is currently not supported for this resource type.

  • 400 InvalidDatabaseBlobAuditingPolicyCreateRequest - The create database blob auditing policy request does not exist or has no properties object.

  • 400 InvalidBlobAuditActionsAndGroups - Invalid audit actions or action groups.

  • 400 DataSecurityInvalidUserSuppliedParameter - An invalid parameter value was provided by the client.

  • 400 BlobAuditingInvalidStorageAccountName - The provided storage account is not valid or does not exist.

  • 400 UpdateNotAllowedOnPausedDatabase - User attempted to perform an update on a paused database.

  • 400 BlobAuditingInvalidStorageAccountCredentials - The provided storage account or access key is not valid.

  • 400 BlobAuditingIsNotSupportedOnGeoDr - Blob auditing can be configured on primary databases only.

  • 400 InvalidBlobAuditActionsAndGroupsForDW - Unsupported audit actions or action groups for DW.

  • 400 BlobAuditingInsufficientStorageAccountPermissions - Insufficient read or write permissions on the provided storage account.

  • 400 BlobAuditingStorageAccountIsDisabled - The provided storage account is disabled.

  • 400 InvalidBlobAuditActions - Invalid audit action

  • 404 SourceDatabaseNotFound - The source database does not exist.

  • 404 DatabaseDoesNotExist - User has specified a database name that does not exist on this server instance.

  • 500 DatabaseIsUnavailable - Loading failed. Please try again later.

Examples

Create or update a database's blob auditing policy with all parameters
Create or update a database's blob auditing policy with minimal parameters

Create or update a database's blob auditing policy with all parameters

Sample Request

PUT https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/00000000-1111-2222-3333-444444444444/resourceGroups/blobauditingtest-4799/providers/Microsoft.Synapse/workspaces/blobauditingtest-6440/sqlPools/testdb/auditingSettings/default?api-version=2021-06-01

{
  "properties": {
    "state": "Enabled",
    "storageAccountAccessKey": "sdlfkjabc+sdlfkjsdlkfsjdfLDKFTERLKFDFKLjsdfksjdflsdkfD2342309432849328476458/3RSD==",
    "storageEndpoint": "https://mystorage.blob.core.windows.net",
    "retentionDays": 6,
    "storageAccountSubscriptionId": "00000000-1234-0000-5678-000000000000",
    "isStorageSecondaryKeyInUse": false,
    "auditActionsAndGroups": [
      "DATABASE_LOGOUT_GROUP",
      "DATABASE_ROLE_MEMBER_CHANGE_GROUP",
      "UPDATE on database::TestDatabaseName by public"
    ],
    "isAzureMonitorTargetEnabled": true
  }
}

Sample Response

{
  "id": "/subscriptions/00000000-1111-2222-3333-444444444444/resourceGroups/blobauditingtest-4799/providers/Microsoft.Synapse/workspaces/blobauditingtest-6440/sqlPools/testdb",
  "name": "default",
  "type": "Microsoft.Synapse/workspaces/sqlPools/auditingSettings",
  "kind": "V12",
  "properties": {
    "state": "Enabled",
    "storageEndpoint": "https://mystorage.blob.core.windows.net",
    "retentionDays": 0,
    "storageAccountSubscriptionId": "00000000-1234-0000-5678-000000000000",
    "isStorageSecondaryKeyInUse": false,
    "auditActionsAndGroups": [
      "DATABASE_LOGOUT_GROUP",
      "DATABASE_ROLE_MEMBER_CHANGE_GROUP",
      "UPDATE on database::TestDatabaseName by public"
    ],
    "isAzureMonitorTargetEnabled": true
  }
}
{
  "id": "/subscriptions/00000000-1111-2222-3333-444444444444/resourceGroups/blobauditingtest-4799/providers/Microsoft.Synapse/workspaces/blobauditingtest-6440/sqlPools/testdb",
  "name": "default",
  "type": "Microsoft.Synapse/workspaces/sqlPools/auditingSettings",
  "kind": "V12",
  "properties": {
    "state": "Enabled",
    "storageEndpoint": "https://mystorage.blob.core.windows.net",
    "retentionDays": 0,
    "storageAccountSubscriptionId": "00000000-1234-0000-5678-000000000000",
    "isStorageSecondaryKeyInUse": false,
    "auditActionsAndGroups": [
      "DATABASE_LOGOUT_GROUP",
      "DATABASE_ROLE_MEMBER_CHANGE_GROUP",
      "UPDATE on database::TestDatabaseName by public"
    ],
    "isAzureMonitorTargetEnabled": true
  }
}

Create or update a database's blob auditing policy with minimal parameters

Sample Request

PUT https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/00000000-1111-2222-3333-444444444444/resourceGroups/blobauditingtest-4799/providers/Microsoft.Synapse/workspaces/blobauditingtest-6440/sqlPools/testdb/auditingSettings/default?api-version=2021-06-01

{
  "properties": {
    "state": "Enabled",
    "storageAccountAccessKey": "sdlfkjabc+sdlfkjsdlkfsjdfLDKFTERLKFDFKLjsdfksjdflsdkfD2342309432849328476458/3RSD==",
    "storageEndpoint": "https://mystorage.blob.core.windows.net"
  }
}

Sample Response

{
  "id": "/subscriptions/00000000-1111-2222-3333-444444444444/resourceGroups/blobauditingtest-4799/providers/Microsoft.Synapse/workspaces/blobauditingtest-6440/sqlPools/testdb",
  "name": "default",
  "type": "Microsoft.Synapse/workspaces/sqlPools/auditingSettings",
  "kind": "V12",
  "properties": {
    "state": "Enabled",
    "storageEndpoint": "https://mystorage.blob.core.windows.net",
    "retentionDays": 0,
    "storageAccountSubscriptionId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    "isStorageSecondaryKeyInUse": false,
    "auditActionsAndGroups": [
      "SUCCESSFUL_DATABASE_AUTHENTICATION_GROUP",
      "FAILED_DATABASE_AUTHENTICATION_GROUP",
      "BATCH_COMPLETED_GROUP"
    ],
    "isAzureMonitorTargetEnabled": false
  }
}
{
  "id": "/subscriptions/00000000-1111-2222-3333-444444444444/resourceGroups/blobauditingtest-4799/providers/Microsoft.Synapse/workspaces/blobauditingtest-6440/sqlPools/testdb",
  "name": "default",
  "type": "Microsoft.Synapse/workspaces/sqlPools/auditingSettings",
  "kind": "V12",
  "properties": {
    "state": "Enabled",
    "storageEndpoint": "https://mystorage.blob.core.windows.net",
    "retentionDays": 0,
    "storageAccountSubscriptionId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    "isStorageSecondaryKeyInUse": false,
    "auditActionsAndGroups": [
      "SUCCESSFUL_DATABASE_AUTHENTICATION_GROUP",
      "FAILED_DATABASE_AUTHENTICATION_GROUP",
      "BATCH_COMPLETED_GROUP"
    ],
    "isAzureMonitorTargetEnabled": false
  }
}

Definitions

Name Description
BlobAuditingPolicyName

The name of the blob auditing policy.

BlobAuditingPolicyState

Specifies the state of the policy. If state is Enabled, storageEndpoint or isAzureMonitorTargetEnabled are required.

SqlPoolBlobAuditingPolicy

A Sql pool blob auditing policy.

BlobAuditingPolicyName

The name of the blob auditing policy.

Name Type Description
default

string

BlobAuditingPolicyState

Specifies the state of the policy. If state is Enabled, storageEndpoint or isAzureMonitorTargetEnabled are required.

Name Type Description
Disabled

string

Enabled

string

SqlPoolBlobAuditingPolicy

A Sql pool blob auditing policy.

Name Type Default Value Description
id

string

Fully qualified resource ID for the resource. Ex - /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/{resourceProviderNamespace}/{resourceType}/{resourceName}

kind

string

Resource kind.

name

string

The name of the resource

properties.auditActionsAndGroups

string[]

Specifies the Actions-Groups and Actions to audit.

The recommended set of action groups to use is the following combination - this will audit all the queries and stored procedures executed against the database, as well as successful and failed logins:

BATCH_COMPLETED_GROUP, SUCCESSFUL_DATABASE_AUTHENTICATION_GROUP, FAILED_DATABASE_AUTHENTICATION_GROUP.

This above combination is also the set that is configured by default when enabling auditing from the Azure portal.

The supported action groups to audit are (note: choose only specific groups that cover your auditing needs. Using unnecessary groups could lead to very large quantities of audit records):

APPLICATION_ROLE_CHANGE_PASSWORD_GROUP BACKUP_RESTORE_GROUP DATABASE_LOGOUT_GROUP DATABASE_OBJECT_CHANGE_GROUP DATABASE_OBJECT_OWNERSHIP_CHANGE_GROUP DATABASE_OBJECT_PERMISSION_CHANGE_GROUP DATABASE_OPERATION_GROUP DATABASE_PERMISSION_CHANGE_GROUP DATABASE_PRINCIPAL_CHANGE_GROUP DATABASE_PRINCIPAL_IMPERSONATION_GROUP DATABASE_ROLE_MEMBER_CHANGE_GROUP FAILED_DATABASE_AUTHENTICATION_GROUP SCHEMA_OBJECT_ACCESS_GROUP SCHEMA_OBJECT_CHANGE_GROUP SCHEMA_OBJECT_OWNERSHIP_CHANGE_GROUP SCHEMA_OBJECT_PERMISSION_CHANGE_GROUP SUCCESSFUL_DATABASE_AUTHENTICATION_GROUP USER_CHANGE_PASSWORD_GROUP BATCH_STARTED_GROUP BATCH_COMPLETED_GROUP

These are groups that cover all sql statements and stored procedures executed against the database, and should not be used in combination with other groups as this will result in duplicate audit logs.

For more information, see Database-Level Audit Action Groups.

For Database auditing policy, specific Actions can also be specified (note that Actions cannot be specified for Server auditing policy). The supported actions to audit are: SELECT UPDATE INSERT DELETE EXECUTE RECEIVE REFERENCES

The general form for defining an action to be audited is: {action} ON {object} BY {principal}

Note that in the above format can refer to an object like a table, view, or stored procedure, or an entire database or schema. For the latter cases, the forms DATABASE::{db_name} and SCHEMA::{schema_name} are used, respectively.

For example: SELECT on dbo.myTable by public SELECT on DATABASE::myDatabase by public SELECT on SCHEMA::mySchema by public

For more information, see Database-Level Audit Actions

properties.isAzureMonitorTargetEnabled

boolean

False

Specifies whether audit events are sent to Azure Monitor. In order to send the events to Azure Monitor, specify 'state' as 'Enabled' and 'isAzureMonitorTargetEnabled' as true.

When using REST API to configure auditing, Diagnostic Settings with 'SQLSecurityAuditEvents' diagnostic logs category on the database should be also created. Note that for server level audit you should use the 'master' database as {databaseName}.

Diagnostic Settings URI format: PUT https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroup}/providers/Microsoft.Sql/servers/{serverName}/databases/{databaseName}/providers/microsoft.insights/diagnosticSettings/{settingsName}?api-version=2017-05-01-preview

For more information, see Diagnostic Settings REST API or Diagnostic Settings PowerShell

properties.isStorageSecondaryKeyInUse

boolean

Specifies whether storageAccountAccessKey value is the storage's secondary key.

properties.retentionDays

integer

Specifies the number of days to keep in the audit logs in the storage account.

properties.state

BlobAuditingPolicyState

Specifies the state of the policy. If state is Enabled, storageEndpoint or isAzureMonitorTargetEnabled are required.

properties.storageAccountAccessKey

string

Specifies the identifier key of the auditing storage account. If state is Enabled and storageEndpoint is specified, storageAccountAccessKey is required.

properties.storageAccountSubscriptionId

string

Specifies the blob storage subscription Id.

properties.storageEndpoint

string

Specifies the blob storage endpoint (e.g. https://MyAccount.blob.core.windows.net). If state is Enabled, storageEndpoint is required.

type

string

The type of the resource. E.g. "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines" or "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts"