azure_storage_accounts Resource

Use the azure_storage_accounts InSpec audit resource to test the properties and configuration of multiple Azure Storage accounts.

Azure REST API Version, Endpoint, and HTTP Client Parameters

This resource interacts with API versions supported by the resource provider. The api_version can be defined as a resource parameter. If not provided, this resource uses the latest version. For more information, refer to the azure_generic_resource document.

Unless defined, this resource uses the azure_cloud global endpoint and default values for the HTTP client. For more information, refer to the resource pack README.

Install

This resource is available in the Chef InSpec Azure resource pack.

For information on configuring your Azure environment for Chef InSpec and creating an InSpec profile that uses the InSpec Azure resource pack, see the Chef InSpec documentation for the Azure cloud platform.

Syntax

An azure_storage_accounts resource block returns all Azure storage accounts, either within a resource group (if provided) or an entire subscription.

describe azure_storage_accounts do
  #...
end

describe azure_storage_accounts(resource_group: 'RESOURCE_GROUP') do
  #...
end

Parameters

resource_group (optional): The name of the resource group.

Properties

ids

A list of the unique resource IDs.

Field: id

locations

A list of locations for all the resources being interrogated.

Field: location

names

A list of names of all the resources being interrogated.

Field: name

type

A list of types of all the resources being interrogated.

Field: type

tags

A list of tag:value pairs defined on the resources being interrogated.

Field: tags

properties

A list of all properties of all the resources.

Field: properties

Note

For information on using filter criteria on plural resources, see the documentation on FilterTable

Examples

Check if a specific storage account exists

describe azurerm_storage_accounts(resource_group: 'RESOURCE_GROUP') do
  its('names') { should include('mysa') }
end

Matchers

For a full list of available matchers, see our Universal Matchers page.

This resource has the following special matchers.

exists

The control passes if the filter returns at least one result. Use should_not if you expect zero matches.

# If we expect at least one account to exist in a resource group.

describe azure_storage_accounts(resource_group: 'RESOURCE_GROUP') do
  it { should exist }
end

not_exists

# If we expect no storage accounts to exist in a resource group.

describe azure_storage_accounts(resource_group: 'RESOURCE_GROUP') do
  it { should_not exist }
end

Azure Permissions

Your Service Principal must be set up with at least a reader role on the subscription you wish to test.