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See upgrade notes for helpful information when upgrading from previous versions.

Important notes:

  • Issue #741: Could not load file or assembly YamlDotNet. See troubleshooting guide for a workaround to this issue.
  • The configuration option Azure_AKSMinimumVersion is replaced with AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_MINIMUM_VERSION. If you have this option configured, please update it to AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_MINIMUM_VERSION. Support for Azure_AKSMinimumVersion will be removed in v2. See upgrade notes for more information.
  • The configuration option Azure_AllowedRegions is replaced with AZURE_RESOURCE_ALLOWED_LOCATIONS. If you have this option configured, please update it to AZURE_RESOURCE_ALLOWED_LOCATIONS. Support for Azure_AllowedRegions will be removed in v2. See upgrade notes for more information.
  • The SupportsTag PowerShell function has been replaced with the Azure.Resource.SupportsTags selector. Update PowerShell rules to use the Azure.Resource.SupportsTags selector instead. Support for the SupportsTag function will be removed in v2. See upgrade notes for more information.
  • Renamed network interface rules to reflect current usage. If you have excluded or suppressed these rules, please update your configuration to reference the new names. Support for the old names will be removed in v2. See upgrade notes for more information.

Unreleased#

What's changed since pre-release v1.35.0-B0030:

v1.35.0-B0030 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.35.0-B0012:

  • General improvements:
  • Engineering:
    • Bump coverlet.collector to v6.0.2. #2754
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed false negative from Azure.LB.AvailabilityZone when zone list is empty or null by @jtracey93. #2759

v1.35.0-B0012 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.34.2:

  • New features:
    • Added WAF pillar specific baselines by @BernieWhite. #1633 #2752
      • Use pillar specific baselines to target a specific area of the Azure Well-Architected Framework.
      • The following baselines have been added:
        • Azure.Pillar.CostOptimization
        • Azure.Pillar.OperationalExcellence
        • Azure.Pillar.PerformanceEfficiency
        • Azure.Pillar.Reliability
        • Azure.Pillar.Security
  • General improvements:

v1.34.2#

What's changed since v1.34.1:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed export of in-flight data for flexible PostgreSQL servers by @BernieWhite. #2744

v1.34.1#

What's changed since v1.34.0:

v1.34.0#

What's changed since v1.33.2:

  • New rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Check that user mode pools have a minimum number of nodes by @BernieWhite. #2683
        • Added configuration to support changing the minimum number of node and to exclude node pools.
        • Set AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_USER_POOL_MINIMUM_NODES to set the minimum number of user nodes.
        • Set AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_USER_POOL_EXCLUDED_FROM_MINIMUM_NODES to exclude a specific node pool by name.
  • Updated rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Updated Azure.AKS.MinNodeCount the count nodes system node pools by @BernieWhite. #2683
        • Improved guidance and examples specifically for system node pools.
        • Added configuration to support changing the minimum number of node.
        • Set AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_MINIMUM_SYSTEM_NODES to set the minimum number of system nodes.
    • Front Door:
      • Updated Azure.FrontDoor.Logs to cover premium and standard profiles instead of just classic by @BernieWhite. #2704
        • Added a selector for premium and standard profiles Azure.FrontDoor.IsStandardOrPremium.
        • Added a selector for classic profiles Azure.FrontDoor.IsClassic.
        • Updated rule set to 2024_03.
    • Microsoft Defender for Cloud:
      • Renamed rules to align with recommended naming length by @BernieWhite. #2718
        • Renamed Azure.Defender.Storage.SensitiveData to Azure.Defender.Storage.DataScan.
      • Promoted Azure.Defender.Storage.MalwareScan to GA rule set by @BernieWhite. #2590
    • Storage Account:
      • Renamed rules to align with recommended naming length by @BernieWhite. #2718
        • Renamed Azure.Storage.DefenderCloud.MalwareScan to Azure.Storage.Defender.MalwareScan.
        • Renamed Azure.Storage.DefenderCloud.SensitiveData to Azure.Storage.Defender.DataScan.
      • Promoted Azure.Storage.Defender.MalwareScan to GA rule set by @BernieWhite. #2590
  • General improvements:
    • Moved .bicepparam file support to stable by @BernieWhite. #2682
      • Bicep param files are now automatically expanded when found.
      • To disable expansion, set the configuration option AZURE_BICEP_PARAMS_FILE_EXPANSION to false.
    • Added support for type/ variable/ and function imports from Bicep files by @BernieWhite. #2537
    • Added duplicate policies to default ignore list by @BernieWhite. #1731
    • Documentation and metadata improvements by @BernieWhite. #1772 #2570
  • Engineering:
    • Updated resource providers and policy aliases. #2717
    • Improved debugging experience by providing symbols for .NET code by @BernieWhite. #2712
    • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk to v17.9.0. #2680
    • Bump xunit to v2.7.0. #2688
    • Bump xunit.runner.visualstudio to v2.5.7. #2689
    • Bump coverlet.collector to v6.0.1. #2699
  • Bug fixes:

What's changed since pre-release v1.34.0-B0077:

  • No additional changes.

v1.34.0-B0077 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.34.0-B0047:

  • Updated rules:
    • Microsoft Defender for Cloud:
      • Renamed rules to align with recommended naming length by @BernieWhite. #2718
        • Renamed Azure.Defender.Storage.SensitiveData to Azure.Defender.Storage.DataScan.
      • Promoted Azure.Defender.Storage.MalwareScan to GA rule set by @BernieWhite. #2590
    • Storage Account:
      • Renamed rules to align with recommended naming length by @BernieWhite. #2718
        • Renamed Azure.Storage.DefenderCloud.MalwareScan to Azure.Storage.Defender.MalwareScan.
        • Renamed Azure.Storage.DefenderCloud.SensitiveData to Azure.Storage.Defender.DataScan.
      • Promoted Azure.Storage.Defender.MalwareScan to GA rule set by @BernieWhite. #2590
  • General improvements:
  • Engineering:
    • Updated resource providers and policy aliases. #2717
  • Bug fixes:

v1.34.0-B0047 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.34.0-B0022:

  • General improvements:
    • Added support for type/ variable/ and function imports from Bicep files by @BernieWhite. #2537
  • Engineering:
    • Improved debugging experience by providing symbols for .NET code by @BernieWhite. #2712

v1.34.0-B0022 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.33.2:

  • New rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Check that user mode pools have a minimum number of nodes by @BernieWhite. #2683
        • Added configuration to support changing the minimum number of node and to exclude node pools.
        • Set AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_USER_POOL_MINIMUM_NODES to set the minimum number of user nodes.
        • Set AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_USER_POOL_EXCLUDED_FROM_MINIMUM_NODES to exclude a specific node pool by name.
  • Updated rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Updated Azure.AKS.MinNodeCount the count nodes system node pools by @BernieWhite. #2683
        • Improved guidance and examples specifically for system node pools.
        • Added configuration to support changing the minimum number of node.
        • Set AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_MINIMUM_SYSTEM_NODES to set the minimum number of system nodes.
    • Front Door:
      • Updated Azure.FrontDoor.Logs to cover premium and standard profiles instead of just classic by @BernieWhite. #2704
        • Added a selector for premium and standard profiles Azure.FrontDoor.IsStandardOrPremium.
        • Added a selector for classic profiles Azure.FrontDoor.IsClassic.
        • Updated rule set to 2024_03.
  • General improvements:
    • Moved .bicepparam file support to stable by @BernieWhite. #2682
      • Bicep param files are now automatically expanded when found.
      • To disable expansion, set the configuration option AZURE_BICEP_PARAMS_FILE_EXPANSION to false.
    • Documentation and metadata improvements by @BernieWhite. #1772 #2570
  • Engineering:
    • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk to v17.9.0. #2680
    • Bump xunit to v2.7.0. #2688
    • Bump xunit.runner.visualstudio to v2.5.7. #2689
    • Bump coverlet.collector to v6.0.1. #2699
  • Bug fixes:

v1.33.2#

What's changed since v1.33.1:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed false positive of Azure.Resource.AllowedRegions raised during assertion call by @BernieWhite. #2687

v1.33.1#

What's changed since v1.33.0:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Azure.AKS.AuthorizedIPs is not valid for a private cluster by @BernieWhite. #2677
    • Fixed generating rule for VM extensions from policy is incorrect by @BernieWhite. #2608

v1.33.0#

What's changed since v1.32.1:

  • New features:
    • Exporting policy as rules also generates a baseline by @BernieWhite. #2482
      • A baseline is automatically generated that includes for all rules exported. If a policy rule has been replaced by a built-in rule, the baseline will include the built-in rule instead.
      • The baseline is named <Prefix>.PolicyBaseline.All. i.e. Azure.PolicyBaseline.All by default.
      • For details see Policy as rules.
  • New rules:
    • Databricks:
    • Dev Box:
  • Updated rules:
    • Application Gateway:
      • Updated Azure.AppGwWAF.RuleGroups to use the rule sets by @BenjaminEngeset. #2629
        • The latest Bot Manager rule set is now 1.0.
        • The latest OWASP rule set is now 3.2.
    • Cognitive Services:
      • Relaxed Azure.Cognitive.ManagedIdentity to configurations that require managed identities by @BernieWhite. #2559
    • Virtual Machine:
      • Checks for Azure Hybrid Benefit Azure.VM.UseHybridUseBenefit are not enabled by default by @BernieWhite. #2493
        • To enable, set the AZURE_VM_USE_HYBRID_USE_BENEFIT option to true.
    • Virtual Network:
      • Added option for excluding subnets to Azure.VNET.UseNSGs by @BernieWhite. #2572
        • To add a subnet exclusion, set the AZURE_VNET_SUBNET_EXCLUDED_FROM_NSG option.
  • General improvements:
    • Rules that are ignored during exporting policy as rules are now generate a verbose logs by @BernieWhite. #2482
      • This is to improve transparency of why rules are not exported.
      • To see details on why a rule is ignored, enable verbose logging with -Verbose.
    • Policies that duplicate built-in rules can now be exported by using the -KeepDuplicates parameter by @BernieWhite. #2482
    • Quality updates to rules and documentation by @BernieWhite. #1772 #2570
  • Engineering:
    • Bump xunit to v2.6.6. #2645
    • Bump xunit.runner.visualstudio to v2.5.6. #2619
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet to v0.13.12. #2636
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows to v0.13.12. #2636
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed dateTimeAdd may fail with different localization by @BernieWhite. #2631
    • Fixed inconclusive result reported for Azure.ACR.Usage by @BernieWhite. #2494
    • Fixed export of Front Door resource data is incomplete by @BernieWhite. #2668
    • Fixed Azure.Template.TemplateFile to support with languageVersion 2.0 template properties by @MrRoundRobin. #2660
    • Fixed Azure.VM.DiskSizeAlignment does not handle smaller sizes and ultra disks by @BernieWhite. #2656

What's changed since pre-release v1.33.0-B0169:

  • No additional changes.

v1.33.0-B0169 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.33.0-B0126:

  • New features:
    • Exporting policy as rules also generates a baseline by @BernieWhite. #2482
      • A baseline is automatically generated that includes for all rules exported. If a policy rule has been replaced by a built-in rule, the baseline will include the built-in rule instead.
      • The baseline is named <Prefix>.PolicyBaseline.All. i.e. Azure.PolicyBaseline.All by default.
      • For details see Policy as rules.
  • General improvements:
    • Rules that are ignored during exporting policy as rules are now generate a verbose logs by @BernieWhite. #2482
      • This is to improve transparency of why rules are not exported.
      • To see details on why a rule is ignored, enable verbose logging with -Verbose.
    • Policies that duplicate built-in rules can now be exported by using the -KeepDuplicates parameter by @BernieWhite. #2482
  • Bug fixes:

v1.33.0-B0126 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.33.0-B0088:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Azure.Template.TemplateFile to support with languageVersion 2.0 template properties by @MrRoundRobin. #2660

v1.33.0-B0088 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.33.0-B0053:

  • New rules:
    • Dev Box:
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Azure.VM.DiskSizeAlignment does not handle smaller sizes and ultra disks by @BernieWhite. #2656

v1.33.0-B0053 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.33.0-B0023:

  • New rules:
    • Databricks:
  • Engineering:
    • Bump xunit to v2.6.6. #2645
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet to v0.13.12. #2636
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows to v0.13.12. #2636

v1.33.0-B0023 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.32.1:

  • Updated rules:
    • Application Gateway:
      • Updated Azure.AppGwWAF.RuleGroups to use the rule sets by @BenjaminEngeset. #2629
        • The latest Bot Manager rule set is now 1.0.
        • The latest OWASP rule set is now 3.2.
    • Cognitive Services:
      • Relaxed Azure.Cognitive.ManagedIdentity to configurations that require managed identities by @BernieWhite. #2559
    • Virtual Machine:
      • Checks for Azure Hybrid Benefit Azure.VM.UseHybridUseBenefit are not enabled by default by @BernieWhite. #2493
        • To enable, set the AZURE_VM_USE_HYBRID_USE_BENEFIT option to true.
    • Virtual Network:
      • Added option for excluding subnets to Azure.VNET.UseNSGs by @BernieWhite. #2572
        • To add a subnet exclusion, set the AZURE_VNET_SUBNET_EXCLUDED_FROM_NSG option.
  • General improvements:
  • Engineering:
    • Bump xunit to v2.6.4. #2618
    • Bump xunit.runner.visualstudio to v2.5.6. #2619
  • Bug fixes:

v1.32.1#

What's changed since v1.32.0:

v1.32.0#

What's changed since v1.31.3:

  • New features:
    • Added December 2023 baselines Azure.GA_2023_12 and Azure.Preview_2023_12 by @BernieWhite. #2580
      • Includes rules released before or during December 2023.
      • Marked Azure.GA_2023_09 and Azure.Preview_2023_09 baselines as obsolete.
  • Updated rules:
    • App Configuration:
    • API Management:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Updated Azure.AKS.Version to use latest stable version 1.27.7 by @BernieWhite. #2581
    • Defender for Cloud:
    • Network Interface:
      • Important change: Renamed NIC rules to reflect current usage by @BernieWhite. #2574
        • Rename Azure.VM.NICAttached to Azure.NIC.Attached.
        • Rename Azure.VM.NICName to Azure.NIC.Name.
        • Rename Azure.VM.UniqueDns to Azure.NIC.UniqueDns.
        • Added aliases to reference the old names for suppression and exclusion.
        • Old names will be removed from v2.
      • Added support for private link services to Azure.VM.NICAttached by @BernieWhite. #2563
  • General improvements:
  • Engineering:
    • Updated resource providers and policy aliases. #2579
    • Bump xunit to v2.6.2. #2544
    • Bump xunit.runner.visualstudio to v2.5.4. #2567
    • Bump Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub to v8.0.0. #2538
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows and BenchmarkDotNet to v0.13.11. #2575
    • Bump Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers to v8.0.0. #2568
    • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk to v17.8.0. #2527
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed additional false positives of Azure.Deployment.SecureParameter by @BernieWhite. #2556
    • Fixed expansion with sub-resource handling of deployments with duplicate resources by @BernieWhite. #2564
    • Fixed dependency ordered is incorrect by @BernieWhite. #2578

What's changed since pre-release v1.32.0-B0099:

  • No additional changes.

v1.32.0-B0099 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.32.0-B0053:

  • New features:
    • Added December 2023 baselines Azure.GA_2023_12 and Azure.Preview_2023_12 by @BernieWhite. #2580
      • Includes rules released before or during December 2023.
      • Marked Azure.GA_2023_09 and Azure.Preview_2023_09 baselines as obsolete.
  • Updated rules:
    • App Configuration:
    • API Management:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Updated Azure.AKS.Version to use latest stable version 1.27.7 by @BernieWhite. #2581
    • Defender for Cloud:
  • General improvements:
  • Engineering:
    • Updated resource providers and policy aliases. #2579
    • Bump Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub to v8.0.0. #2538
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows and BenchmarkDotNet to v0.13.11. #2575
    • Bump Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers to v8.0.0. #2568

v1.32.0-B0053 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.32.0-B0021:

  • Updated rules:
    • Network Interface:
      • Important change: Renamed NIC rules to reflect current usage by @BernieWhite. #2574
        • Rename Azure.VM.NICAttached to Azure.NIC.Attached.
        • Rename Azure.VM.NICName to Azure.NIC.Name.
        • Rename Azure.VM.UniqueDns to Azure.NIC.UniqueDns.
        • Added aliases to reference the old names for suppression and exclusion.
        • Old names will be removed from v2.
      • Added support for private link services to Azure.VM.NICAttached by @BernieWhite. #2563
  • General improvements:
  • Engineering:
    • Bump xunit.runner.visualstudio to v2.5.4. #2567
  • Bug fixes:

v1.32.0-B0021 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.31.3:

  • General improvements:
  • Engineering:
    • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk to v17.8.0. #2527
    • Bump xunit to v2.6.2. #2544
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed additional false positives of Azure.Deployment.SecureParameter by @BernieWhite. #2556
    • Fixed expansion with sub-resource handling of deployments with duplicate resources by @BernieWhite. #2564

v1.31.3#

What's changed since v1.31.2:

v1.31.2#

What's changed since v1.31.1:

v1.31.1#

What's changed since v1.31.0:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed additional non-sensitive parameter name patterns by Azure.Deployment.SecureParameter by @BernieWhite. #2528
      • Added support for configuration of the rule by setting AZURE_DEPLOYMENT_NONSENSITIVE_PARAMETER_NAMES.
    • Fixed incorrect handling of expressions with contains with JValue string by @BernieWhite. #2531

v1.31.0#

What's changed since v1.30.3:

  • New rules:
  • Engineering:
    • Bump development tools to .NET 7.0 SDK by @BernieWhite. #1870
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet to v0.13.10. #2518
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows to v0.13.10. #2508
    • Bump xunit to v2.6.1. #2514
    • Bump xunit.runner.visualstudio to v2.5.3. #2486
  • Bug fixes:

What's changed since pre-release v1.31.0-B0048:

  • No additional changes.

v1.31.0-B0048 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.31.0-B0020:

  • Engineering:
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet to v0.13.10. #2518
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows to v0.13.10. #2508
    • Bump xunit to v2.6.1. #2514
    • Bump xunit.runner.visualstudio to v2.5.3. #2486
  • Bug fixes:

v1.31.0-B0020 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.30.3:

  • New rules:
  • Engineering:
    • Bump development tools to .NET 7.0 SDK by @BernieWhite. #1870
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet to v0.13.9. #2469
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows to v0.13.9. #2470

v1.30.3#

What's changed since v1.30.2:

v1.30.2#

What's changed since v1.30.1:

  • Bug fixes:

v1.30.1#

What's changed since v1.30.0:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Azure.Resource.AllowedRegions which was failing when no allowed regions were configured by @BernieWhite. #2461

v1.30.0#

What's changed since v1.29.0:

  • New features:
    • Added September 2023 baselines Azure.GA_2023_09 and Azure.Preview_2023_09 by @BernieWhite. #2451
      • Includes rules released before or during September 2023.
      • Marked Azure.GA_2023_06 and Azure.Preview_2023_06 baselines as obsolete.
  • New rules:
    • Azure Container Apps:
    • Azure Container Registry:
    • Azure Database for MySQL:
      • Check that Azure AD-only authentication is configured for Azure Database for MySQL databases by @BenjaminEngeset. #2227
    • Azure Firewall:
      • Check that Azure Firewall polices has configured threat intelligence-based filtering in alert and deny mode by @BenjaminEngeset. #2354
    • Backup vault:
    • Front Door:
    • Public IP address:
    • Recovery Services vault:
  • Updated rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Updated Azure.AKS.Version to use latest stable version 1.26.6 by @BernieWhite. #2404
        • Use AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_MINIMUM_VERSION to configure the minimum version of the cluster.
      • Promoted Azure.AKS.LocalAccounts to GA rule set by @BernieWhite. #2448
    • Container App:
  • General improvements:
    • Important change: Replaced the Azure_AllowedRegions option with AZURE_RESOURCE_ALLOWED_LOCATIONS. #941
      • For compatibility, if Azure_AllowedRegions is set it will be used instead of AZURE_RESOURCE_ALLOWED_LOCATIONS.
      • If only AZURE_RESOURCE_ALLOWED_LOCATIONS is set, this value will be used.
      • The default will be used neither options are configured.
      • If Azure_AllowedRegions is set a warning will be generated until the configuration is removed.
      • Support for Azure_AllowedRegions is deprecated and will be removed in v2.
      • See upgrade notes for details.
    • Add source link for rule in docs by @BernieWhite. #2115
  • Engineering:
    • Updated resource providers and policy aliases. #2442
    • Bump xunit to v2.5.1. #2436
    • Bump xunit.runner.visualstudio to v2.5.1. #2435
    • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk to v17.7.2. #2407
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet to v0.13.8. #2425
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows to v0.13.8. #2425
    • Bump Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers to v7.0.4. #2405
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed false positive with Azure.Storage.SecureTransfer on new API versions by @BernieWhite. #2414
    • Fixed false positive with Azure.VNET.LocalDNS for DNS server addresses out of local scope by @BernieWhite. #2370
      • This bug fix introduces a configuration option to flag when DNS from an Identity subscription is used.
      • Set AZURE_VNET_DNS_WITH_IDENTITY to true when using an Identity subscription for DNS.
    • Fixed non-resource group rule triggering for a resource group by @BernieWhite. #2401
    • Fixed lambda map in map variable by @BernieWhite. #2410
    • Fixed Azure.AKS.Version by excluding node-image channel by @BernieWhite. #2446

What's changed since pre-release v1.30.0-B0127:

  • No additional changes.

v1.30.0-B0127 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.30.0-B0080:

  • New features:
    • Added September 2023 baselines Azure.GA_2023_09 and Azure.Preview_2023_09 by @BernieWhite. #2451
      • Includes rules released before or during September 2023.
      • Marked Azure.GA_2023_06 and Azure.Preview_2023_06 baselines as obsolete.
  • New rules:
  • Updated rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Updated Azure.AKS.Version to use latest stable version 1.26.6 by @BernieWhite. #2404
        • Use AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_MINIMUM_VERSION to configure the minimum version of the cluster.
      • Promoted Azure.AKS.LocalAccounts to GA rule set by @BernieWhite. #2448
    • Container App:
  • General improvements:
  • Engineering:
    • Updated resource providers and policy aliases. #2442
    • Bump xunit to v2.5.1. #2436
    • Bump xunit.runner.visualstudio to v2.5.1. #2435
  • Bug fixes:

v1.30.0-B0080 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.30.0-B0047:

  • General improvements:
    • Important change: Replaced the Azure_AllowedRegions option with AZURE_RESOURCE_ALLOWED_LOCATIONS. #941
      • For compatibility, if Azure_AllowedRegions is set it will be used instead of AZURE_RESOURCE_ALLOWED_LOCATIONS.
      • If only AZURE_RESOURCE_ALLOWED_LOCATIONS is set, this value will be used.
      • The default will be used neither options are configured.
      • If Azure_AllowedRegions is set a warning will be generated until the configuration is removed.
      • Support for Azure_AllowedRegions is deprecated and will be removed in v2.
      • See upgrade notes for details.
  • Engineering:
    • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk to v17.7.2. #2407
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet to v0.13.8. #2425
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows to v0.13.8. #2425
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed false positive with Azure.Storage.SecureTransfer on new API versions by @BernieWhite. #2414
    • Fixed false positive with Azure.VNET.LocalDNS for DNS server addresses out of local scope by @BernieWhite. #2370
      • This bug fix introduces a configuration option to flag when DNS from an Identity subscription is used.
      • Set AZURE_VNET_DNS_WITH_IDENTITY to true when using an Identity subscription for DNS.

v1.30.0-B0047 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.30.0-B0026:

  • Engineering:
    • Bump Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers to v7.0.4. #2405
  • Bug fixes:

v1.30.0-B0026 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.30.0-B0011:

  • New rules:
    • Azure Container Apps:
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed non-resource group rule triggering for a resource group by @BernieWhite. #2401

v1.30.0-B0011 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.29.0:

  • New rules:
    • Azure Database for MySQL:
      • Check that Azure AD-only authentication is configured for Azure Database for MySQL databases by @BenjaminEngeset. #2227
    • Azure Firewall:
      • Check that Azure Firewall polices has configured threat intelligence-based filtering in alert and deny mode by @BenjaminEngeset. #2354
    • Backup vault:
    • Front Door:
    • Public IP address:
    • Recovery Services vault:
  • Engineering:
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet to v0.13.7. #2385
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows to v0.13.7. #2382
    • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk to v17.7.1. #2393

v1.29.0#

What's changed since v1.28.2:

  • New rules:
    • Databricks:
  • General improvements:
    • Use policy definition name when generating a rule from it by @BernieWhite. #1959
    • Added export in-flight data for Defender for Storage from Storage Accounts by @BernieWhite. #2248
    • Added export in-flight data for Defender for APIs from API Management by @BernieWhite. #2247
  • Bug fixes:

What's changed since pre-release v1.29.0-B0062:

  • No additional changes.

v1.29.0-B0062 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.29.0-B0036:

v1.29.0-B0036 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.29.0-B0015:

  • General improvements:
    • Added export in-flight data for Defender for Storage from Storage Accounts by @BernieWhite. #2248
    • Added export in-flight data for Defender for APIs from API Management by @BernieWhite. #2247

v1.29.0-B0015 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.28.2:

  • New rules:
    • Databricks:
  • General improvements:
  • Bug fixes:

v1.28.2#

What's changed since v1.28.1:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed policy rules with no effect conditions are evaluated incorrectly by @BernieWhite. #2346

v1.28.1#

What's changed since v1.28.0:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed parseCidr with /32 is not valid by @BernieWhite. #2336
    • Fixed mismatch of resource group type on policy as code rules by @BernieWhite. #2338
    • Fixed length cannot be less than zero when converting policy to rules by @BernieWhite. #1802
    • Fixed naming rules for MariaDB by @BernieWhite. #2335
      • Updated Azure.MariaDB.VNETRuleName to allow for parent resources.
      • Updated Azure.MariaDB.FirewallRuleName to allow for parent resources.
    • Fixed network watcher existence check by @BernieWhite. #2342

v1.28.0#

What's changed since v1.27.3:

  • New features:
    • Added June 2023 baselines Azure.GA_2023_06 and Azure.Preview_2023_06 by @BernieWhite. #2310
      • Includes rules released before or during June 2023.
      • Marked Azure.GA_2023_03 and Azure.Preview_2023_03 baselines as obsolete.
  • New rules:
    • Azure Database for MySQL:
      • Check that Azure AD authentication is configured for Azure Database for MySQL databases by @BenjaminEngeset. #2226
    • Azure Database for PostgreSQL:
      • Check that Azure AD-only authentication is configured for Azure Database for PostgreSQL databases by @BenjaminEngeset. #2250
      • Check that Azure AD authentication is configured for Azure Database for PostgreSQL databases by @BenjaminEngeset. #2249
  • Removed rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Removed Azure.AKS.PodIdentity as pod identities has been replaced by workload identities by @BernieWhite. #2273
  • General improvements:
    • Added support for safe dereference operator by @BernieWhite. #2322
      • Added support for tryGet Bicep function.
    • Added support for Bicep CIDR functions by @BernieWhite. #2279
      • Added support for parseCidr, cidrSubnet, and cidrHost.
    • Added support for managementGroupResourceId Bicep function by @BernieWhite. #2294
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule to v2.9.0. #2293
    • Updated resource providers and policy aliases. #2261
    • Bump Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers to v7.0.3. #2281
    • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk to v17.6.3. #2290
    • Bump coverlet.collector to v6.0.0. #2232
    • Bump Az.Resources to v6.7.0. #2274
    • Bump xunit to v2.5.0. #2306
    • Bump xunit.runner.visualstudio to v2.5.0. #2307
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet to v0.13.6. #2317
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows to v0.13.6. #2318
  • Bug fixes:

What's changed since pre-release v1.28.0-B0213:

  • No additional changes.

v1.28.0-B0213 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.28.0-B0159:

  • General improvements:
    • Added support for safe dereference operator by @BernieWhite. #2322
      • Added support for tryGet Bicep function.
  • Engineering:
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet to v0.13.6. #2317
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows to v0.13.6. #2318
  • Bug fixes:

v1.28.0-B0159 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.28.0-B0115:

  • New features:
    • Added June 2023 baselines Azure.GA_2023_06 and Azure.Preview_2023_06 by @BernieWhite. #2310
      • Includes rules released before or during June 2023.
      • Marked Azure.GA_2023_03 and Azure.Preview_2023_03 baselines as obsolete.
  • Engineering:
    • Bump xunit to v2.5.0. #2306
    • Bump xunit.runner.visualstudio to v2.5.0. #2307
  • Bug fixes:

v1.28.0-B0115 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.28.0-B0079:

  • General improvements:
    • Added support for Bicep CIDR functions by @BernieWhite. #2279
      • Added support for parseCidr, cidrSubnet, and cidrHost.

v1.28.0-B0079 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.28.0-B0045:

  • General improvements:
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule to v2.9.0. #2293
    • Bump Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers to v7.0.3. #2281
    • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk to v17.6.3. #2290
    • Bump coverlet.collector to v6.0.0. #2232
  • Bug fixes:

v1.28.0-B0045 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.28.0-B0024:

  • Removed rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Removed Azure.AKS.PodIdentity as pod identities has been replaced by workload identities by @BernieWhite. #2273
  • Engineering:
    • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk to v17.6.2. #2266
    • Bump Az.Resources to v6.7.0. #2274
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed false positive of IsolatedV2 with Azure.AppService.MinPlan by @BernieWhite. #2277

v1.28.0-B0024 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.28.0-B0010:

v1.28.0-B0010 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.27.1:

  • New rules:
    • Azure Database for MySQL:
      • Check that Azure AD authentication is configured for Azure Database for MySQL databases by @BenjaminEngeset. #2226
    • Azure Database for PostgreSQL:
      • Check that Azure AD-only authentication is configured for Azure Database for PostgreSQL databases by @BenjaminEngeset. #2250
      • Check that Azure AD authentication is configured for Azure Database for PostgreSQL databases by @BenjaminEngeset. #2249
  • Engineering:
    • Updated resource providers and policy aliases. #2261
    • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk to v17.6.1. #2256

v1.27.3#

What's changed since v1.27.2:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed false positive of IsolatedV2 with Azure.AppService.MinPlan by @BernieWhite. #2277

v1.27.2#

What's changed since v1.27.1:

v1.27.1#

What's changed since v1.27.0:

  • Bug fixes:

v1.27.0#

What's changed since v1.26.1:

  • New features:
  • New rules:
    • Application Gateway:
    • API Management:
      • Check that APIs published in Azure API Management are on-boarded to Microsoft Defender for APIs by @BenjaminEngeset. #2187
      • Check that base element for any policy element in a section is configured by @BenjaminEngeset. #2072
    • Arc-enabled Kubernetes cluster:
      • Check that Microsoft Defender for Containers extension for Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters is configured by @BenjaminEngeset. #2124
    • Arc-enabled server:
      • Check that a maintenance configuration for Arc-enabled servers is associated by @BenjaminEngeset. #2122
    • Container App:
      • Check that container apps has disabled session affinity to prevent unbalanced distribution by @BenjaminEngeset. #2188
      • Check that container apps with IP ingress restrictions mode configured is set to allow for all rules defined by @BenjaminEngeset. #2189
    • Cosmos DB:
    • Defender for Cloud:
    • Key Vault:
      • Check that key vaults uses Azure RBAC as the authorization system for the data plane by @BenjaminEngeset. #1916
    • Storage Account:
      • Check that Microsoft Defender for Storage is enabled for storage accounts by @BenjaminEngeset. #2225
      • Check that sensitive data threat detection in Microsoft Defender for Storage is enabled for storage accounts by @BenjaminEngeset. #2207
      • Check that Malware Scanning in Microsoft Defender for Storage is enabled for storage accounts by @BenjaminEngeset. #2206
    • Virtual Machine:
  • General improvements:
  • Updated rules:
    • API Management:
      • Updated Azure.APIM.EncryptValues to check all API Management named values are encrypted with Key Vault secrets @BenjaminEngeset. #2146
    • Container App:
    • Defender for Cloud:
  • Engineering:
    • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk to v17.6.0. #2216
  • Bug fixes:

What's changed since pre-release v1.27.0-B0186:

  • No additional changes.

v1.27.0-B0186 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.27.0-B0136:

  • New rules:
    • API Management:
      • Check that APIs published in Azure API Management are on-boarded to Microsoft Defender for APIs by @BenjaminEngeset. #2187
    • Key Vault:
      • Check that key vaults uses Azure RBAC as the authorization system for the data plane by @BenjaminEngeset. #1916
    • Storage Account:
      • Check that Microsoft Defender for Storage is enabled for storage accounts by @BenjaminEngeset. #2225
      • Check that sensitive data threat detection in Microsoft Defender for Storage is enabled for storage accounts by @BenjaminEngeset. #2207

v1.27.0-B0136 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.27.0-B0091:

  • New rules:
    • Defender for Cloud:
      • Check that sensitive data threat detection in Microsoft Defender for Storage is enabled by @BenjaminEngeset. #2207
  • General improvements:
  • Bug fixes:

v1.27.0-B0091 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.27.0-B0050:

  • New features:
  • New rules:
    • Storage Account:
      • Check that Malware Scanning in Microsoft Defender for Storage is enabled for storage accounts by @BenjaminEngeset.
    • Defender for Cloud:
  • Bug fixes:

v1.27.0-B0050 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.27.0-B0015:

  • New rules:
    • Application Gateway:
    • Arc-enabled Kubernetes cluster:
      • Check that Microsoft Defender for Containers extension for Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters is configured by @BenjaminEngeset. #2124
    • Arc-enabled server:
      • Check that a maintenance configuration for Arc-enabled servers is associated by @BenjaminEngeset. #2122
    • Container App:
      • Check that container apps has disabled session affinity to prevent unbalanced distribution by @BenjaminEngeset. #2188
      • Check that container apps with IP ingress restrictions mode configured is set to allow for all rules defined by @BenjaminEngeset. #2189
    • Cosmos DB:
    • Defender for Cloud:
    • Virtual Machine:
  • Updated rules:
  • Engineering:
    • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk to v17.6.0. #2216
  • Bug fixes:

v1.27.0-B0015 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.27.0-B0003:

  • New rules:
    • API Management:
    • Defender for Cloud:
      • Check that Microsoft Defender Cloud Security Posture Management is using Standard plan by @BenjaminEngeset. #2151
  • Updated rules:
    • Container App:
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed ignoring Redis firewall rules when Redis is configured to allow private connectivity by @BenjaminEngeset. #2171

v1.27.0-B0003 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.26.1:

  • Updated rules:
    • API Management:
      • Updated Azure.APIM.EncryptValues to check all API Management named values are encrypted with Key Vault secrets @BenjaminEngeset. #2146
  • Bug fixes:

v1.26.1#

What's changed since v1.26.0:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed null union with first value being null by @BernieWhite. #2075
    • Fixed Azure.Resource.UseTags for additional resources that don't support tags by @BernieWhite. #2129

v1.26.0#

What's changed since v1.25.0:

  • New features:
    • Added March 2023 baselines Azure.GA_2023_03 and Azure.Preview_2023_03 by @BernieWhite. #2138
      • Includes rules released before or during March 2023.
      • Marked Azure.GA_2022_12 and Azure.Preview_2022_12 baselines as obsolete.
  • New rules:
  • Updated rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Updated Azure.AKS.Version to use latest stable version 1.25.6 by @BernieWhite. #2136
        • Use AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_MINIMUM_VERSION to configure the minimum version of the cluster.
  • General improvements:
  • Engineering:
    • Bump Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers to v7.0.1. #2082
    • Bump Newtonsoft.Json to v13.0.3. #2080
    • Updated resource providers and policy aliases. #2144
    • Bump PSRule to v2.8.1. #2155
    • Bump Az.Resources to v6.6.0. #2155
    • Bump Pester to v5.4.1. #2155
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed dependency issue of deployments across resource group scopes by @BernieWhite. #2111
    • Fixed false positive with Azure.Deployment.Name by @BernieWhite. #2109
    • Fixed false positives for Azure.AppService.AlwaysOn with Functions and Workflows by @BernieWhite. #943

What's changed since pre-release v1.26.0-B0078:

  • No additional changes.

v1.26.0-B0078 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.26.0-B0040:

  • General improvements:
    • Improved export of in-flight deeply nested API Management policies by @BernieWhite. #2153
  • Engineering:
    • Updated resource providers and policy aliases. #2144
    • Bump PSRule to v2.8.1. #2155
    • Bump Az.Resources to v6.6.0. #2155
    • Bump Pester to v5.4.1. #2155
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed false positives for Azure.AppService.AlwaysOn with Functions and Workflows by @BernieWhite. #943

v1.26.0-B0040 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.26.0-B0011:

  • New features:
    • Added March 2023 baselines Azure.GA_2023_03 and Azure.Preview_2023_03 by @BernieWhite. #2138
      • Includes rules released before or during March 2023.
      • Marked Azure.GA_2022_12 and Azure.Preview_2022_12 baselines as obsolete.
  • New rules:
    • API Management:
      • Check that wildcard * for any configuration option in CORS policies settings is not in use by @BenjaminEngeset. #2073
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Check that the Defender profile with Azure Kubernetes Service clusters are enabled by @BenjaminEngeset. #2123
    • Container App:
    • SQL Database:
    • SQL Managed Instance:
  • Updated rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Updated Azure.AKS.Version to use latest stable version 1.25.6 by @BernieWhite. #2136
        • Use AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_MINIMUM_VERSION to configure the minimum version of the cluster.
  • Bug fixes:

v1.26.0-B0011 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.25.0:

  • New rules:
  • General improvements:
  • Engineering:
    • Bump Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers to v7.0.1. #2082
    • Bump Newtonsoft.Json to v13.0.3. #2080

v1.25.1#

What's changed since v1.25.0:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed dependency issue of deployments across resource group scopes by @BernieWhite. #2111

v1.25.0#

What's changed since v1.24.2:

  • New features:
    • Experimental: Added Azure.MCSB.v1 which include rules aligned to the Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark by @BernieWhite. #1634
  • New rules:
  • General improvements:
    • Added support for Bicep toObject function by @BernieWhite. #2014
    • Added support for configuring a minimum version of Bicep by @BernieWhite. #1935
      • Configure this option to increase the visibility of the version of the Bicep CLI used by PSRule for Azure.
      • Set AZURE_BICEP_CHECK_TOOL to true to check the Bicep CLI.
      • Set AZURE_BICEP_MINIMUM_VERSION to configure the minimum version.
      • If the Bicep CLI is not installed or the version is less than the minimum version an error will be reported.
      • By default, the minimum Bicep version defaults to 0.4.451.
    • Added support for Bicep custom types by @BernieWhite. #2026
  • Engineering:
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet to v0.13.5. #2052
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows to v0.13.5. #2052
    • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk to v17.5.0. #2055
    • Bump Az.Resources to v6.5.2. #2037
    • Updated build to use GitHub Actions by @BernieWhite. #1696
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed SQL transparent data Encryption (TDE) works properly on all resources including exported resources by @zilberd. #2059
    • Fixed cases of exit code 5 with path probing by @BernieWhite. #1901

What's changed since pre-release v1.25.0-B0100:

  • No additional changes.

v1.25.0-B0138 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.25.0-B0100:

v1.25.0-B0100 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.25.0-B0065:

  • New rules:

v1.25.0-B0065 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.25.0-B0035:

  • General improvements:
  • Engineering:
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet to v0.13.5. #2052
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows to v0.13.5. #2052
    • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk to v17.5.0. #2055
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed SQL transparent data Encryption (TDE) works properly on all resources including exported resources by @zilberd. #2059

v1.25.0-B0035 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.25.0-B0013:

  • New rules:
  • General improvements:
    • Added support for configuring a minimum version of Bicep by @BernieWhite. #1935
      • Configure this option to increase the visibility of the version of the Bicep CLI used by PSRule for Azure.
      • Set AZURE_BICEP_CHECK_TOOL to true to check the Bicep CLI.
      • Set AZURE_BICEP_MINIMUM_VERSION to configure the minimum version.
      • If the Bicep CLI is not installed or the version is less than the minimum version an error will be reported.
      • By default, the minimum Bicep version defaults to 0.4.451.
  • Engineering:
    • Bump Az.Resources to v6.5.2. #2037
  • Bug fixes:

v1.25.0-B0013 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.24.2:

  • New features:
    • Experimental: Added Azure.MCSB.v1 which include rules aligned to the Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark by @BernieWhite. #1634
  • New rules:
    • Virtual Machine:
      • Virtual machines should be fully deallocated and not stopped by @dcrreynolds. #88
  • General improvements:
  • Engineering:
    • Updated build to use GitHub Actions by @BernieWhite. #1696
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet to v0.13.4. #1992
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows to v0.13.4. #1992

v1.24.2#

This is a republish of v1.24.1 to fix a release issue. What's changed since v1.24.0:

v1.24.1#

What's changed since v1.24.0:

v1.24.0#

What's changed since v1.23.0:

  • General improvements:
    • Updated Export-AzRuleData to improve export performance by @BernieWhite. #1341
      • Removed Az.Resources dependency.
      • Added async threading for export concurrency.
      • Improved performance by using automatic look up of API versions by using provider cache.
    • Added support for Bicep lambda functions by @BernieWhite. #1536
      • Bicep filter, map, reduce, and sort are supported.
      • Support for flatten was previously added in v1.23.0.
    • Added optimization for policy type conditions by @BernieWhite. #1966
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule to v2.7.0. #1973
    • Updated resource providers and policy aliases. #1736
    • Bump Az.Resources to v6.5.1. #1973
    • Bump Newtonsoft.Json to v13.0.2. #1903
    • Bump Pester to v5.4.0. #1994
  • Bug fixes:

What's changed since pre-release v1.24.0-B0035:

  • No additional changes.

v1.24.0-B0035 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.24.0-B0013:

  • General improvements:
    • Added support for Bicep lambda functions by @BernieWhite. #1536
      • Bicep filter, map, reduce, and sort are supported.
      • Support for flatten was previously added in v1.23.0.
    • Added optimization for policy type conditions by @BernieWhite. #1966
  • Engineering:
    • Updated resource providers and policy aliases. #1736
  • Bug fixes:

v1.24.0-B0013 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.23.0:

  • General improvements:
    • Updated Export-AzRuleData to improve export performance by @BernieWhite. #1341
      • Removed Az.Resources dependency.
      • Added async threading for export concurrency.
      • Improved performance by using automatic look up of API versions by using provider cache.
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule to v2.7.0. #1973
    • Bump Az.Resources to v6.5.1. #1973
    • Bump Newtonsoft.Json to v13.0.2. #1903
    • Bump Pester to v5.4.0. #1994
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Export-AzRuleData may not export all data if throttled by @BernieWhite. #1341

v1.23.0#

What's changed since v1.22.2:

  • New features:
    • Added December 2022 baselines Azure.GA_2022_12 and Azure.Preview_2022_12 by @BernieWhite. #1961
      • Includes rules released before or during December 2022.
      • Marked Azure.GA_2022_09 and Azure.Preview_2022_09 baselines as obsolete.
  • New rules:
    • API Management:
    • Application Gateway:
    • Azure Cache for Redis:
    • Azure Database for MariaDB:
      • Check Azure Database for MariaDB servers limits the amount of firewall permitted IP addresses by @BenjaminEngeset. #1856
      • Check Azure Database for MariaDB servers limits the amount of firewall rules allowed by @BenjaminEngeset. #1855
      • Check Azure Database for MariaDB servers does not have Azure services bypassed on firewall by @BenjaminEngeset. #1857
    • Bastion:
    • Recovery Services Vault:
    • Virtual Machine:
    • Virtual Machine Scale Sets:
  • Updated rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Updated Azure.AKS.Version to use latest stable version 1.25.4 by @BernieWhite. #1960
        • Use AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_MINIMUM_VERSION to configure the minimum version of the cluster.
  • General improvements:
  • Engineering:
    • Bump Az.Resources to v6.5.0. #1945
    • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk v17.4.1. #1964
  • Bug fixes:

What's changed since pre-release v1.23.0-B0072:

  • No additional changes.

v1.23.0-B0072 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.23.0-B0046:

  • New features:
    • Added December 2022 baselines Azure.GA_2022_12 and Azure.Preview_2022_12 by @BernieWhite. #1961
      • Includes rules released before or during December 2022.
      • Marked Azure.GA_2022_09 and Azure.Preview_2022_09 baselines as obsolete.
  • Updated rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Updated Azure.AKS.Version to use latest stable version 1.25.4 by @BernieWhite. #1960
        • Use AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_MINIMUM_VERSION to configure the minimum version of the cluster.
  • General improvements:
    • Improves handling for policy definition modes by using support tags selector by @BernieWhite. #1946
  • Engineering:
    • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk v17.4.1. #1964

v1.23.0-B0046 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.23.0-B0025:

  • New rules:
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Azure.Deployment.SecureValue with reference function expression by @BernieWhite. #1882

v1.23.0-B0025 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.23.0-B0009:

  • New rules:
    • Application Gateway:
    • Azure Cache for Redis:
    • Virtual Machine Scale Sets:
  • General improvements:
  • Engineering:
    • Bump Az.Resources to v6.5.0. #1945

v1.23.0-B0009 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.22.1:

  • New rules:
    • API Management:
    • Azure Database for MariaDB:
      • Check Azure Database for MariaDB servers limits the amount of firewall permitted IP addresses by @BenjaminEngeset. #1856
      • Check Azure Database for MariaDB servers limits the amount of firewall rules allowed by @BenjaminEngeset. #1855
      • Check Azure Database for MariaDB servers does not have Azure services bypassed on firewall by @BenjaminEngeset. #1857
    • Virtual Machine:
  • Bug fixes:

v1.22.2#

What's changed since v1.22.1:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Azure.Deployment.SecureValue with reference function expression by @BernieWhite. #1882

v1.22.1#

What's changed since v1.22.0:

  • Bug fixes:

v1.22.0#

What's changed since v1.21.2:

  • New rules:
    • API Management:
      • Check API management instances uses multi-region deployment by @BenjaminEngeset. #1030
      • Check api management instances limits control plane API calls to apim with version '2021-08-01' or newer by @BenjaminEngeset. #1819
    • App Service Environment:
      • Check app service environments uses version 3 (ASEv3) instead of classic version 1 (ASEv1) and version 2 (ASEv2) by @BenjaminEngeset. #1805
    • Azure Database for MariaDB:
      • Check Azure Database for MariaDB servers, databases, firewall rules and VNET rules names meet naming requirements by @BenjaminEngeset. #1854
      • Check Azure Database for MariaDB servers only uses TLS 1.2 version by @BenjaminEngeset. #1853
      • Check Azure Database for MariaDB servers only accept encrypted connections by @BenjaminEngeset. #1852
      • Check Azure Database for MariaDB servers have Microsoft Defender configured by @BenjaminEngeset. #1850
      • Check Azure Database for MariaDB servers have geo-redundant backup configured by @BenjaminEngeset. #1848
    • Azure Database for PostgreSQL:
      • Check Azure Database for PostgreSQL servers have Microsoft Defender configured by @BenjaminEngeset. #286
      • Check Azure Database for PostgreSQL servers have geo-redundant backup configured by @BenjaminEngeset. #285
    • Azure Database for MySQL:
      • Check Azure Database for MySQL servers have Microsoft Defender configured by @BenjaminEngeset. #287
      • Check Azure Database for MySQL servers uses the flexible deployment model by @BenjaminEngeset. #1841
      • Check Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Servers have geo-redundant backup configured by @BenjaminEngeset. #1840
      • Check Azure Database for MySQL servers have geo-redundant backup configured by @BenjaminEngeset. #284
    • Azure Resource Deployments:
      • Check for nested deployment that are scoped to outer and passing secure values by @ms-sambell. #1475
      • Check custom script extension uses protected settings for secure values by @ms-sambell. #1478
    • Front Door:
    • Virtual Machine:
      • Check virtual machines running SQL Server uses Premium disks or above by @BenjaminEngeset. #9
    • Virtual Network:
      • Check VNETs with a GatewaySubnet also has an AzureFirewallSubnet by @BernieWhite. #875
  • General improvements:
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule to v2.6.0. #1883
    • Bump Az.Resources to v6.4.1. #1883
    • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk to v17.4.0 #1838
    • Bump coverlet.collector to v3.2.0. #1814
  • Bug fixes:

What's changed since pre-release v1.22.0-B0203:

  • No additional changes.

v1.22.0-B0203 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.22.0-B0153:

  • General improvements:
  • Bug fixes:

v1.22.0-B0153 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.22.0-B0106:

  • Bug fixes:

v1.22.0-B0106 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.22.0-B0062:

  • New rules:
    • API Management:
    • Azure Database for MariaDB:
      • Check Azure Database for MariaDB servers, databases, firewall rules and VNET rules names meet naming requirements by @BenjaminEngeset. #1854
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule to v2.6.0. #1883
    • Bump Az.Resources to v6.4.1. #1883
  • Bug fixes:

v1.22.0-B0062 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.22.0-B0026:

  • New rules:
    • Azure Database for MariaDB:
    • Azure Database for PostgreSQL:
      • Check Azure Database for PostgreSQL servers have Microsoft Defender configured by @BenjaminEngeset. #286
      • Check Azure Database for PostgreSQL servers have geo-redundant backup configured by @BenjaminEngeset. #285
    • Azure Database for MySQL:
      • Check Azure Database for MySQL servers have Microsoft Defender configured by @BenjaminEngeset. #287
      • Check Azure Database for MySQL servers uses the flexible deployment model by @BenjaminEngeset. #1841
      • Check Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Servers have geo-redundant backup configured by @BenjaminEngeset. #1840
      • Check Azure Database for MySQL servers have geo-redundant backup configured by @BenjaminEngeset. #284
    • Azure Resource Deployments:
      • Check for nested deployment that are scoped to outer and passing secure values by @ms-sambell. #1475
      • Check custom script extension uses protected settings for secure values by @ms-sambell. #1478
    • Virtual Machine:
      • Check virtual machines running SQL Server uses Premium disks or above by @BenjaminEngeset. #9
  • Engineering:
    • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk to v17.4.0 #1838
    • Bump coverlet.collector to v3.2.0. #1814
  • Bug fixes:

v1.22.0-B0026 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.22.0-B0011:

  • New rules:
    • API Management:
      • Check api management instances limits control plane API calls to apim with version '2021-08-01' or newer by @BenjaminEngeset. #1819
  • Engineering:
    • Bump Az.Resources to v6.4.0. #1829
  • Bug fixes:

v1.22.0-B0011 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.21.0:

  • New rules:
    • App Service Environment:
      • Check app service environments uses version 3 (ASEv3) instead of classic version 1 (ASEv1) and version 2 (ASEv2) by @BenjaminEngeset. #1805
    • Front Door:
    • Virtual Network:
      • Check VNETs with a GatewaySubnet also has an AzureFirewallSubnet by @BernieWhite. #875

v1.21.2#

What's changed since v1.21.1:

v1.21.1#

What's changed since v1.21.0:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed multiple nested parameter loops returns stack empty exception by @BernieWhite. #1811
    • Fixed Azure.ACR.ContentTrust when customer managed keys are enabled by @BernieWhite. #1810

v1.21.0#

What's changed since v1.20.2:

  • New features:
    • Mapping of Azure Security Benchmark v3 to security rules by @jagoodwin. #1610
  • New rules:
    • Deployment:
    • Service Bus:
    • Virtual Machine:
      • Check virtual machines uses Azure Monitor Agent instead of old legacy Log Analytics Agent by @BenjaminEngeset. #1792
    • Virtual Machine Scale Sets:
      • Check virtual machine scale sets uses Azure Monitor Agent instead of old legacy Log Analytics Agent by @BenjaminEngeset. #1792
    • Virtual Network:
  • General improvements:
    • Added built-in list of ignored policy definitions by @BernieWhite. #1730
      • To ignore additional policy definitions, use the AZURE_POLICY_IGNORE_LIST configuration option.
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule to v2.5.3. #1800
    • Bump Az.Resources to v6.3.1. #1800

What's changed since pre-release v1.21.0-B0050:

  • No additional changes.

v1.21.0-B0050 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.21.0-B0027:

  • New rules:
    • Virtual Machine:
      • Check virtual machines uses Azure Monitor Agent instead of old legacy Log Analytics Agent by @BenjaminEngeset. #1792
    • Virtual Machine Scale Sets:
      • Check virtual machine scale sets uses Azure Monitor Agent instead of old legacy Log Analytics Agent by @BenjaminEngeset. #1792
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule to v2.5.3. #1800
    • Bump Az.Resources to v6.3.1. #1800
  • Bug fixes:

v1.21.0-B0027 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.21.0-B0011:

v1.21.0-B0011 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.20.1:

  • New features:
    • Mapping of Azure Security Benchmark v3 to security rules by @jagoodwin. #1610
  • New rules:
    • Virtual Network:
  • General improvements:
    • Added built-in list of ignored policy definitions by @BernieWhite. #1730
      • To ignore additional policy definitions, use the AZURE_POLICY_IGNORE_LIST configuration option.
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule to v2.5.1. #1782
    • Bump Az.Resources to v6.3.0. #1782

v1.20.2#

What's changed since v1.20.1:

v1.20.1#

What's changed since v1.20.0:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed expand bicep source when reading JsonContent into a parameter by @BernieWhite. #1780

v1.20.0#

What's changed since v1.19.2:

  • New features:
    • Added September 2022 baselines Azure.GA_2022_09 and Azure.Preview_2022_09 by @BernieWhite. #1738
      • Includes rules released before or during September 2022.
      • Marked Azure.GA_2022_06 and Azure.Preview_2022_06 baselines as obsolete.
  • New rules:
  • Updated rules:
    • Important change: Updated rules, tests and docs with Microsoft Defender for Cloud by @jonathanruiz. #545
      • The following rules have been renamed with aliases:
        • Renamed Azure.SQL.ThreatDetection to Azure.SQL.DefenderCloud.
        • Renamed Azure.SecurityCenter.Contact to Azure.DefenderCloud.Contact.
        • Renamed Azure.SecurityCenter.Provisioning to Azure.DefenderCloud.Provisioning.
      • If you are referencing the old names please consider updating to the new names.
    • Updated documentation examples for Front Door and Key Vault rules by @lluppesms. #1667
    • Improved the way we check that VM or VMSS has Linux by @verabe. #1704
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Updated Azure.AKS.Version to use latest stable version 1.23.8 by @BernieWhite. #1627
        • Use AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_MINIMUM_VERSION to configure the minimum version of the cluster.
    • Event Grid:
    • Key Vault:
  • General improvements:
    • Updated NSG documentation with code snippets and links by @simone-bennett. #1607
    • Updated Application Gateway documentation with code snippets by @ms-sambell. #1608
    • Updated SQL firewall rules documentation by @ms-sambell. #1569
    • Updated Container Apps documentation and rule to new resource type by @marie-schmidt. #1672
    • Updated KeyVault and FrontDoor documentation with code snippets by @lluppesms. #1667
    • Added tag and annotation metadata from policy for rules generation by @BernieWhite. #1652
    • Added hash to name and ref properties for policy rules by @ArmaanMcleod. #1653
      • Use AZURE_POLICY_RULE_PREFIX or Export-AzPolicyAssignmentRuleData -RulePrefix to override rule prefix.
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule to v2.4.2. #1753 #1748
    • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk to v17.3.2. #1719
    • Updated provider data for analysis. #1605
    • Bump Az.Resources to v6.2.0. #1636
    • Bump PSScriptAnalyzer to v1.21.0. #1636
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed continue processing policy assignments on error by @BernieWhite. #1651
    • Fixed handling of runtime assessment data by @BernieWhite. #1707
    • Fixed conversion of type conditions to pre-conditions by @BernieWhite. #1708
    • Fixed inconclusive failure of Azure.Deployment.AdminUsername by @BernieWhite. #1631
    • Fixed error expanding with json() and single quotes by @BernieWhite. #1656
    • Fixed handling key collision with duplicate definitions using same parameters by @ArmaanMcleod. #1653
    • Fixed bug requiring all diagnostic logs settings to have auditing enabled by @BenjaminEngeset. #1726
    • Fixed Azure.Deployment.AdminUsername incorrectly fails with nested deployments by @BernieWhite. #1762
    • Fixed Azure.FrontDoorWAF.Exclusions reports exclusions when none are specified by @BernieWhite. #1751
    • Fixed Azure.Deployment.AdminUsername does not match the pattern by @BernieWhite. #1758
    • Consider private offerings when checking that a VM or VMSS has Linux by @verabe. #1725

What's changed since pre-release v1.20.0-B0477:

  • No additional changes.

v1.20.0-B0477 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.20.0-B0389:

  • General improvements:
    • Added hash to name and ref properties for policy rules by @ArmaanMcleod. #1653
      • Use AZURE_POLICY_RULE_PREFIX or Export-AzPolicyAssignmentRuleData -RulePrefix to override rule prefix.

v1.20.0-B0389 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.20.0-B0304:

  • New rules:
    • App Configuration:
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Azure.Deployment.AdminUsername incorrectly fails with nested deployments by @BernieWhite. #1762

v1.20.0-B0304 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.20.0-B0223:

  • Engineering:
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Azure.FrontDoorWAF.Exclusions reports exclusions when none are specified by @BernieWhite. #1751
    • Fixed Azure.Deployment.AdminUsername does not match the pattern by @BernieWhite. #1758
    • Consider private offerings when checking that a VM or VMSS has Linux by @verabe. #1725

v1.20.0-B0223 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.20.0-B0148:

  • New features:
    • Added September 2022 baselines Azure.GA_2022_09 and Azure.Preview_2022_09 by @BernieWhite. #1738
      • Includes rules released before or during September 2022.
      • Marked Azure.GA_2022_06 and Azure.Preview_2022_06 baselines as obsolete.
  • New rules:
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule to v2.4.1. #1636
    • Bump Az.Resources to v6.2.0. #1636
    • Bump PSScriptAnalyzer to v1.21.0. #1636
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed handling key collision with duplicate definitions using same parameters by @ArmaanMcleod. #1653
    • Fixed bug requiring all diagnostic logs settings to have auditing enabled by @BenjaminEngeset. #1726

v1.20.0-B0148 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.20.0-B0085:

  • New rules:
    • App Configuration:
  • Engineering:
    • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk to v17.3.2. #1719
  • Bug fixes:

v1.20.0-B0085 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.20.0-B0028:

  • New rules:
    • Azure Cache for Redis:
    • App Configuration:
      • Check identity-based authentication is used for configuration stores by @pazdedav. #1691
    • Container Registry:
    • Defender for Cloud:
      • Check Microsoft Defender for Cloud is enabled for Containers by @jdewisscher. #1632
      • Check Microsoft Defender for Cloud is enabled for Virtual Machines by @jdewisscher. #1632
      • Check Microsoft Defender for Cloud is enabled for SQL Servers by @jdewisscher. #1632
      • Check Microsoft Defender for Cloud is enabled for App Services by @jdewisscher. #1632
      • Check Microsoft Defender for Cloud is enabled for Storage Accounts by @jdewisscher. #1632
      • Check Microsoft Defender for Cloud is enabled for SQL Servers on machines by @jdewisscher. #1632
    • Network Security Group:
      • Check AKS managed NSGs don't contain custom rules by @ms-sambell. #8
    • Storage Account:
  • Updated rules:
    • Important change: Updated rules, tests and docs with Microsoft Defender for Cloud by @jonathanruiz. #545
      • The following rules have been renamed with aliases:
        • Renamed Azure.SQL.ThreatDetection to Azure.SQL.DefenderCloud.
        • Renamed Azure.SecurityCenter.Contact to Azure.DefenderCloud.Contact.
        • Renamed Azure.SecurityCenter.Provisioning to Azure.DefenderCloud.Provisioning.
      • If you are referencing the old names please consider updating to the new names.
    • Updated documentation examples for Front Door and Key Vault rules by @lluppesms. #1667
    • Improved the way we check that VM or VMSS has Linux by @verabe. #1704
  • General improvements:
  • Bug fixes:

v1.20.0-B0028 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.20.0-B0004:

  • New rules:
  • Updated rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Updated Azure.AKS.Version to use latest stable version 1.23.8 by @BernieWhite. #1627
        • Use AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_MINIMUM_VERSION to configure the minimum version of the cluster.
    • Event Grid:
    • Key Vault:
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule to v2.4.0. #1620
    • Updated provider data for analysis. #1605
  • Bug fixes:

v1.20.0-B0004 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.19.1:

  • New rules:
    • Azure Resources:
      • Check that nested deployments securely pass through administrator usernames by @ms-sambell. #1479
  • Engineering:
    • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk to v17.3.1. #1603

v1.19.2#

What's changed since v1.19.1:

  • Bug fixes:

v1.19.1#

What's changed since v1.19.0:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Azure.VNET.UseNSGs is missing exceptions by @BernieWhite. #1609
      • Added exclusions for RouteServerSubnet and any subnet with a dedicated HSM delegation.

v1.19.0#

What's changed since v1.18.1:

  • New rules:
  • General improvements:
    • Updated rule level for the following rules by @BernieWhite. #1551
      • Set Azure.APIM.APIDescriptors to warning from error.
      • Set Azure.APIM.ProductDescriptors to warning from error.
      • Set Azure.Template.UseLocationParameter to warning from error.
      • Set Azure.Template.UseComments to information from error.
      • Set Azure.Template.UseDescriptions to information from error.
    • Improve reporting of failing resource property for rules by @BernieWhite. #1429
  • Engineering:
    • Added publishing of symbols for NuGet packages by @BernieWhite. #1549
    • Bump Az.Resources to v6.1.0. #1557
    • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk to v17.3.0. #1563
    • Bump PSRule to v2.3.2. #1574
    • Bump support projects to .NET 6 by @BernieWhite. #1560
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet to v0.13.2. #1593
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows to v0.13.2. #1594
    • Updated provider data for analysis. #1598
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed parameter files linked to bicep code via naming convention is not working by @BernieWhite. #1582
    • Fixed handling of storage accounts sub-resources with CMK by @BernieWhite. #1575

What's changed since pre-release v1.19.0-B0077:

  • No additional changes.

v1.19.0-B0077 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.19.0-B0042:

v1.19.0-B0042 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.19.0-B0010:

  • General improvements:
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule to v2.3.2. #1574
    • Bump support projects to .NET 6 by @BernieWhite. #1560
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet to v0.13.2. #1593
    • Bump BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows to v0.13.2. #1594
    • Updated provider data for analysis. #1598
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed parameter files linked to bicep code via naming convention is not working by @BernieWhite. #1582
    • Fixed handling of storage accounts sub-resources with CMK by @BernieWhite. #1575

v1.19.0-B0010 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.18.1:

  • General improvements:
    • Updated rule level for the following rules by @BernieWhite. #1551
      • Set Azure.APIM.APIDescriptors to warning from error.
      • Set Azure.APIM.ProductDescriptors to warning from error.
      • Set Azure.Template.UseLocationParameter to warning from error.
      • Set Azure.Template.UseComments to information from error.
      • Set Azure.Template.UseDescriptions to information from error.
  • Engineering:
    • Added publishing of symbols for NuGet packages by @BernieWhite. #1549
    • Bump PSRule to v2.3.1. #1561
    • Bump Az.Resources to v6.1.0. #1557
    • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk to v17.3.0. #1563

v1.18.1#

What's changed since v1.18.0:

  • Bug fixes:

v1.18.0#

What's changed since v1.17.1:

  • New rules:
  • General improvements:
  • Engineering:
    • Bump Az.Resources to v6.0.1. #1521
    • Updated provider data for analysis. #1540
    • Bump xunit to v2.4.2. #1542
    • Added readme and tags to NuGet by @BernieWhite. #1513
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Azure.SQL.TDE is not required to enable Transparent Data Encryption for IaC by @BernieWhite. #1530

What's changed since pre-release v1.18.0-B0027:

  • No additional changes.

v1.18.0-B0027 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.18.0-B0010:

  • New rules:
  • General improvements:
  • Engineering:
    • Updated provider data for analysis. #1540
    • Bump xunit to v2.4.2. #1542
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Azure.SQL.TDE is not required to enable Transparent Data Encryption for IaC by @BernieWhite. #1530

v1.18.0-B0010 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.18.0-B0002:

  • General improvements:
  • Engineering:
    • Bump Az.Resources to v6.0.1. #1521

v1.18.0-B0002 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.17.1:

v1.17.1#

What's changed since v1.17.0:

  • Bug fixes:

v1.17.0#

What's changed since v1.16.1:

  • New features:
    • Added more field count expression support for Azure Policy JSON rules by @ArmaanMcleod. #181
    • Added June 2022 baselines Azure.GA_2022_06 and Azure.Preview_2022_06 by @BernieWhite. #1499
      • Includes rules released before or during June 2022.
      • Marked Azure.GA_2022_03 and Azure.Preview_2022_03 baselines as obsolete.
  • New rules:
  • Engineering:
  • Bug fixes:

What's changed since pre-release v1.17.0-B0064:

  • No additional changes.

v1.17.0-B0064 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.17.0-B0035:

  • Engineering:
    • Updated provider data for analysis. #1502
    • Bump PSRule to v2.2.0. #1444
  • Bug fixes:

v1.17.0-B0035 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.17.0-B0014:

  • New features:
    • Added June 2022 baselines Azure.GA_2022_06 and Azure.Preview_2022_06 by @BernieWhite. #1499
      • Includes rules released before or during June 2022.
      • Marked Azure.GA_2022_03 and Azure.Preview_2022_03 baselines as obsolete.
  • Engineering:

v1.17.0-B0014 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.16.1:

  • New features:
    • Added more field count expression support for Azure Policy JSON rules by @ArmaanMcleod. #181
  • New rules:
  • Engineering:
  • Bug fixes:

v1.16.1#

What's changed since v1.16.0:

v1.16.0#

What's changed since v1.15.2:

  • New rules:
  • Updated rules:
    • Public IP:
      • Updated Azure.PublicIP.AvailabilityZone to exclude IP addresses for Azure Bastion by @BernieWhite. #1442
        • Public IP addresses with the resource-usage tag set to azure-bastion are excluded.
  • General improvements:
    • Added support for dateTimeFromEpoch and dateTimeToEpoch ARM functions by @BernieWhite. #1451
  • Engineering:
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Azure.Template.UseVariables does not accept function variables names by @BernieWhite. #1427
    • Fixed dependency issue within Azure Pipelines AzurePowerShell task by @BernieWhite. #1447
      • Removed dependency on Az.Accounts and Az.Resources from manifest. Pre-install these modules to use export cmdlets.

What's changed since pre-release v1.16.0-B0072:

  • No additional changes.

v1.16.0-B0072 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.16.0-B0041:

  • Engineering:
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed dependency issue within Azure Pipelines AzurePowerShell task by @BernieWhite. #1447
      • Removed dependency on Az.Accounts and Az.Resources from manifest. Pre-install these modules to use export cmdlets.

v1.16.0-B0041 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.16.0-B0017:

  • Updated rules:
    • Public IP:
      • Updated Azure.PublicIP.AvailabilityZone to exclude IP addresses for Azure Bastion by @BernieWhite. #1442
        • Public IP addresses with the resource-usage tag set to azure-bastion are excluded.
  • General improvements:
    • Added support for dateTimeFromEpoch and dateTimeToEpoch ARM functions by @BernieWhite. #1451
  • Engineering:

v1.16.0-B0017 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.15.2:

  • New rules:
  • Engineering:
    • Bump Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk to v17.2.0. #1410
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Azure.Template.UseVariables does not accept function variables names by @BernieWhite. #1427

v1.15.2#

What's changed since v1.15.1:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Azure.AppService.ManagedIdentity does not accept both system and user assigned by @BernieWhite. #1415
      • This also applies to:
        • Azure.ADX.ManagedIdentity
        • Azure.APIM.ManagedIdentity
        • Azure.EventGrid.ManagedIdentity
        • Azure.Automation.ManagedIdentity
    • Fixed Web apps with .NET 6 do not meet version constraint of Azure.AppService.NETVersion by @BernieWhite. #1414
      • This also applies to Azure.AppService.PHPVersion.

v1.15.1#

What's changed since v1.15.0:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed exclusion of dataCollectionRuleAssociations from Azure.Resource.UseTags by @BernieWhite. #1400
    • Fixed could not determine JSON object type for MockObject using CreateObject by @BernieWhite. #1411
    • Fixed cannot bind argument to parameter 'Sku' because it is an empty string by @BernieWhite. #1407

v1.15.0#

What's changed since v1.14.3:

  • New features:
    • Important change: Added Azure.Resource.SupportsTags selector by @BernieWhite. #1339
      • Use this selector in custom rules to filter rules to only run against resources that support tags.
      • This selector replaces the SupportsTags PowerShell function.
      • Using the SupportsTag function will now result in a warning.
      • The SupportsTags function will be removed in v2.
      • See upgrade notes for more information.
  • Updated rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Updated Azure.AKS.Version to use latest stable version 1.22.6 by @BernieWhite. #1386
        • Use AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_MINIMUM_VERSION to configure the minimum version of the cluster.
  • Engineering:
    • Added code signing of module by @BernieWhite. #1379
    • Added SBOM manifests to module by @BernieWhite. #1380
    • Embedded provider and alias information as manifest resources by @BernieWhite. #1383
      • Resources are minified and compressed to improve size and speed.
    • Added additional nodeps manifest that does not include dependencies for Az modules by @BernieWhite. #1392
    • Bump Az.Accounts to 2.7.6. #1338
    • Bump Az.Resources to 5.6.0. #1338
    • Bump PSRule to 2.1.0. #1338
    • Bump Pester to 5.3.3. #1338
  • Bug fixes:

What's changed since pre-release v1.15.0-B0053:

v1.15.0-B0053 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.15.0-B0022:

  • New features:
    • Important change: Added Azure.Resource.SupportsTags selector. #1339
      • Use this selector in custom rules to filter rules to only run against resources that support tags.
      • This selector replaces the SupportsTags PowerShell function.
      • Using the SupportsTag function will now result in a warning.
      • The SupportsTags function will be removed in v2.
      • See upgrade notes for more information.
  • Engineering:
    • Embedded provider and alias information as manifest resources. #1383
      • Resources are minified and compressed to improve size and speed.
    • Added additional nodeps manifest that does not include dependencies for Az modules. #1392
    • Bump Az.Accounts to 2.7.6. #1338
    • Bump Az.Resources to 5.6.0. #1338
    • Bump PSRule to 2.1.0. #1338
    • Bump Pester to 5.3.3. #1338

v1.15.0-B0022 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.14.3:

  • Updated rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Updated Azure.AKS.Version to use latest stable version 1.22.6. #1386
        • Use AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_MINIMUM_VERSION to configure the minimum version of the cluster.
  • Engineering:
    • Added code signing of module. #1379
    • Added SBOM manifests to module. #1380
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed dependency chain order when dependsOn copy. #1381

v1.14.3#

What's changed since v1.14.2:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Azure Firewall threat intel mode reported for Secure VNET hubs. #1365
    • Fixed array function handling with mock objects. #1367

v1.14.2#

What's changed since v1.14.1:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed handling of parent resources when sub resource is in a separate deployment. #1360

v1.14.1#

What's changed since v1.14.0:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed unable to set parameter defaults option with type object. #1355

v1.14.0#

What's changed since v1.13.4:

  • New features:
    • Added support for referencing resources in template. #1315
      • The reference() function can be used to reference resources in template.
      • A placeholder value is still used for resources outside of the template.
    • Added March 2022 baselines Azure.GA_2022_03 and Azure.Preview_2022_03. #1334
      • Includes rules released before or during March 2022.
      • Marked Azure.GA_2021_12 and Azure.Preview_2021_12 baselines as obsolete.
    • Experimental: Cmdlets to validate objects with Azure policy conditions:
      • Export-AzPolicyAssignmentData - Exports policy assignment data. #1266
      • Export-AzPolicyAssignmentRuleData - Exports JSON rules from policy assignment data. #1278
      • Get-AzPolicyAssignmentDataSource - Discovers policy assignment data. #1340
      • See cmdlet help for limitations and usage.
      • Additional information will be posted as this feature evolves here.
  • New rules:
    • SignalR Service:
      • Check services use Managed Identities. #1306
      • Check services use a SKU with an SLA. #1307
    • Web PubSub Service:
      • Check services use Managed Identities. #1308
      • Check services use a SKU with an SLA. #1309
  • Updated rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Updated Azure.AKS.Version to use latest stable version 1.21.9. #1318
        • Use AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_MINIMUM_VERSION to configure the minimum version of the cluster.
  • Engineering:
    • Cache Azure Policy Aliases. #1277
    • Cleanup of additional alias metadata. #1351
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed index was out of range with split on mock properties. #1327
    • Fixed mock objects with no properties. #1347
    • Fixed sub-resources nesting by scope regression. #1348
    • Fixed expand of runtime properties on reference objects. #1324
    • Fixed processing of deployment outputs. #1316

What's changed since pre-release v1.14.0-B2204013:

  • No additional changes.

v1.14.0-B2204013 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.14.0-B2204007:

  • Engineering:
    • Cleanup of additional alias metadata. #1351

v1.14.0-B2204007 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.14.0-B2203117:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed mock objects with no properties. #1347
    • Fixed sub-resources nesting by scope regression. #1348

v1.14.0-B2203117 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.14.0-B2203088:

  • New features:
    • Experimental: Cmdlets to validate objects with Azure policy conditions:
      • Export-AzPolicyAssignmentData - Exports policy assignment data. #1266
      • Export-AzPolicyAssignmentRuleData - Exports JSON rules from policy assignment data. #1278
      • Get-AzPolicyAssignmentDataSource - Discovers policy assignment data. #1340
      • See cmdlet help for limitations and usage.
      • Additional information will be posted as this feature evolves here.
  • Engineering:
    • Cache Azure Policy Aliases. #1277
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed index was out of range with split on mock properties. #1327

v1.14.0-B2203088 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.14.0-B2203066:

  • New features:
    • Added March 2022 baselines Azure.GA_2022_03 and Azure.Preview_2022_03. #1334
      • Includes rules released before or during March 2022.
      • Marked Azure.GA_2021_12 and Azure.Preview_2021_12 baselines as obsolete.
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed expand of runtime properties on reference objects. #1324

v1.14.0-B2203066 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.13.4:

  • New features:
    • Added support for referencing resources in template. #1315
      • The reference() function can be used to reference resources in template.
      • A placeholder value is still used for resources outside of the template.
  • New rules:
    • SignalR Service:
      • Check services use Managed Identities. #1306
      • Check services use a SKU with an SLA. #1307
    • Web PubSub Service:
      • Check services use Managed Identities. #1308
      • Check services use a SKU with an SLA. #1309
  • Updated rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Updated Azure.AKS.Version to use latest stable version 1.21.9. #1318
        • Use AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_MINIMUM_VERSION to configure the minimum version of the cluster.
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed processing of deployment outputs. #1316

v1.13.4#

What's changed since v1.13.3:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed virtual network without any subnets is invalid. #1303
    • Fixed container registry rules that require a premium tier. #1304
      • Rules Azure.ACR.Retention and Azure.ACR.ContentTrust are now only run against premium instances.

v1.13.3#

What's changed since v1.13.2:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed bicep build timeout for complex deployments. #1299

v1.13.2#

What's changed since v1.13.1:

  • Engineering:
    • Bump PowerShellStandard.Library to 5.1.1. #1295
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed nested resource loops. #1293

v1.13.1#

What's changed since v1.13.0:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed parsing of nested quote pairs within JSON function. #1288

v1.13.0#

What's changed since v1.12.2:

  • New features:
    • Added support for setting defaults for required parameters. #1065
      • When specified, the value will be used when a parameter value is not provided.
    • Added support expanding Bicep from parameter files. #1160
  • New rules:
    • Azure Cache for Redis:
      • Limit public access for Azure Cache for Redis instances. #935
    • Container App:
      • Check insecure ingress is not enabled (preview). #1252
    • Key Vault:
      • Check key auto-rotation is enabled (preview). #1159
    • Recovery Services Vault:
      • Check vaults have replication alerts configured. #7
  • Engineering:
    • Automatically build baseline docs. #1242
    • Bump PSRule dependency to v1.11.1. #1269
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed empty value with strong type. #1258
    • Fixed error with empty logic app trigger. #1249
    • Fixed out of order parameters. #1257
    • Fixed mapping default configuration causes cast exception. #1274
    • Fixed resource id is incorrectly built for sub resource types. #1279

What's changed since pre-release v1.13.0-B2202113:

  • No additional changes.

v1.13.0-B2202113 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.13.0-B2202108:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed resource id is incorrectly built for sub resource types. #1279

v1.13.0-B2202108 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.13.0-B2202103:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed mapping default configuration causes cast exception. #1274

v1.13.0-B2202103 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.13.0-B2202090:

  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule dependency to v1.11.1. #1269
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed out of order parameters. #1257

v1.13.0-B2202090 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.13.0-B2202063:

  • New rules:
    • Azure Cache for Redis:
      • Limit public access for Azure Cache for Redis instances. #935
  • Engineering:
    • Automatically build baseline docs. #1242
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed empty value with strong type. #1258

v1.13.0-B2202063 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.12.2:

  • New features:
    • Added support for setting defaults for required parameters. #1065
      • When specified, the value will be used when a parameter value is not provided.
    • Added support expanding Bicep from parameter files. #1160
  • New rules:
    • Container App:
      • Check insecure ingress is not enabled (preview). #1252
    • Key Vault:
      • Check key auto-rotation is enabled (preview). #1159
    • Recovery Services Vault:
      • Check vaults have replication alerts configured. #7
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed error with empty logic app trigger. #1249

v1.12.2#

What's changed since v1.12.1:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed detect strong type requirements for nested deployments. #1235

v1.12.1#

What's changed since v1.12.0:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Bicep already exists with PSRule v2. #1232

v1.12.0#

What's changed since v1.11.1:

  • New rules:
    • Data Explorer:
      • Check clusters use Managed Identities. #1207
      • Check clusters use a SKU with a SLA. #1208
      • Check clusters use disk encryption. #1209
      • Check clusters are in use with databases. #1215
    • Event Hub:
      • Check namespaces are in use with event hubs. #1216
      • Check namespaces only accept identity-based authentication. #1217
    • Azure Recovery Services Vault:
      • Check vaults use geo-redundant storage. #5
    • Service Bus:
      • Check namespaces are in use with queues and topics. #1218
      • Check namespaces only accept identity-based authentication. #1219
  • Updated rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Updated Azure.AKS.Version to use latest stable version 1.21.7. #1188
        • Pinned latest GA baseline Azure.GA_2021_12 to previous version 1.20.5.
        • Use AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_MINIMUM_VERSION to configure the minimum version of the cluster.
    • Azure API Management:
      • Check service disabled insecure ciphers. #1128
      • Refactored the cipher and protocol rule into individual rules.
        • Azure.APIM.Protocols
        • Azure.APIM.Ciphers
  • General improvements:
    • Important change: Replaced Azure_AKSMinimumVersion option with AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_MINIMUM_VERSION. #941
      • For compatibility, if Azure_AKSMinimumVersion is set it will be used instead of AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_MINIMUM_VERSION.
      • If only AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_MINIMUM_VERSION is set, this value will be used.
      • The default will be used neither options are configured.
      • If Azure_AKSMinimumVersion is set a warning will be generated until the configuration is removed.
      • Support for Azure_AKSMinimumVersion is deprecated and will be removed in v2.
      • See upgrade notes for details.
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed false positive of blob container with access unspecified. #1212

What's changed since pre-release v1.12.0-B2201086:

  • No additional changes.

v1.12.0-B2201086 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.12.0-B2201067:

  • New rules:
    • Data Explorer:
      • Check clusters are in use with databases. #1215
    • Event Hub:
      • Check namespaces are in use with event hubs. #1216
      • Check namespaces only accept identity-based authentication. #1217
    • Azure Recovery Services Vault:
      • Check vaults use geo-redundant storage. #5
    • Service Bus:
      • Check namespaces are in use with queues and topics. #1218
      • Check namespaces only accept identity-based authentication. #1219

v1.12.0-B2201067 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.12.0-B2201054:

  • New rules:
    • Data Explorer:
      • Check clusters use Managed Identities. #1207
      • Check clusters use a SKU with a SLA. #1208
      • Check clusters use disk encryption. #1209
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed false positive of blob container with access unspecified. #1212

v1.12.0-B2201054 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.11.1:

  • Updated rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Updated Azure.AKS.Version to use latest stable version 1.21.7. #1188
        • Pinned latest GA baseline Azure.GA_2021_12 to previous version 1.20.5.
        • Use AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_MINIMUM_VERSION to configure the minimum version of the cluster.
    • Azure API Management:
      • Check service disabled insecure ciphers. #1128
      • Refactored the cipher and protocol rule into individual rules.
        • Azure.APIM.Protocols
        • Azure.APIM.Ciphers
  • General improvements:
    • Important change: Replaced Azure_AKSMinimumVersion option with AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_MINIMUM_VERSION. #941
      • For compatibility, if Azure_AKSMinimumVersion is set it will be used instead of AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_MINIMUM_VERSION.
      • If only AZURE_AKS_CLUSTER_MINIMUM_VERSION is set, this value will be used.
      • The default will be used neither options are configured.
      • If Azure_AKSMinimumVersion is set a warning will be generated until the configuration is removed.
      • Support for Azure_AKSMinimumVersion is deprecated and will be removed in v2.
      • See upgrade notes for details.

v1.11.1#

What's changed since v1.11.0:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Azure.AKS.CNISubnetSize rule to use CNI selector. #1178

v1.11.0#

What's changed since v1.10.4:

  • New features:
    • Added baselines containing only Azure preview features. #1129
      • Added baseline Azure.Preview_2021_09.
      • Added baseline Azure.Preview_2021_12.
    • Added Azure.GA_2021_12 baseline. #1146
      • Includes rules released before or during December 2021 for Azure GA features.
      • Marked baseline Azure.GA_2021_09 as obsolete.
    • Bicep support promoted from experimental to generally available (GA). #1176
  • New rules:
    • All resources:
      • Check comments for each template resource. #969
    • Automation Account:
      • Automation accounts should enable diagnostic logs. #1075
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Check clusters have the HTTP application routing add-on disabled. #1131
      • Check clusters use the Secrets Store CSI Driver add-on. #992
      • Check clusters autorotation with the Secrets Store CSI Driver add-on. #993
      • Check clusters use Azure AD Pod Managed Identities (preview). #991
    • Azure Redis Cache:
      • Use availability zones for Azure Cache for Redis for regions that support it. #1078
        • Azure.Redis.AvailabilityZone
        • Azure.RedisEnterprise.Zones
    • Application Security Group:
      • Check Application Security Groups meet naming requirements. #1110
    • Firewall:
      • Check Firewalls meet naming requirements. #1110
      • Check Firewall policies meet naming requirements. #1110
    • Private Endpoint:
      • Check Private Endpoints meet naming requirements. #1110
    • Virtual WAN:
      • Check Virtual WANs meet naming requirements. #1110
  • Updated rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Promoted Azure.AKS.AutoUpgrade to GA rule set. #1130
  • General improvements:
    • Added support for template function tenant(). #1124
    • Added support for template function managementGroup(). #1125
    • Added support for template function pickZones(). #518
  • Engineering:
    • Rule refactoring of rules from PowerShell to YAML. #1109
      • The following rules were refactored:
        • Azure.LB.Name
        • Azure.NSG.Name
        • Azure.Firewall.Mode
        • Azure.Route.Name
        • Azure.VNET.Name
        • Azure.VNG.Name
        • Azure.VNG.ConnectionName
        • Azure.AppConfig.SKU
        • Azure.AppConfig.Name
        • Azure.AppInsights.Workspace
        • Azure.AppInsights.Name
        • Azure.Cosmos.AccountName
        • Azure.FrontDoor.State
        • Azure.FrontDoor.Name
        • Azure.FrontDoor.WAF.Mode
        • Azure.FrontDoor.WAF.Enabled
        • Azure.FrontDoor.WAF.Name
        • Azure.AKS.MinNodeCount
        • Azure.AKS.ManagedIdentity
        • Azure.AKS.StandardLB
        • Azure.AKS.AzurePolicyAddOn
        • Azure.AKS.ManagedAAD
        • Azure.AKS.AuthorizedIPs
        • Azure.AKS.LocalAccounts
        • Azure.AKS.AzureRBAC
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed output of Bicep informational and warning messages in error stream. #1157

What's changed since pre-release v1.11.0-B2112112:

  • New features:
    • Bicep support promoted from experimental to generally available (GA). #1176

v1.11.0-B2112112 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.11.0-B2112104:

  • New rules:
    • Azure Redis Cache:
      • Use availability zones for Azure Cache for Redis for regions that support it. #1078
        • Azure.Redis.AvailabilityZone
        • Azure.RedisEnterprise.Zones

v1.11.0-B2112104 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.11.0-B2112073:

  • New rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Check clusters use Azure AD Pod Managed Identities (preview). #991
  • Engineering:
    • Rule refactoring of rules from PowerShell to YAML. #1109
      • The following rules were refactored:
        • Azure.AppConfig.SKU
        • Azure.AppConfig.Name
        • Azure.AppInsights.Workspace
        • Azure.AppInsights.Name
        • Azure.Cosmos.AccountName
        • Azure.FrontDoor.State
        • Azure.FrontDoor.Name
        • Azure.FrontDoor.WAF.Mode
        • Azure.FrontDoor.WAF.Enabled
        • Azure.FrontDoor.WAF.Name
        • Azure.AKS.MinNodeCount
        • Azure.AKS.ManagedIdentity
        • Azure.AKS.StandardLB
        • Azure.AKS.AzurePolicyAddOn
        • Azure.AKS.ManagedAAD
        • Azure.AKS.AuthorizedIPs
        • Azure.AKS.LocalAccounts
        • Azure.AKS.AzureRBAC
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed output of Bicep informational and warning messages in error stream. #1157
    • Fixed obsolete flag for baseline Azure.Preview_2021_12. #1166

v1.11.0-B2112073 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.11.0-B2112024:

  • New features:
    • Added baselines containing only Azure preview features. #1129
      • Added baseline Azure.Preview_2021_09.
      • Added baseline Azure.Preview_2021_12.
    • Added Azure.GA_2021_12 baseline. #1146
      • Includes rules released before or during December 2021 for Azure GA features.
      • Marked baseline Azure.GA_2021_09 as obsolete.
  • New rules:
    • All resources:
      • Check comments for each template resource. #969
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed template function equals parameter count mismatch. #1137
    • Fixed copy loop on nested deployment parameters is not handled. #1144
    • Fixed outer copy loop of nested deployment. #1154

v1.11.0-B2112024 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.11.0-B2111014:

  • New rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Check clusters have the HTTP application routing add-on disabled. #1131
      • Check clusters use the Secrets Store CSI Driver add-on. #992
      • Check clusters autorotation with the Secrets Store CSI Driver add-on. #993
    • Automation Account:
      • Automation accounts should enable diagnostic logs. #1075
  • Updated rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Promoted Azure.AKS.AutoUpgrade to GA rule set. #1130
  • General improvements:
    • Added support for template function tenant(). #1124
    • Added support for template function managementGroup(). #1125
    • Added support for template function pickZones(). #518
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Azure.Policy.WaiverExpiry date conversion. #1118

v1.11.0-B2111014 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.10.0:

  • New rules:
    • Application Security Group:
      • Check Application Security Groups meet naming requirements. #1110
    • Firewall:
      • Check Firewalls meet naming requirements. #1110
      • Check Firewall policies meet naming requirements. #1110
    • Private Endpoint:
      • Check Private Endpoints meet naming requirements. #1110
    • Virtual WAN:
      • Check Virtual WANs meet naming requirements. #1110
  • Engineering:
    • Rule refactoring of rules from PowerShell to YAML. #1109
      • The following rules were refactored:
        • Azure.LB.Name
        • Azure.NSG.Name
        • Azure.Firewall.Mode
        • Azure.Route.Name
        • Azure.VNET.Name
        • Azure.VNG.Name
        • Azure.VNG.ConnectionName

v1.10.4#

What's changed since v1.10.3:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed outer copy loop of nested deployment. #1154

v1.10.3#

What's changed since v1.10.2:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed copy loop on nested deployment parameters is not handled. #1144

v1.10.2#

What's changed since v1.10.1:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed template function equals parameter count mismatch. #1137

v1.10.1#

What's changed since v1.10.0:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Azure.Policy.WaiverExpiry date conversion. #1118

v1.10.0#

What's changed since v1.9.1:

  • New features:
    • Added support for parameter strong types. #1083
      • The value of string parameters can be tested against the expected type.
      • When configuring a location strong type, the parameter value must be a valid Azure location.
      • When configuring a resource type strong type, the parameter value must be a matching resource Id.
  • New rules:
    • All resources:
      • Check template expressions do not exceed a maximum length. #1006
    • Automation Service:
      • Check automation accounts should use managed identities for authentication. #1074
    • Event Grid:
      • Check topics and domains use managed identities. #1091
      • Check topics and domains use private endpoints. #1092
      • Check topics and domains use identity-based authentication. #1093
  • General improvements:
    • Updated default baseline to use module configuration. #1089
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule dependency to v1.9.0. #1081
    • Bump Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers to v6.0.0. #1080
    • Bump Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub to 1.1.1. #1085
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed expansion of secret references. #1098
    • Fixed handling of tagging for deployments. #1099
    • Fixed strong type issue flagged with empty defaultValue string. #1100

What's changed since pre-release v1.10.0-B2111081:

  • No additional changes.

v1.10.0-B2111081 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.10.0-B2111072:

  • New rules:
    • Automation Service:
      • Automation accounts should use managed identities for authentication. #1074

v1.10.0-B2111072 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.10.0-B2111058:

  • New rules:
    • All resources:
      • Check template expressions do not exceed a maximum length. #1006
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed expansion of secret references. #1098
    • Fixed handling of tagging for deployments. #1099
    • Fixed strong type issue flagged with empty defaultValue string. #1100

v1.10.0-B2111058 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.10.0-B2111040:

  • New rules:
    • Event Grid:
      • Check topics and domains use managed identities. #1091
      • Check topics and domains use private endpoints. #1092
      • Check topics and domains use identity-based authentication. #1093
  • General improvements:
    • Updated default baseline to use module configuration. #1089

v1.10.0-B2111040 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.9.1:

  • New features:
    • Added support for parameter strong types. #1083
      • The value of string parameters can be tested against the expected type.
      • When configuring a location strong type, the parameter value must be a valid Azure location.
      • When configuring a resource type strong type, the parameter value must be a matching resource Id.
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule dependency to v1.9.0. #1081
    • Bump Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers to v6.0.0. #1080
    • Bump Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub to 1.1.1. #1085

v1.9.1#

What's changed since v1.9.0:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed can not index into resource group tags. #1066
    • Fixed Azure.VM.ASMinMembers for template deployments. #1064
    • Fixed zones property not found on public IP resource. #1070

v1.9.0#

What's changed since v1.8.1:

  • New rules:
    • API Management Service:
      • Check API management services are using availability zones when available. #1017
    • Public IP Address:
      • Check Public IP addresses are configured with zone-redundancy. #958
      • Check Public IP addresses are using Standard SKU. #979
    • User Assigned Managed Identity:
      • Check identities meet naming requirements. #1021
    • Virtual Network Gateway:
      • Check VPN/ExpressRoute gateways are configured with availability zone SKU. #926
  • General improvements:
    • Improved processing of AzOps generated templates. #799
      • Azure.Template.DefineParameters is ignored for AzOps generated templates.
      • Azure.Template.UseLocationParameter is ignored for AzOps generated templates.
    • Bicep is now installed when using PSRule GitHub Action. #1050
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule dependency to v1.8.0. #1018
    • Added automated PR workflow to bump providers.json monthly. #1041
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed AKS Network Policy should accept calico. #1046
    • Fixed Azure.ACR.AdminUser fails when adminUserEnabled not set. #1014
    • Fixed Azure.KeyVault.Logs reports cannot index into a null array. #1024
    • Fixed template function empty returns object reference not set exception. #1025
    • Fixed delayed binding of and template function. #1026
    • Fixed template function array nests array with array parameters. #1027
    • Fixed property used by Azure.ACR.MinSKU to work more reliably with templates. #1034
    • Fixed could not determine JSON object type for MockMember using CreateObject. #1035
    • Fixed Bicep convention ordering. #1053

What's changed since pre-release v1.9.0-B2110087:

  • No additional changes.

v1.9.0-B2110087 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.9.0-B2110082:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Bicep convention ordering. #1053

v1.9.0-B2110082 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.9.0-B2110059:

  • General improvements:
    • Bicep is now installed when using PSRule GitHub Action. #1050
  • Engineering:
    • Added automated PR workflow to bump providers.json monthly. #1041
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed AKS Network Policy should accept calico. #1046

v1.9.0-B2110059 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.9.0-B2110040:

  • New rules:
    • API Management Service:
      • Check API management services are using availability zones when available. #1017
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed property used by Azure.ACR.MinSKU to work more reliably with templates. #1034
    • Fixed could not determine JSON object type for MockMember using CreateObject. #1035

v1.9.0-B2110040 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.9.0-B2110025:

  • New rules:
    • User Assigned Managed Identity:
      • Check identities meet naming requirements. #1021
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Azure.KeyVault.Logs reports cannot index into a null array. #1024
    • Fixed template function empty returns object reference not set exception. #1025
    • Fixed delayed binding of and template function. #1026
    • Fixed template function array nests array with array parameters. #1027

v1.9.0-B2110025 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.9.0-B2110014:

  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule dependency to v1.8.0. #1018
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Azure.ACR.AdminUser fails when adminUserEnabled not set. #1014

v1.9.0-B2110014 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.9.0-B2110009:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed expression out of range of valid values. #1005
    • Fixed template expand fails in nested reference expansion. #1007

v1.9.0-B2110009 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.9.0-B2109027:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed handling of comments with template and parameter file rules. #996
    • Fixed Azure.Template.UseLocationParameter to only apply to templates deployed as RG scope #995
    • Fixed expand template fails with createObject when no parameters are specified. #1000

v1.9.0-B2109027 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.8.0:

  • New rules:
    • Public IP Address:
      • Check Public IP addresses are configured with zone-redundancy. #958
      • Check Public IP addresses are using Standard SKU. #979
    • Virtual Network Gateway:
      • Check VPN/ExpressRoute gateways are configured with availability zone SKU. #926
  • General improvements:
    • Improved processing of AzOps generated templates. #799
      • Azure.Template.DefineParameters is ignored for AzOps generated templates.
      • Azure.Template.UseLocationParameter is ignored for AzOps generated templates.
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed ToUpper fails to convert character. #986

v1.8.1#

What's changed since v1.8.0:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed handling of comments with template and parameter file rules. #996
    • Fixed Azure.Template.UseLocationParameter to only apply to templates deployed as RG scope #995
    • Fixed expand template fails with createObject when no parameters are specified. #1000
    • Fixed ToUpper fails to convert character. #986
    • Fixed expression out of range of valid values. #1005
    • Fixed template expand fails in nested reference expansion. #1007

v1.8.0#

What's changed since v1.7.0:

What's changed since pre-release v1.8.0-B2109060:

  • No additional changes.

v1.8.0-B2109086 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.8.0-B2109060:

v1.8.0-B2109060 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.8.0-B2109046:

  • New features:
    • Added Azure.GA_2021_09 baseline. #961
      • Includes rules released before or during September 2021 for Azure GA features.
      • Marked baseline Azure.GA_2021_06 as obsolete.
  • New rules:

v1.8.0-B2109046 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.8.0-B2109020:

  • New rules:
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed plan instance count is not applicable to Elastic Premium plans. #946
    • Fixed minimum App Service Plan fails Elastic Premium plans. #945
    • Fixed App Service Plan should include PremiumV3 plan. #944
    • Fixed Azure.VM.NICAttached with private endpoints. #932
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule dependency to v1.7.2. #951

v1.8.0-B2109020 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.8.0-B2108026:

v1.8.0-B2108026 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.8.0-B2108013:

v1.8.0-B2108013 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.7.0:

v1.7.0#

What's changed since v1.6.0:

  • New rules:
    • All resources:
      • Check template parameter files use metadata links. #846
        • Configure the AZURE_PARAMETER_FILE_METADATA_LINK option to enable this rule.
      • Check template files use a recent schema. #845
      • Check template files use a https schema scheme. #894
      • Check template parameter files use a https schema scheme. #894
      • Check template parameters set a value. #896
      • Check template parameters use a valid secret reference. #897
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
    • Storage Account:
      • Check Storage Accounts only accept explicitly allowed network traffic. #884
  • Updated rules:
    • Virtual Network:
      • Excluded AzureFirewallManagementSubnet from Azure.VNET.UseNSGs. #869
  • General improvements:
    • Added version information to bicep compilation exceptions. #903
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule dependency to v1.6.0. #871
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed DateTimeAdd function and tests within timezones with DST. #891
    • Fixed Azure.Template.ParameterValue failing on empty value. #901

What's changed since pre-release v1.7.0-B2108059:

  • No additional changes.

v1.7.0-B2108059 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.7.0-B2108049:

  • General improvements:
    • Added version information to bicep compilation exceptions. #903
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Azure.Template.ParameterValue failing on empty value. #901

v1.7.0-B2108049 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.7.0-B2108040:

  • New rules:
    • All resources:
      • Check template files use a recent schema. #845
      • Check template files use a https schema scheme. #894
      • Check template parameter files use a https schema scheme. #894
      • Check template parameters set a value. #896
      • Check template parameters use a valid secret reference. #897
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed DateTimeAdd function and tests within timezones with DST. #891

v1.7.0-B2108040 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.7.0-B2108020:

  • New rules:
    • All resources:
      • Check template parameter files use metadata links. #846
        • Configure the AZURE_PARAMETER_FILE_METADATA_LINK option to enable this rule.
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Check clusters using Azure CNI should use large subnets. Thanks @ArmaanMcleod. #273
        • By default, a minimum of a /23 subnet is required.
        • Configure AZURE_AKS_CNI_MINIMUM_CLUSTER_SUBNET_SIZE to change the default minimum subnet size.
    • Storage Account:
      • Check Storage Accounts only accept explicitly allowed network traffic. #884

v1.7.0-B2108020 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.6.0:

v1.6.0#

What's changed since v1.5.1:

  • New features:
    • Experimental: Added support for expansion from Bicep source files. #848 #670 #858
      • Bicep support is currently experimental.
      • To opt-in set the AZURE_BICEP_FILE_EXPANSION configuration to true.
      • For more information see Using Bicep.
  • New rules:
    • Application Gateways:
      • Check Application Gateways publish endpoints by HTTPS. #841
  • Engineering:

What's changed since pre-release v1.6.0-B2108038:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Bicep expand creates deadlock and times out. #863

v1.6.0-B2108038 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.6.0-B2108023:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Bicep expand hangs analysis. #858

v1.6.0-B2108023 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.6.0-B2107028:

  • New features:
    • Experimental: Added support for expansion from Bicep source files. #848 #670
      • Bicep support is currently experimental.
      • To opt-in set the AZURE_BICEP_FILE_EXPANSION configuration to true.
      • For more information see Using Bicep.

v1.6.0-B2107028 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.5.1:

  • New rules:
    • Application Gateways:
      • Check Application Gateways publish endpoints by HTTPS. #841
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule dependency to v1.5.0. #832

v1.5.1#

What's changed since v1.5.0:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed rule does not detect more restrictive NSG rules. #831

v1.5.0#

What's changed since v1.4.1:

  • New features:
    • Added Azure.GA_2021_06 baseline. #822
      • Includes rules released before or during June 2021 for Azure GA features.
      • Marked baseline Azure.GA_2021_03 as obsolete.
  • New rules:
    • Application Insights:
      • Check App Insights resources use workspace-based configuration. #813
      • Check App Insights resources meet naming requirements. #814
  • General improvements:
    • Exclude not applicable rules for templates generated with Bicep and PSArm. #815
    • Updated rule help to use docs pages for online version. #824
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule dependency to v1.4.0. #823
    • Bump YamlDotNet dependency to v11.2.1. #821
    • Migrate project to Azure GitHub organization and updated links. #800
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed detection of parameters and variables with line breaks. #811

What's changed since pre-release v1.5.0-B2107002:

  • No additional changes.

v1.5.0-B2107002 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.5.0-B2106018:

  • New features:
    • Added Azure.GA_2021_06 baseline. #822
      • Includes rules released before or during June 2021 for Azure GA features.
      • Marked baseline Azure.GA_2021_03 as obsolete.
  • General improvements:
    • Updated rule help to use docs pages for online version. #824
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule dependency to v1.4.0. #823
    • Bump YamlDotNet dependency to v11.2.1. #821

v1.5.0-B2106018 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.4.1:

  • New rules:
    • Application Insights:
      • Check App Insights resources use workspace-based configuration. #813
      • Check App Insights resources meet naming requirements. #814
  • General improvements:
    • Exclude not applicable rules for templates generated with Bicep and PSArm. #815
  • Engineering:
    • Bump YamlDotNet dependency to v11.2.0. #801
    • Migrate project to Azure GitHub organization and updated links. #800
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed detection of parameters and variables with line breaks. #811

v1.4.1#

What's changed since v1.4.0:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed boolean string conversion case. #793
    • Fixed case sensitive property matching. #794
    • Fixed automatic expansion of template parameter files. #796
      • Template parameter files are not automatically expanded by default.
      • To enable this, set the AZURE_PARAMETER_FILE_EXPANSION configuration option.

v1.4.0#

What's changed since v1.3.2:

  • New features:
    • Automatically expand template from parameter files for analysis. #772
      • Previously templates needed to be exported with Export-AzRuleTemplateData.
      • To export template data automatically use PSRule cmdlets with -Format File.
  • New rules:
    • Cognitive Search:
      • Check search services meet index SLA replica requirement. #761
      • Check search services meet query SLA replica requirement. #762
      • Check search services meet naming requirements. #763
      • Check search services use a minimum SKU. #764
      • Check search services use managed identities. #765
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Check clusters use AKS-managed Azure AD integration. #436
      • Check clusters have local account disabled (preview). #786
      • Check clusters have an auto-upgrade channel set (preview). #787
      • Check clusters limit access network access to the API server. #788
      • Check clusters used Azure RBAC for Kubernetes authorization. #789
  • Updated rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Updated Azure.AKS.Version to 1.20.5. #767
  • General improvements:
    • Automatically nest template sub-resources for analysis. #746
      • Sub-resources such as diagnostic logs or configurations are automatically nested.
      • Automatic nesting a resource requires:
        • The parent resource is defined in the same template.
        • The sub-resource depends on the parent resource.
    • Added support for source location references to template files. #781
      • Output includes source location to resources exported from a templates.
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed string index parsing in expressions with whitespace. #775
    • Fixed base for DateTimeAdd is not a valid string. #777
  • Engineering:
    • Added source link to project. #783

What's changed since pre-release v1.4.0-B2105057:

  • No additional changes.

v1.4.0-B2105057 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.4.0-B2105050:

  • New rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Check clusters use AKS-managed Azure AD integration. #436
      • Check clusters have local account disabled (preview). #786
      • Check clusters have an auto-upgrade channel set (preview). #787
      • Check clusters limit access network access to the API server. #788
      • Check clusters used Azure RBAC for Kubernetes authorization. #789
  • Updated rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Updated Azure.AKS.Version to 1.20.5. #767
  • Engineering:
    • Added source link to project. #783

v1.4.0-B2105050 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.4.0-B2105044:

  • General improvements:
    • Added support for source location references to template files. #781
      • Output includes source location to resources exported from a templates.

v1.4.0-B2105044 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.4.0-B2105027:

  • New features:
    • Automatically expand template from parameter files for analysis. #772
      • Previously templates needed to be exported with Export-AzRuleTemplateData.
      • To export template data automatically use PSRule cmdlets with -Format File.
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed string index parsing in expressions with whitespace. #775
    • Fixed base for DateTimeAdd is not a valid string. #777

v1.4.0-B2105027 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.4.0-B2105020:

  • New rules:
    • Cognitive Search:
      • Check search services meet index SLA replica requirement. #761
      • Check search services meet query SLA replica requirement. #762
      • Check search services meet naming requirements. #763
      • Check search services use a minimum SKU. #764
      • Check search services use managed identities. #765

v1.4.0-B2105020 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.3.2:

  • General improvements:
    • Automatically nest template sub-resources for analysis. #746
      • Sub-resources such as diagnostic logs or configurations are automatically nested.
      • Automatic nesting a resource requires:
        • The parent resource is defined in the same template.
        • The sub-resource depends on the parent resource.

v1.3.2#

What's changed since v1.3.1:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed rule reason reported the parameter inputObject is null. #753

v1.3.1#

What's changed since v1.3.0:

  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule dependency to v1.3.0. #749
    • Bump YamlDotNet dependency to v11.1.1. #742

v1.3.0#

What's changed since v1.2.1:

  • New rules:
    • Policy:
      • Check policy assignment display name and description are set. #725
      • Check policy assignment assigned by metadata is set. #726
      • Check policy exemption display name and description are set. #723
      • Check policy waiver exemptions have an expiry date set. #724
  • Removed rules:
    • Storage:
      • Remove Azure.Storage.UseEncryption as Storage Service Encryption (SSE) is always on. #630
        • SSE is on by default and can not be disabled.
  • General improvements:
    • Additional metadata added in parameter files is passed through with Get-AzRuleTemplateLink. #706
    • Improved binding support for File inputs. #480
      • Template and parameter file names now return a relative path instead of full path.
    • Added API version for each module resource. #729
  • Engineering:
    • Clean up depreciated warning message for configuration option azureAllowedRegions. #737
    • Clean up depreciated warning message for configuration option minAKSVersion. #738
    • Bump PSRule dependency to v1.2.0. #713
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed could not load file or assembly YamlDotNet. #741
      • This fix pins the PSRule version to v1.2.0 until the next stable release of PSRule for Azure.

What's changed since pre-release v1.3.0-B2104040:

  • No additional changes.

v1.3.0-B2104040 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.3.0-B2104034:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed could not load file or assembly YamlDotNet. #741
      • This fix pins the PSRule version to v1.2.0 until the next stable release of PSRule for Azure.

v1.3.0-B2104034 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.3.0-B2104023:

  • New rules:
    • Policy:
      • Check policy assignment display name and description are set. #725
      • Check policy assignment assigned by metadata is set. #726
      • Check policy exemption display name and description are set. #723
      • Check policy waiver exemptions have an expiry date set. #724
  • Engineering:
    • Clean up depreciated warning message for configuration option azureAllowedRegions. #737
    • Clean up depreciated warning message for configuration option minAKSVersion. #738

v1.3.0-B2104023 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.3.0-B2104013:

  • General improvements:
    • Improved binding support for File inputs. #480
      • Template and parameter file names now return a relative path instead of full path.
    • Added API version for each module resource. #729

v1.3.0-B2104013 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.3.0-B2103007:

  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule dependency to v1.2.0. #713
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed export not expanding nested deployments. #715

v1.3.0-B2103007 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.2.0:

  • Removed rules:
    • Storage:
      • Remove Azure.Storage.UseEncryption as Storage Service Encryption (SSE) is always on. #630
        • SSE is on by default and can not be disabled.
  • General improvements:
    • Additional metadata added in parameter files is passed through with Get-AzRuleTemplateLink. #706

v1.2.1#

What's changed since v1.2.0:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed export not expanding nested deployments. #715

v1.2.0#

What's changed since v1.1.4:

  • New features:
    • Added Azure.GA_2021_03 baseline. #673
      • Includes rules released before or during March 2021 for Azure GA features.
      • Marked baseline Azure.GA_2020_12 as obsolete.
  • New rules:
    • Key Vault:
      • Check vaults, keys, and secrets meet name requirements. #646
  • Updated rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Updated Azure.AKS.Version to 1.19.7. #696
  • General improvements:
    • Added support for user defined functions in templates. #682
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule dependency to v1.1.0. #692

What's changed since pre-release v1.2.0-B2103044:

  • No additional changes.

v1.2.0-B2103044 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.2.0-B2103032:

  • New features:
    • Added Azure.GA_2021_03 baseline. #673
      • Includes rules released before or during March 2021 for Azure GA features.
      • Marked baseline Azure.GA_2020_12 as obsolete.
  • Updated rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Updated Azure.AKS.Version to 1.19.7. #696

v1.2.0-B2103032 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.2.0-B2103024:

  • New rules:
    • Key Vault:
      • Check vaults, keys, and secrets meet name requirements. #646
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule dependency to v1.1.0. #692

v1.2.0-B2103024 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.1.4:

  • General improvements:
    • Added support for user defined functions in templates. #682

v1.1.4#

What's changed since v1.1.3:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed handling of literal index with copyIndex function. #686
    • Fixed handling of inner scoped nested deployments. #687

v1.1.3#

What's changed since v1.1.2:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed parsing of property names for functions across multiple lines. #683

v1.1.2#

What's changed since v1.1.1:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed copy peer property resolve. #677
    • Fixed partial resource group or subscription object not populating. #678
    • Fixed lazy loading of environment and resource providers. #679

v1.1.1#

What's changed since v1.1.0:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed support for parameter file schemas. #674

v1.1.0#

What's changed since v1.0.0:

  • New features:
    • Exporting template with Export-AzRuleTemplateData supports custom resource group and subscription. #651
      • Subscription and resource group used for deployment can be specified instead of using defaults.
      • ResourceGroupName parameter of Export-AzRuleTemplateData has been renamed to ResourceGroup.
      • Added a parameter alias for ResourceGroupName on Export-AzRuleTemplateData.
  • New rules:
    • All resources:
      • Check template parameters are defined. #631
      • Check location parameter is type string. #632
      • Check template parameter minValue and maxValue constraints are valid. #637
      • Check template resources do not use hard coded locations. #633
      • Check resource group location not referenced instead of location parameter. #634
      • Check increased debug detail is disabled for nested deployments. #638
  • General improvements:
    • Added support for matching template by name. #661
      • Get-AzRuleTemplateLink discovers <templateName>.json from <templateName>.parameters.json.
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule dependency to v1.0.3. #648
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Azure.VM.ADE to limit rule to exports only. #644
    • Fixed if condition values evaluation order. #652
    • Fixed handling of int parameters with large values. #653
    • Fixed handling of expressions split over multiple lines. #654
    • Fixed handling of bool parameter values within logical expressions. #655
    • Fixed copy loop value does not fall within the expected range. #664
    • Fixed template comparison functions handling of large integer values. #666
    • Fixed handling of createArray function with no arguments. #667

What's changed since pre-release v1.1.0-B2102034:

  • No additional changes.

v1.1.0-B2102034 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.1.0-B2102023:

  • General improvements:
    • Added support for matching template by name. #661
      • Get-AzRuleTemplateLink discovers <templateName>.json from <templateName>.parameters.json.
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed copy loop value does not fall within the expected range. #664
    • Fixed template comparison functions handling of large integer values. #666
    • Fixed handling of createArray function with no arguments. #667

v1.1.0-B2102023 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.1.0-B2102015:

  • New features:
    • Exporting template with Export-AzRuleTemplateData supports custom resource group and subscription. #651
      • Subscription and resource group used for deployment can be specified instead of using defaults.
      • ResourceGroupName parameter of Export-AzRuleTemplateData has been renamed to ResourceGroup.
      • Added a parameter alias for ResourceGroupName on Export-AzRuleTemplateData.

v1.1.0-B2102015 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.1.0-B2102010:

  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed if condition values evaluation order. #652
    • Fixed handling of int parameters with large values. #653
    • Fixed handling of expressions split over multiple lines. #654
    • Fixed handling of bool parameter values within logical expressions. #655

v1.1.0-B2102010 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.1.0-B2102001:

  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule dependency to v1.0.3. #648
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed Azure.VM.ADE to limit rule to exports only. #644

v1.1.0-B2102001 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v1.0.0:

  • New rules:
    • All resources:
      • Check template parameters are defined. #631
      • Check location parameter is type string. #632
      • Check template parameter minValue and maxValue constraints are valid. #637
      • Check template resources do not use hard coded locations. #633
      • Check resource group location not referenced instead of location parameter. #634
      • Check increased debug detail is disabled for nested deployments. #638
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule dependency to v1.0.2. #635

v1.0.0#

What's changed since v0.19.0:

  • New rules:
    • All resources:
      • Check parameter default value type matches type. #311
      • Check location parameter defaults to resource group. #361
    • Front Door:
      • Check Front Door uses a health probe for each backend pool. #546
      • Check Front Door uses a dedicated health probe path backend pools. #547
      • Check Front Door uses HEAD requests for backend health probes. #613
    • Service Fabric:
      • Check Service Fabric clusters use AAD client authentication. #619
  • Updated rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Updated Azure.AKS.Version to 1.19.6. #603
  • General improvements:
    • Renamed Export-AzTemplateRuleData to Export-AzRuleTemplateData. #596
      • New name Export-AzRuleTemplateData aligns with prefix of other cmdlets.
      • Use of Export-AzTemplateRuleData is now deprecated and will be removed in the next major version.
      • Added alias to allow Export-AzTemplateRuleData to continue to be used.
      • Using Export-AzTemplateRuleData returns a deprecation warning.
    • Added support for environment template function. #517
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule dependency to v1.0.1. #611

What's changed since pre-release v1.0.0-B2101028:

  • No additional changes.

v1.0.0-B2101028 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.0.0-B2101016:

  • New rules:
    • All resources:
      • Check parameter default value type matches type. #311
  • General improvements:
    • Renamed Export-AzTemplateRuleData to Export-AzRuleTemplateData. #596
      • New name Export-AzRuleTemplateData aligns with prefix of other cmdlets.
      • Use of Export-AzTemplateRuleData is now deprecated and will be removed in the next major version.
      • Added alias to allow Export-AzTemplateRuleData to continue to be used.
      • Using Export-AzTemplateRuleData returns a deprecation warning.

v1.0.0-B2101016 (pre-release)#

What's changed since pre-release v1.0.0-B2101006:

  • New rules:
    • Service Fabric:
      • Check Service Fabric clusters use AAD client authentication. #619
  • Bug fixes:
    • Fixed reason Azure.FrontDoor.ProbePath so the probe name is included. #617

v1.0.0-B2101006 (pre-release)#

What's changed since v0.19.0:

  • New rules:
    • All resources:
      • Check location parameter defaults to resource group. #361
    • Front Door:
      • Check Front Door uses a health probe for each backend pool. #546
      • Check Front Door uses a dedicated health probe path backend pools. #547
      • Check Front Door uses HEAD requests for backend health probes. #613
  • Updated rules:
    • Azure Kubernetes Service:
      • Updated Azure.AKS.Version to 1.19.6. #603
  • General improvements:
    • Added support for environment template function. #517
  • Engineering:
    • Bump PSRule dependency to v1.0.1. #611
  • Redis Cache Enterprise
    • Check Redis Cache Enterprise uses minimum TLS 1.2 1179