azure_role_definition Resource

Use the azure_role_definition InSpec audit resource to test properties and configuration of an Azure role definition.

Azure REST API Version, Endpoint, and HTTP Client Parameters

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

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

Installation

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

See the Chef InSpec documentation on cloud platforms for information on configuring your Azure environment for InSpec and creating an InSpec profile that uses the InSpec Azure resource pack.

Syntax

name or the resource_id must be given as a parameter.

describe azure_role_definition(name: 'abcd-1234') do
  it { should exist }
end

describe azure_role_definition(resource_id: '/{scope}/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions/{roleDefinitionId}') do
  it { should exist }
end

Parameters

name: Name of the role definition. roleDefinitionName.
resource_id: The unique resource ID. /{scope}/providers/Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions/{roleDefinitionId}.

Either one of the parameter sets can be provided for a valid query:

resource_id
name

Properties

role_name: The role name.
role_type: The role type. BuiltInRole.
assignable_scopes: Role definition assignable scopes.
permissions_allowed: A list of allowed actions within role definition permissions.
permissions_not_allowed: A list of denied actions within role definition permissions.

For properties applicable to all resources, such as type, name, id, properties, refer to azure_generic_resource.

Also, refer to Azure documentation for other properties available. Any attribute in the response may be accessed with the key names separated by dots (.), eg. properties.<attribute>.

Examples

Test Allowed Permissions on a Role Definition.

describe azure_role_definition(name: 'policy-reader-only')
  it { should exist }
  its('permissions_allowed') { should include 'Microsoft.Authorization/policyassignments/read'}
  its('permissions_allowed') { should_not include 'Microsoft.Authorization/policyassignments/write'}
  its('permissions_allowed') { should_not include '*'}
end

Matchers

This InSpec audit resource has the following special matchers. For a full list of available matchers, please visit our Universal Matchers page.

exists

# If we expect a resource to always exist

describe azure_role_definition(name: 'abcd-1234') do
  it { should exist }
end
# If we expect a resource to never exist

describe azure_role_definition(name: 'abcd-1234') do
  it { should_not exist }
end

Azure Permissions

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