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detecting-azure-storage-account-misconfigurations

Audit Azure Blob and ADLS storage accounts for public access exposure, weak or long-lived SAS tokens, missing encryption at rest, disabled HTTPS-only traffic, and outdated TLS versions, using the azure-mgmt-storage Python SDK to generate a risk-scored report. Use when assessing an Azure subscription's storage accounts for misconfiguration, building cloud security posture checks, or investigating a suspected data exposure via public blob access.

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Use detecting-azure-storage-account-misconfigurations to audit [Azure subscription] and produce a risk-scored JSON report of storage-account findings and CIS-aligned remediations; requires Reader access through the supplied service principal credentials.

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  • [Azure subscription]

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name: detecting-azure-storage-account-misconfigurationsdescription: Audit Azure Blob and ADLS storage accounts for public access exposure, weak  or long-lived SAS tokens, missing encryption at rest, disabled HTTPS-only traffic,  and outdated TLS versions, using the azure-mgmt-storage Python SDK to generate a  risk-scored report. Use when assessing an Azure subscription's storage accounts for  misconfiguration, building cloud security posture checks, or investigating a suspected  data exposure via public blob access.domain: cybersecuritysubdomain: cloud-securitytags: - Azure- storage-accounts- blob-storage- ADLS- SAS-tokens- encryption- public-access- cloud-misconfiguration- azure-mgmt-storageversion: '1.0'author: mahipallicense: Apache-2.0nist_ai_rmf: - MEASURE-2.7- MAP-5.1- MANAGE-2.4atlas_techniques: - AML.T0070- AML.T0066- AML.T0082nist_csf: - PR.IR-01- ID.AM-08- GV.SC-06- DE.CM-01mitre_attack: - T1530- T1078.004- T1619- T1580

Detecting Azure Storage Account Misconfigurations

Overview

Azure Storage accounts are a frequent target for attackers due to misconfigured public access, long-lived SAS tokens, missing encryption, and outdated TLS versions. This skill uses the azure-mgmt-storage Python SDK with StorageManagementClient to enumerate all storage accounts in a subscription, inspect their security properties, list blob containers for public access settings, and generate a risk-scored audit report identifying critical misconfigurations.

When to Use

  • When investigating security incidents that require detecting azure storage account misconfigurations
  • When building detection rules or threat hunting queries for this domain
  • When SOC analysts need structured procedures for this analysis type
  • When validating security monitoring coverage for related attack techniques

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.9+ with azure-mgmt-storage, azure-identity
  • Azure service principal with Reader role on target subscription
  • Environment variables: AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_TENANT_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET, AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID

Key Detection Areas

  1. Public blob access — allow_blob_public_access enabled on storage account or individual containers set to Blob/Container access level
  2. HTTPS enforcement — enable_https_traffic_only disabled, allowing unencrypted HTTP traffic
  3. Minimum TLS version — accounts accepting TLS 1.0 or TLS 1.1 instead of minimum TLS 1.2
  4. Encryption at rest — storage service encryption not enabled or missing customer-managed keys
  5. Network rules — default action set to Allow instead of Deny, exposing storage to all networks
  6. SAS token risks — account-level SAS with overly broad permissions or excessive lifetime

Output

JSON report with per-account findings, severity ratings (Critical/High/Medium/Low), and remediation recommendations aligned with CIS Azure Benchmark controls.