Ensure Azure SQL TDE is enabled
Transparent Data Encryption should be enabled for data at rest protection.
Security Impact
Unencrypted databases expose data if storage is compromised.
How to Remediate
Enable TDE on databases. TDE is enabled by default for new databases.
Affected Resources
Compliance Frameworks
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Check Details
- Check ID
- azure-sql-3
- Service
- Azure SQL Database
- Category
- Encryption
- Severity
- HIGH
- CIS Benchmark
- 4.1.2
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