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Ensure RBAC is enabled on AKS clusters
AZU-0042
Service: containerSeverity: high
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Using Kubernetes role-based access control (RBAC), you can grant users, groups, and service accounts access to only the resources they need.
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# METADATA
# title: Ensure RBAC is enabled on AKS clusters
# description: |
# Using Kubernetes role-based access control (RBAC), you can grant users, groups, and service accounts access to only the resources they need.
# scope: package
# schemas:
# - input: schema["cloud"]
# related_resources:
# - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-identity
# custom:
# id: AZU-0042
# long_id: azure-container-use-rbac-permissions
# aliases:
# - AVD-AZU-0042
# - use-rbac-permissions
# - azure-container-use-rbac-permissions
# provider: azure
# service: container
# severity: HIGH
# recommended_action: Enable RBAC
# input:
# selector:
# - type: cloud
# subtypes:
# - service: container
# provider: azure
# examples: checks/cloud/azure/container/use_rbac_permissions.yaml
package builtin.azure.container.azure0042
import rego.v1
import data.lib.cloud.metadata
deny contains res if {
some cluster in input.azure.container.kubernetesclusters
isManaged(cluster)
not cluster.rolebasedaccesscontrol.enabled.value
res := result.new(
"RBAC is not enabled on cluster",
metadata.obj_by_path(cluster, ["rolebasedaccesscontrol", "enabled"]),
)
}