azurerm_locks

Use the azurerm_locks InSpec audit resource to test properties of some or all Azure Resource Locks.

Azure REST API version

This resource interacts with version 2016-09-01 of the Azure Management API. For more information see the official Azure documentation.

At the moment, there doesn’t appear to be a way to select the version of the Azure API docs. If you notice a newer version being referenced in the official documentation please open an issue or submit a pull request using the updated version.

Availability

Installation

This resource is available in the inspec-azure resource pack. To use it, add the following to your inspec.yml in your top-level profile:

depends:
  - name: inspec-azure
    git: https://github.com/inspec/inspec-azure.git

You’ll also need to setup your Azure credentials; see the resource pack README.

Version

This resource first became available in 1.3.8 of the inspec-azure resource pack.

Syntax

An azurerm_locks resource block returns all Locks on a given Resource.

describe azurerm_locks(resource_group: 'rg', resource_name: 'my-vm', resource_type: 'Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines') do
  ...
end

Examples

The following examples show how to use this InSpec audit resource.

Ensure a Lock exists

describe azurerm_locks(resource_group: 'my-rg', resource_name: 'my-vm', resource_type: 'Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines') do
  it { should exist }
end

Filter Criteria

• ids
• names
• properties

Matchers

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

exists

The control will pass if the filter returns at least one result. Use should_not if you expect zero matches.

Azure Permissions

Your Service Principal must be setup with a contributor role on the subscription you wish to test.