detecting-azure-storage-account-misconfigurations

# 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are a frequent target for attackers due to misconfigured public access, long-lived SAS tokens, missing encryption, and outdated TLS versions.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** ...