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azure_graph_generic_resources Resource

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Use the azure_graph_generic_resources Inspec audit resource to test any valid Azure resource available through Microsoft Azure Graph API.

Azure REST API Version, Endpoint, and HTTP Client Parameters

This resource interacts with API versions supported by the resource provider. The api_version can be defined as a resource parameter. If not provided, this resource uses the latest version. For more information, refer to the azure_generic_resource document.

Unless defined, this resource uses the azure_cloud global endpoint and default values for the HTTP client. For more information, refer to the resource pack README.

Installation

This resource is available in the Chef InSpec Azure resource pack.

See the Chef InSpec documentation on cloud platforms for information on configuring your Azure environment for InSpec and creating an InSpec profile that uses the InSpec Azure resource pack.

Syntax

describe azure_graph_generic_resources(resource: 'resource', filter: {starts_with_property_name: 'A'}, select: %w(properties to be tested)) do
  its('property') { should eq 'value' }
end

where

  • Resource parameters are used to query Azure Graph API endpoint for the resource to be tested.
  • property - This generic resource dynamically creates the properties on the fly based on the type of resource that has been targeted and the parameters provided with the select parameter.
  • value is the expected output from the chosen property.

Parameters

The following parameters can be passed for targeting specific Azure resources.

resource
Azure resource type that the targeted resource belongs to. This is the only MANDATORY parameter. For example, users.
filter
A hash containing the filtering options and their values. The starts_with_ operator can be used for fuzzy string matching. Parameter names are in snake case. For example, { starts_with_given_name: 'J', starts_with_department: 'Core', country: 'United Kingdom', given_name: John}.
filter_free_text
OData query string in double quotes, ". Property names are in camel case, refer to Azure query parameters documentation for more information. For example, "startswith(displayName,'J') and surname eq 'Doe'".
select
A list of the query parameters defining which attributes that the resource will expose and to be tested. Property names are in camel case. If not provided then the predefined attributes will be returned from the API. For example, ['givenName', 'surname', 'department'].
api_version
API version of the Azure Graph API to use when interrogating the resource. If not set then the predefined stable version will be used. For example, v1.0 or beta.

It is advised to use filter or filter_free_text to narrow down the targeted resources at the server side, Azure Graph API, for a more efficient test.

Properties

Attributes will be created dynamically by pluralizing the name of the properties of the resources and converting them to snake_case form.

E.g., if the query parameters are select: %w{ country department givenName }, then the parameters will be:

  • ids (default)
  • countries
  • departments
  • given_names

Filter Criteria

Returned resources can be filtered by their parameters provided with the select option or the default values returned from the API unless the select is used.

E.g., if the query parameters are select: %w{ country department givenName }, then the filter criteria will be:

  • id (default)
  • country
  • department
  • givenName

Examples

Test a Selection of User Accounts.

**Using filter parameter.**

describe azure_graph_generic_resources(resource: 'users', filter: { starts_with_given_name: 'J', starts_with_department: 'customer', country: 'United Kingdom' },  select: %w{ country userPrincipalName}) do
  it { should exist }
  its('countries'.uniq) { should eq ['United Kingdom'] }
end

**Using filter_free_text parameter.**

describe azure_graph_generic_resources(resource: 'users', filter_free_text: "startswith(givenName,'J') and startswith(department,'customer') and country eq 'United States'",  select: %w{ country userPrincipalName}) do
  it { should exist }
  its('countries'.uniq) { should eq ['United States'] }
end

Filter* the Results to Only Include Those that Match the Given Country (Client-Side Filtering is NOT Recommended).

    describe azure_graph_generic_resources(resource: 'users', select: %w{ country }).where(country: 'United Kingdom') do
      it { should exist }
    end

*For information on how to use filter criteria on plural resources refer to FilterTable usage. Please note that instead of client side filtering with where, it is much more efficient to use server side filtering at Azure Graph API with filter or filter_free_text at resource creation as described in previous examples.

Test given_names Parameter.

azure_graph_generic_resources(resource: 'users', filter: { starts_with_given_name: 'J' }, select: %w{ givenName }).given_names.each do |name|
  describe name do
    it { should start_with('J') }
  end  
end

Matchers

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

exist

# Should not exist if there is no resource with a given name

describe azure_graph_generic_resources(resource: 'users', filter: { given_name: 'fake_name'}, select: %w{ givenName }) do
  it { should_not exist }
end

# Should exist if there is at least one resource with a given name

describe azure_graph_generic_resources(resource: 'users', filter: { given_name: 'valid_name'}, select: %w{ givenName }) do
  it { should exist }
end

Azure Permissions

Graph resources require specific privileges granted to your service principal. Please refer to the Microsoft Documentation for information on how to grant these permissions to your application.

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