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| name | cis-azure-foundations-8.1.2.1 |
| description | Ensure Microsoft Defender for APIs is set to 'On' |
| category | cis-azure-foundations |
| version | 5.0.0 |
| author | cyberstrike-official |
| tags | ["cis","azure","security","defender","api"] |
| cis_id | 8.1.2.1 |
| cis_benchmark | CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark v5.0.0 |
| tech_stack | ["azure"] |
| cwe_ids | [] |
| chains_with | [] |
| prerequisites | [] |
| severity_boost | {} |
Microsoft Defender for APIs offers full lifecycle protection, detection, and response coverage for APIs. Due to its potentially high cost, Microsoft Defender for APIs may not be suitable for all environments and should be evaluated carefully before implementation.
Microsoft Defender for APIs helps provide visibility into business-critical APIs, assess and improve their security posture, prioritize vulnerability remediation, and detect threats in real time.
Microsoft Defender for APIs uses a tiered pricing model, billed per subscription per hour, with each tier allowing a set limit of API calls. In high-traffic environments, this may result in significant or prohibitive costs.
From Azure Portal:
Microsoft Defender for Cloud.Management, click Environment settings.Defender plans blade.Cloud Workload Protection (CWP), in the row for APIs, ensure the Status is set to On.From Azure CLI:
az security pricing show --name Api --query pricingTier
Ensure "Standard" is returned.
From PowerShell:
Get-AzSecurityPricing -Name Api | Select-Object PricingTier
Ensure Standard is returned.
From Azure Policy:
7926a6d1-b268-4586-8197-e8ae90c877d7 - Name: 'Microsoft Defender for APIs should be enabled'The pricing tier for Api should be Standard.
From Azure Portal:
Microsoft Defender for Cloud.Management, click Environment settings.Defender plans blade.Cloud Workload Protection (CWP), in the row for APIs, set the toggle switch for to .StatusOnSave to save the plan selection.Save to enable Defender for APIs.From Azure CLI:
az security pricing create --name Api --tier Standard --subplan <subplan>
Valid subplan values: P1, P2, P3, P4, and P5.
From PowerShell:
Set-AzSecurityPricing -Name Api -PricingTier Standard -SubPlan <subplan>
Valid SubPlan values: P1, P2, P3, P4, and P5.
Defender for APIs is disabled by default.