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Storage Account – Enforce Minimum TLS Version

This check ensures that Azure Storage Accounts enforce a minimum TLS version of TLS 1.2. Using older TLS versions can expose storage services to known vulnerabilities and weak encryption.

Check Details

  • Resource: Storage Account
  • Check: Enforce Minimum TLS Version
  • Risk: Use of deprecated TLS versions may allow attackers to exploit weak encryption

Remediation via Azure Portal

  1. Log in to the Azure Portal. Azure Portal Home
  2. Navigate to Storage accounts and select the affected storage account. Azure Storage Accounts list
  3. In the left menu, click on Configuration under Settings. Storage account configuration settings
  4. Locate the Minimum TLS version setting and select TLS 1.2. Minimum TLS version set to 1.2
  5. Click Save to apply the changes.

Remediation via Azure CLI

  1. Open Azure Cloud Shell in the Azure Portal. Azure Cloud Shell
  2. Run the following command to enforce TLS 1.2:
    az storage account update \
     --name <storage-account-name> \
     --resource-group <resource-group-name> \
     --min-tls-version TLS1_2
    

Replace <storage-account-name> and <resource-group-name> with your actual values.