STIGUI
V-255364CAT II — Medium severitySV-255364r961818_rule

Azure SQL Database must generate audit records when security objects are deleted.

Rule version ASQL-00-014300 · STIG v2 · 2026-08-25

Discussion

The removal of security objects from the database/DBMS would seriously degrade a system's information assurance posture. If such an event occurs, it must be logged.

Check

Review Azure SQL Database configuration to verify that audit records are produced when security objects are deleted.

To determine if an audit is configured, execute the following script. Run this TSQL command to determine if SQL Auditing AuditActionGroups are configured: SELECT DISTINCT sd.audit_action_name FROM sys.database_audit_specification_details sd JOIN sys.database_audit_specifications s ON s.database_specification_id = sd.database_specification_id WHERE (name = 'SqlDbAuditing_ServerAuditSpec' /*Server Audit*/ OR name = 'SqlDbAuditing_AuditSpec') /*Database Audit*/ AND s.is_state_enabled = 1 ORDER BY sd.audit_action_name

If no values exist for AuditActionGroup, this is a finding.

Verify the following AuditActionGroup(s) are configured: SCHEMA_OBJECT_CHANGE_GROUP

If any listed AuditActionGroups do not exist in the configuration, this is a finding.

Fix

Deploy an Azure SQL Database audit.

Refer to the supplemental file "AzureSQLDatabaseAudit.txt" PowerShell script.

Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/az.sql/set-azsqlserveraudit">https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/az.sql/set-azsqlserveraudit

Identifiers

Group ID
V-255364
Group title
SRG-APP-000501-DB-000336
Rule ID
SV-255364r961818_rule
Check ID
C-59037r871216_chk
Fix ID
F-58981r871217_fix