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zt_data_015 — SQL Database TDE uses service-managed key instead of customer-managed

Summary

Severity: Medium · Pillar: Data · Chain role: AMPLIFIER

Description

SQL Servers using service-managed keys for Transparent Data Encryption delegate key lifecycle control to Microsoft. Customer-managed keys in Azure Key Vault provide full control over key rotation, revocation, and destruction, meeting regulatory requirements for data sovereignty.

Mapping

Framework Control / Reference
NIST 800-53 SC-28(1)
NIST 800-207 Tenet 1 - All data sources and computing services are considered resources
CIS Azure
MITRE ATT&CK Technique T1486
MITRE ATT&CK Tactic Impact
Zero-Trust Tenet Tenet 1
Framework tags nist-800-207, argus-zt

Source

Rule defined at policies/azure/zt/data/zt_data_015.rego.

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