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Configure SSH security posture for Linux (powered by OSConfig)

Azure BuiltIn Policy definition

Source Azure Portal
Display name Configure SSH security posture for Linux (powered by OSConfig)
Id e22a2f03-0534-4d10-8ea0-aa25a6113233
Version 1.1.0
Details on versioning
Versioning Versions supported for Versioning: 3
1.1.0
1.0.1
1.0.0-preview
Built-in Versioning [Preview]
Category Guest Configuration
Microsoft Learn
Description This policy audits and configures SSH server security configuration on Linux machines (Azure VMs and Arc-enabled machines). For more information including pre-requisites, settings in scope, defaults, and customization, see https://aka.ms/SshPostureControlOverview
Cloud environments AzureCloud = true
AzureUSGovernment = unknown
AzureChinaCloud = unknown
Available in AzUSGov Unknown, no evidence if Policy definition is/not available in AzureUSGovernment
Mode Indexed
Type BuiltIn
Preview False
Deprecated False
Effect Default
DeployIfNotExists
Allowed
DeployIfNotExists, Disabled
RBAC role(s)
Role Name Role Id
Guest Configuration Resource Contributor 088ab73d-1256-47ae-bea9-9de8e7131f31
Rule aliases IF (7)
Alias Namespace ResourceType Path PathIsDefault DefaultPath Modifiable
Microsoft.Compute/imageOffer Microsoft.Compute
Microsoft.Compute
Microsoft.Compute		 virtualMachines
virtualMachineScaleSets
disks		 properties.storageProfile.imageReference.offer
properties.virtualMachineProfile.storageProfile.imageReference.offer
properties.creationData.imageReference.id		 True
True
True

False
False
False
Microsoft.Compute/imagePublisher Microsoft.Compute
Microsoft.Compute
Microsoft.Compute		 virtualMachines
virtualMachineScaleSets
disks		 properties.storageProfile.imageReference.publisher
properties.virtualMachineProfile.storageProfile.imageReference.publisher
properties.creationData.imageReference.id		 True
True
True

False
False
False
Microsoft.Compute/imageSKU Microsoft.Compute
Microsoft.Compute
Microsoft.Compute		 virtualMachines
virtualMachineScaleSets
disks		 properties.storageProfile.imageReference.sku
properties.virtualMachineProfile.storageProfile.imageReference.sku
properties.creationData.imageReference.id		 True
True
True

False
False
False
Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/osProfile.linuxConfiguration Microsoft.Compute virtualMachines properties.osProfile.linuxConfiguration True True
Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/storageProfile.osDisk.osType Microsoft.Compute virtualMachines properties.storageProfile.osDisk.osType True True
Microsoft.ConnectedVMwarevSphere/virtualMachines/osProfile.osType Microsoft.ConnectedVMwarevSphere virtualmachines properties.osProfile.osType True False
Microsoft.HybridCompute/imageOffer Microsoft.HybridCompute machines properties.osName True False
THEN-ExistenceCondition (2)
Alias Namespace ResourceType Path PathIsDefault DefaultPath Modifiable
Microsoft.GuestConfiguration/guestConfigurationAssignments/complianceStatus Microsoft.GuestConfiguration guestConfigurationAssignments properties.complianceStatus True False
Microsoft.GuestConfiguration/guestConfigurationAssignments/parameterHash Microsoft.GuestConfiguration guestConfigurationAssignments properties.parameterHash True False
Rule resource types IF (4)
THEN-Deployment (3)
Compliance Not a Compliance control
Initiatives usage none
History
Date/Time (UTC ymd) (i) Change type Change detail
2025-06-19 17:23:14 change Minor (1.0.1 > 1.1.0)
2024-10-15 17:53:32 change Patch, old suffix: preview (1.0.0-preview > 1.0.1)
2024-06-03 17:39:43 add e22a2f03-0534-4d10-8ea0-aa25a6113233
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