Quick Info
| Plugin Title | Authentication Enabled |
| Cloud | AZURE |
| Category | App Service |
| Description | Ensures Authentication is enabled for App Services, redirecting unauthenticated users to the login page. |
| More Info | Enabling authentication will redirect all unauthenticated requests to the login page. It also handles authentication of users with specific providers (Azure Active Directory, Facebook, Google, Microsoft Account, and Twitter). |
| AZURE Link | https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/overview-authentication-authorization |
| Recommended Action | Enable App Service Authentication for all App Services. |
Detailed Remediation Steps
- Log into the Microsoft Azure Management Console.
- Select the “Search resources, services, and docs” option at the top and search for App Services.
- Select the “App Services” by clicking on the “Name” link to access the configuration changes.
- Scroll down the selected “App Services” navigation panel and in “Settings” click on the “Authentication / Authorization” option.
- On the “Authentication / Authorization” page check if “App Service Authentication” is “ON/OFF”. If it’s turned “OFF” all unauthenticated requests to the login page will not be redirected.
- Repeat steps number 2 - 5 to cross check “Authentication / Authorization” for other “App Services."
- Navigate to the “App Services”, select the “App Service” and click on the “Name”, select the “Authentication / Authorization” under “Settings."
- Click on the “ON” option under “App Service Authentication” and click on the “Save” button at the top to make the chamges.
- Repeat above steps for enabling “Authentication” to redirect all unauthenticated requests to the login page.