Azure Plugin for Tailpipe

Tailpipe is an open-source CLI tool that allows you to collect logs and query them with SQL.

Azure provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to authenticated customers on a metered pay-as-you-go basis.

The Azure Plugin for Tailpipe allows you to collect and query Azure logs using SQL to track activity, monitor trends, detect anomalies, and more!

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Collect and query logs:

Getting Started

Install Tailpipe from the downloads page:

# MacOS
brew install turbot/tap/tailpipe

# Linux or Windows (WSL)
sudo /bin/sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://tailpipe.io/install/tailpipe.sh)"

Install the plugin:

tailpipe plugin install azure

Configure your connection credentials, table partition, and data source (examples):

vi ~/.tailpipe/config/azure.tpc

connection "azure" "my_subscription" {
  tenant_id       = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
  subscription_id = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
  client_id       = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
  client_secret   = "my plaintext secret"
}

partition "azure_activity_log" "my_logs" {
  source "azure_blob_storage" {
    connection   = connection.azure.my_subscription
    account_name = "storage_account_name"
    container    = "container_name"
  }
}

Download, enrich, and save logs from your source (examples):

tailpipe collect azure_activity_log

Enter interactive query mode:

tailpipe query

Run a query:

select
  resource_type,
  operation_name,
  count(*) as operation_count
from
  azure_activity_log
group by
  resource_type,
  operation_name
order by
  operation_count desc;

+-----------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+
| resource_type                                             | operation_name                                                   | operation_count |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+
| Microsoft.Resources/deployments                           | Microsoft.Resources/deployments/write                            | 86              |
| Microsoft.Resources/deployments                           | Microsoft.Resources/deployments/validate/action                  | 58              |
| Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines                         | Microsoft.Authorization/policies/auditIfNotExists/action         | 54              |
| Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines                         | Microsoft.Authorization/policies/audit/action                    | 36              |
| Microsoft.Sql/servers                                     | Microsoft.Authorization/policies/auditIfNotExists/action         | 25              |
| Microsoft.Sql/servers/databases                           | Microsoft.Sql/servers/databases/read                             | 20              |
| MICROSOFT.CDN/profiles                                    | Microsoft.Resourcehealth/healthevent/Activated/action            | 18              |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+

Detections as Code with Powerpipe

Pre-built dashboards and detections for the Azure plugin are available in Powerpipe mods, helping you monitor and analyze activity across your Azure subscriptions.

For example, the Azure Activity Log Detections mod scans your activity logs for anomalies, such as a SQL server firewall rule getting updated or a change in your virtual networks.

Dashboards and detections are open source, allowing easy customization and collaboration.

To get started, choose a mod from the Powerpipe Hub.

Developing

Prerequisites:

• Tailpipe
• Golang

Clone:

git clone https://github.com/turbot/tailpipe-plugin-azure.git
cd tailpipe-plugin-azure

After making your local changes, build the plugin, which automatically installs the new version to your ~/.tailpipe/plugins directory:

make

Re-collect your data:

tailpipe collect azure_activity_log

Try it!

tailpipe query
> .inspect azure_activity_log

Open Source & Contributing

This repository is published under the Apache 2.0 (source code) and CC BY-NC-ND (docs) licenses. Please see our code of conduct. We look forward to collaborating with you!

Tailpipe is a product produced from this open source software, exclusively by Turbot HQ, Inc. It is distributed under our commercial terms. Others are allowed to make their own distribution of the software, but cannot use any of the Turbot trademarks, cloud services, etc. You can learn more in our Open Source FAQ.

Get Involved

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Want to help but don't know where to start? Pick up one of the help wanted issues:

• Tailpipe
• Azure Plugin