To improve security, enhance performance, and provide access to the latest SMB features, ensure that your Microsoft Azure File Shares are configured with the latest SMB protocol version (i.e., SMB 3.1.1).
This rule resolution is part of the Conformity Security & Compliance tool for Azure.
Using the latest supported SMB protocol version for your Microsoft Azure File Shares (i.e., SMB 3.1.1) enhances the security of File Shares by preventing the exploitation of known vulnerabilities in outdated Server Message Block (SMB) versions.
Audit
To determine if your Azure File Shares are configured with the latest SMB protocol version, perform the following operations:
Remediation / Resolution
To ensure that your Azure File Shares are configured with the latest SMB protocol version (i.e., SMB 3.1.1), perform the following operations:
References
- Azure Official Documentation
- What is Azure Files?
- Architecture best practices for Azure Files
- SMB Azure file shares
- Azure Command Line Interface (CLI) Documentation
- az account list
- az account set
- az storage account list
- az storage account file-service-properties show
- az storage account file-service-properties update