Control: Azure > CIS v5.0 > 6 - Management and Governance Services > 6.01 - Logging and Monitoring > 6.01.01 - Configuring Diagnostic Settings > 6.01.01.09 - Ensure that a Microsoft Entra diagnostic setting exists to send Microsoft Entra activity logs to an appropriate destination

Configures auditing against a CIS Benchmark item.

Level: 2

Ensure that Microsoft Entra ID activity logs (audit logs and sign-in logs) are integrated with Azure Monitor for centralized logging and analysis.

Microsoft Entra ID activity logs provide visibility into user sign-ins, application usage, and changes to directory objects. These logs are essential for security monitoring, compliance reporting, and incident response. Integrating them with Azure Monitor enables long-term retention and advanced analytics.

Resource Types

This control targets the following resource types:

Azure > Active Directory > Directory

Policies

This control type relies on these other policies when running actions:

In Your Workspace

Developers

Control Type URI

tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv5-0#/control/types/r06010109

Category URI

tmod:@turbot/cis#/control/categories/v070603

GraphQL

query controlType(id: "tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv5-0#/control/types/r06010109") { … }

query controls(filter: "controlTypeId:'tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv5-0#/control/types/r06010109'") { … }

CLI

Get Controls

turbot graphql controls --filter "controlTypeId:tmod:@turbot/azure-cisv5-0#/control/types/r06010109"