Resource Type: Azure > Network Watcher > Flow Log

The Flow Log resource type is a network traffic log that can be used to monitor and diagnose conditions at a granular level in, to, and from a network security group within Azure.

Resource Context

Flow Log is a part of the Network Watcher service.

Each Flow Log lives under a Network Watcher.

Controls

The primary controls for Azure > Network Watcher > Flow Log are:

It is also targeted by these controls:

Azure > CIS v1 > 6 Networking > 6.04 Ensure that Network Security Group Flow Log retention period is 'greater than 90 days' (Scored)
Azure > CIS v2.0 > 05 - Logging and Monitoring > 5.01 - Configuring Diagnostic Settings > 5.01.06 - Ensure that Network Security Group Flow logs are captured and sent to Log Analytics
Azure > CIS v2.0 > 06 - Networking > 6.05 - Ensure that Network Security Group Flow Log retention period is 'greater than 90 days'

In Your Workspace

Developers

Resource Type URI

tmod:@turbot/azure-networkwatcher#/resource/types/flowLog

Category URI

tmod:@turbot/turbot#/resource/categories/networking

GraphQL

query resource(id: "tmod:@turbot/azure-networkwatcher#/resource/types/flowLog") { … }

query resourceActivities(filter: "resourceId:'tmod:@turbot/azure-networkwatcher#/resource/types/flowLog'") { … }

mutation createResource(input: { … })

mutation updateResource(input: { … })

CLI

Get Resource

turbot graphql resource --id "tmod:@turbot/azure-networkwatcher#/resource/types/flowLog"

Steampipe Query

Get Resource

select * from guardrails_resource where resource_type_uri = 'tmod:@turbot/azure-networkwatcher#/resource/types/flowLog';

Get Policy Settings (By Resource ID)

select * from guardrails_policy_setting where filter = 'resourceTypeId:"tmod:@turbot/azure-networkwatcher#/resource/types/flowLog"';

Get Resource Notification

select * from guardrails_notification where resource_type_uri = 'tmod:@turbot/azure-networkwatcher#/resource/types/flowLog' and notification_type in ('resource_updated', 'resource_created');