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Roberts951
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Sep 04, 2023

SQL Advanced Threat Protection - Requirements Unclear

When configuring Defender for SQL, nothing suggests auditing is required for ATP to work.

However, when looking at audit section remarks, one of the points says "After you've configured your auditing settings, you can turn on the new threat detection feature...

 

This seems to be a requirement for SQL on Machines, however, is it for Azure SQL workloads? (MI & DB)

  • SQL auditing is not a requirement for MDC to protect your Azure SQL, it's a recommendation based on the MS benchmark to increase your posture score. MDC will work if SQL audit is enabled or not.

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