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Version: 3.0.0-preview

AZDO.1001 - Identities can connect to your organization's Git repos through SSH.

Overview​

Connecting to Azure DevOps using SSH should be disabled.

Rationale: OAuth is the preferred and most secure authentication method.

Remediation action​

Disable the policy to stop these requests and notifications.

  1. Sign in to your organization.
  2. Choose Organization settings.
  3. Select Policies under the Security section.
  4. Locate the "SSH authentication" policy and toggle it to off.

Results: Users can no longer use SSH to connect to Azure DevOps.

Test Metadata​

FieldValue
Test IDAZDO.1001
SeverityHigh
SuiteMaester
CategoryAzure DevOps
PowerShell testTest-AzdoSSHAuthentication
ServicesAzureDevOps
Learn morehttps://aka.ms/vstspolicyssh
TagsAZDO, AZDO.1001

Source​