---
names:
  full: Azure Subscription Resource Lock Administrator Custom Role does not exist
  contextual: Resource Lock Administrator Custom Role does not exist
description: Resource locking is a powerful protection mechanism that can prevent
  inadvertent modification/deletion of resources within Azure subscriptions/Resource
  Groups and is a recommended NIST configuration.
impossible: true
type: COMPLIANCE_POLICY
categories:
  - SECURITY
frameworkMappings:
  - "/frameworks/cis-azure-v6.0.0/05/05"
  - "/frameworks/cloudaware/identity-and-access-governance/rbac-management"
similarPolicies:
  cloudConformity:
    - url: https://www.trendmicro.com/cloudoneconformity/knowledge-base/azure/AccessControl/resource-lock-custom-role.html
      name: Resource Locking Administrator Role