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azure-compliance

Comprehensive Azure compliance and security auditing capabilities including best practices assessment, Key Vault expiration monitoring, and resource configuration validation. WHEN: compliance scan, security audit, azqr, Azure best practices, Key Vault expiration check, compliance assessment, resource review, configuration validation, expired certificates, expiring secrets, orphaned resources, policy compliance, security posture evaluation.

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author
Microsoft
version
1.0.1

SKILL.md

Azure Compliance & Security Auditing

Quick Reference

Property Details
Best for Compliance scans, security audits, Key Vault expiration checks
Primary capabilities Comprehensive Resources Assessment, Key Vault Expiration Monitoring
MCP tools azqr, subscription and resource group listing, Key Vault item inspection

When to Use This Skill

  • Run azqr or Azure Quick Review for compliance assessment
  • Validate Azure resource configuration against best practices
  • Identify orphaned or misconfigured resources
  • Audit Key Vault keys, secrets, and certificates for expiration

Skill Activation Triggers

Activate this skill when user wants to:

  • Check Azure compliance or best practices
  • Assess Azure resources for configuration issues
  • Run azqr or Azure Quick Review
  • Identify orphaned or misconfigured resources
  • Review Azure security posture
  • "Show me expired certificates/keys/secrets in my Key Vault"
  • "Check what's expiring in the next 30 days"
  • "Audit my Key Vault for compliance"
  • "Find secrets without expiration dates"
  • "Check certificate expiration dates"

Prerequisites

  • Authentication: user is logged in to Azure via az login
  • Permissions to read resource configuration and Key Vault metadata

Assessments

Assessment Reference
Comprehensive Compliance (azqr) references/azure-quick-review.md
Key Vault Expiration references/azure-keyvault-expiration-audit.md
Resource Graph Queries references/azure-resource-graph.md

MCP Tools

Tool Purpose
mcp_azure_mcp_extension_azqr Run azqr compliance scans
mcp_azure_mcp_subscription_list List available subscriptions
mcp_azure_mcp_group_list List resource groups
keyvault_key_list List all keys in vault
keyvault_key_get Get key details including expiration
keyvault_secret_list List all secrets in vault
keyvault_secret_get Get secret details including expiration
keyvault_certificate_list List all certificates in vault
keyvault_certificate_get Get certificate details including expiration

Assessment Workflow

  1. Select scope (subscription or resource group) for Comprehensive Resources Assessment.
  2. Run azqr and capture output artifacts.
  3. Analyze Scan Results and summarize findings and recommendations.
  4. Review Key Vault Expiration Monitoring output for keys, secrets, and certificates.
  5. Classify issues and propose remediation or fix steps for each finding.

Priority Classification

Priority Guidance
Critical Immediate remediation required for high-impact exposure
High Resolve within days to reduce risk
Medium Plan a resolution in the next sprint
Low Track and fix during regular maintenance

Error Handling

Error Message Remediation
Authentication required "Please login" Run az login and retry
Access denied "Forbidden" Confirm permissions and fix role assignments
Missing resource "Not found" Verify subscription and resource group selection

Best Practices

  • Run compliance scans on a regular schedule (weekly or monthly)
  • Track findings over time and verify remediation effectiveness
  • Separate compliance reporting from remediation execution
  • Keep Key Vault expiration policies documented and enforced

SDK Quick References

For programmatic Key Vault access, see the condensed SDK guides:

  • Key Vault (Python): Secrets/Keys/Certs
  • Secrets: TypeScript | Rust | Java
  • Keys: .NET | Java | TypeScript | Rust
  • Certificates: Rust

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