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

• Select scope (subscription or resource group) for Comprehensive Resources Assessment.

• Run azqr and capture output artifacts.

• Analyze Scan Results and summarize findings and recommendations.

• Review Key Vault Expiration Monitoring output for keys, secrets, and certificates.

• 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