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azure-compliancePurpose, usage and source
Run Azure compliance and security audits with azqr plus Key Vault expiration checks. Covers best-practice assessment, resource review, policy/compliance validation, and security posture checks. WHEN: compliance scan, security audit, BEFORE running azqr (compliance cli tool), Azure best practices, Key Vault expiration check, expired certificates, expiring secrets, orphaned resources, compliance assessment.
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- microsoft/skills
- SKILL.md
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- 2026-10-31
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What this Skill does
Run Azure compliance and security audits with azqr plus Key Vault expiration checks. Covers best-practice assessment, resource review, policy/compliance validation, and security posture checks. WHEN: compliance scan, security audit, BEFORE running azqr (compliance cli tool), Azure best practices, Key Vault expiration check, expired certificates, expiring secrets, orphaned resources, compliance assessment.
How the upstream workflow works
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.
Upstream passage · L47 ↗Best Practices
Run compliance scans on a regular schedule (weekly or monthly) Track findings over time and verify remediation effectiveness
Upstream passage · L72 ↗SDK Quick References
For programmatic Key Vault access, see the condensed SDK guides: Key Vault (Python): Secrets/Keys/Certs
Upstream passage · L79 ↗Requirements and setup
Prerequisites
Authentication: user is logged in to Azure via az login Permissions to read resource configuration and Key Vault metadata
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