Oct 21, 2025 · 9 min read · One should generally avoid using Client Secrets to authenticate Azure resources via Service Principals as it can lead to inherent security risks and operational overhead. In one of my earlier articles I wrote about a workaround of overriding ClientSe...
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Feb 24, 2025 · 4 min read · Mission Objective Overhaul Azure Automation security—replace the fragile AzureRunAs account with a Managed Identity tied to Microsoft Graph. Eliminate certificate expiry risks, secure script ops, and pull tenant data with precision. Gear Check Azure...
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Jan 31, 2025 · 4 min read · Introduction A fintech startup processing $15M/month in transactions, migrated to Azure serverless, their top priority was securing public APIs against breaches and DDoS attacks. While Azure AD authentication for Functions provided a solid foundation...
Join discussionNov 24, 2024 · 9 min read · Azure File Shares provide a seamless way to store and access files in the cloud using standard SMB protocols. However, when working with multiple file shares across regions, keeping them in sync can be challenging. In this blog, I will show you how t...
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Nov 12, 2024 · 3 min read · Introduction In this guide, I’ll walk you through building a secure, serverless API for tracking expenses on Azure. Using Azure Functions for serverless computing, Cosmos DB for scalable data storage, and Azure Key Vault for secure secret management,...
Join discussionNov 11, 2024 · 3 min read · In this guide, I’ll walk you through securing sensitive information, like database connection strings, using Azure Key Vault and accessing it from your Function App or App Service with a managed identity. This way, you avoid hardcoding secrets in you...
Join discussionOct 15, 2024 · 8 min read · Imagine managing a large-scale data environment where you have tens of different database servers spread across multiple regions or environments, including production, development, and staging. Each of these database servers requires its own set of c...
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Jun 30, 2024 · 5 min read · One of the leading cloud computing platforms that empowers businesses to build, deploy, and manage applications and services with unparalleled flexibility and scalability happens to be Microsoft Azure. At the heart of Azure's functionality are key co...
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Jun 8, 2024 · 4 min read · Use Case: We have a token/secret stored in an Azure Key Vault secret We have a pod in a Cluster that needs to read this secret. We will use UAMI to enable the pod to read the secret stored in the AKV Let's decode this in simple terms: Pre-requi...
Join discussionMay 31, 2024 · 3 min read · When using Managed Identities in Azure, a common requirement is creating a SQL user for your app's Managed Identity in your Azure SQL Database from some CI/CD pipeline. Sometimes apps need to talk to a database - who knew? According to the documentat...
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