azure-compliance

Assess Azure compliance and security posture with azqr across subscriptions, resource groups, and management groups.

242|189|Updated Oct 28, 2024
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npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure --skill azure-compliance
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Skill: azure-compliance
Source: https://github.com/microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure/tree/main/plugin/skills/azure-compliance
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure --skill azure-compliance

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

Azure environments often lack visibility into compliance and security posture, allowing misconfigurations and policy gaps to go undetected across large landscapes.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Comprehensive Azure Quick Review (azqr) based assessments to surface compliance gaps, security risks, and policy violations.
  • Multi-scope applicability: run assessments across a single subscription, a resource group, or an entire management group for enterprise governance.
  • Actionable remediation guidance: produce prioritized findings with Defender for Cloud, Azure Policy, and Advisor insights.

Quick Start

Install and run the Azure MCP azqr extension to perform an on-demand compliance scan: mcp_azure_mcp_extension_azqr --subscription <subscription-id> --resource-group <resource-group-name>

Frequently Asked Questions about azure-compliance

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I run an Azure compliance assessment across multiple subscriptions?

You can scan a resource group, subscription, or management group by passing the corresponding ID to the azqr extension. This targets your compliance assessment scope and outputs an Excel report covering Inventory, Defender, and Azure Policy findings.

What is included in the Azure Quick Review generated compliance reports?

The generated Excel reports contain detailed sheets for Recommendations, ImpactedResources, Inventory, Defender, Azure Policy, and Advisor. This provides actionable remediation guidance for detected security posture gaps and policy violations.

Do I need Azure authentication to check my Azure security posture?

Yes, Azure authentication is required to execute azqr compliance scans. You must authenticate to assess your environment and generate reports containing Defender for Cloud and Azure Policy insights for remediation.

Can I target a specific resource group for an Azure policy gap analysis?

Yes, azqr supports multi-scope applicability allowing you to target a single resource group for compliance assessments. You pass the resource group name to limit the scan scope and generate focused policy violation reports.

What is the best way to identify Azure misconfigurations at scale?

The azqr extension provides an efficient mechanism for identifying Azure misconfigurations at scale across management groups. It generates Excel reports with prioritized recommendations and impacted resources for enterprise governance.

Why does my Azure environment lack visibility into security posture?

Visibility gaps occur when Azure environments scale without automated compliance scanning. Running azqr assessments identifies undetected misconfigurations and policy violations across your landscape to restore security posture visibility.