Delving into the most recurrent Azure security topics
In this section, we will focus on the most recurrent security features, which are highly discussed and that you will surely be confronted with. They are also not typical of the traditional on-premises security arsenal, which often makes security experts clueless on the matter. After reading this section, you will be more familiar and more confident in any upcoming security conversations. Let's start with Azure managed identities.
Exploring Azure managed identities in depth
Azure managed identities solve a problem that was around for ages: storing credentials. We know that we can use Azure Key Vault to store credentials, but we also know that you need another pair of credentials to access the credentials stored in Key Vault.
Where do you store them? We have a chicken and egg problem. That is exactly what managed identities solve. With managed identities, Azure will automatically generate a pair of credentials and make...
