𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐎𝐩𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞
Tags: security, devops, cloudcomputing, beginners
Published: 2023-11-06 04:04:59


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🔐𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐃 & 𝐆𝐢𝐭𝐇𝐮𝐛 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) serves as the identity provider for GitHub, ensuring secure user authentication and access control. Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) adds an additional layer of security by requiring users to verify their identity through multiple methods, such as a password and a mobile app, before accessing resources.

🛠️ 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰:
 Developers working on GitHub Enterprise streamline their work by connecting it with Azure Boards. This integration allows them to link their code commits to work items and bugs, making it easier to track progress and manage development tasks efficiently.

🔒 𝐆𝐢𝐭𝐇𝐮𝐛 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬: 
 
GitHub Advanced Security and GitHub Open Source Security provide automated security and dependency scanning for code repositories. These tools help identify vulnerabilities and potential security risks, ensuring that code remains robust and safe.
 
🔁 𝐂𝐈/𝐂𝐃 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
 Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) are automated through Azure Pipelines. Pull requests trigger CI builds and automated testing, guaranteeing code quality and reliability before deployment.

🐳 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: 

Azure Pipelines generate Docker container images that are stored in the Azure Container Registry. These container images are used at release time by Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), simplifying the 
deployment process and enhancing scalability.

🔍 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐬: 

Microsoft Defender for Cloud conducts security scans on container images stored in Azure Container Registry. It identifies Azure-native vulnerabilities and provides security recommendations, ensuring the images are safe for deployment.

☁️ 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞: 
Azure Pipelines seamlessly manage cloud infrastructure resources using Terraform. This infrastructure-as-code approach automates the provisioning of resources like Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Application Gateway, and Azure Cosmos DB, enhancing scalability and reliability.

🔒 𝐄𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬: 
Azure Policy can be applied to Azure Pipelines to enforce post-deployment gateways and directly to the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) engine for policy enforcement. This ensures that deployments adhere to organizational and security policies.

🔑 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
 Azure Key Vault is used to inject secrets and credentials into applications at runtime securely. It abstracts sensitive information from developers, enhancing security and compliance.

👤 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 

End users can authenticate with Azure AD B2C (Business to Consumer), which ensures secure and user-friendly authentication. Users are required to use MFA for an extra layer of security. Additionally, an Application Gateway provides load balancing and security for core services.
 👁️ 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲:

 Azure Monitor extends monitoring capabilities to release pipelines, enabling organizations to gate or rollback releases based on monitoring data. It also ingests security logs and can alert on suspicious activities, enhancing overall security.
 
🛡️ 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: 

Microsoft Defender for Cloud monitors the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) at the Node level, safeguarding against VM threats and internal security risks. This ensures that the infrastructure remains resilient to potential threats.

𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/devsecops/devsecops-on-aks?utm_content=buffer5b38c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Credit: This article is maintained by Microsoft. It was originally written by the following contributors - Adnan Khan

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 - This post has only been shared for an educational and knowledge-sharing purpose related to Technologies. Information was obtained from the source above and credited to the author.

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