Category: Storage

The history of Offline files and how to affect the future?

Offline files This time I wanted to write about a little bit different headline and that headline is Offline files. Offline files in Windows allow users to access files stored on a network share even when they are not connected…

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Do’s and don’ts concerning security for Identity part 8

Continuing from last post with the same topic but now from the negative side of things. What could go wrong if you don’t do it right. This post will assume that you are still having on-premises AD with ADCS and…

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How to use Azure Key Vault with managed identities and generating keys with auto-rotation

Data-planes First you have to understand the different URLs that you can use for different types of resources Resource type Key protection methods Data-plane endpoint base URL Vaults Software-protected and HSM-protected (with Premium SKU) https://{vault-name}.vault.azure.net Managed HSMs HSM-protected https://{hsm-name}.managedhsm.azure.net When…

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Section 13 – Secure data and applications – Configure security for storage

Configure access control for storage accounts Configure storage account access keys Configure Azure AD authentication for Azure Storage and Azure Files Different Storage Accounts types The Azure Storage platform includes the following data services: Azure Blobs A massively scalable object…

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Azure storage accounts and how to secure them?

In the last part I explained what storage accounts are and how you can access them. In this part I will explain how to protect them from insider or external risks. Defender for storage Azure storage accounts are billed hourly….

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Storage accounts and the differences between SAS keys and Access keys.

Do you know how to secure your Storage Accounts? How about the differences between SAS keys and Access Keys? Some of you do but many of you don’t, so let me make an introduction to the differences. This is a…

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