azure-attestation
Expert knowledge for Azure Attestation development including troubleshooting, best practices, security, configuration, and deployment. Use when validating attestation tokens, authoring policies, managing SGX/TPM baselines, or securing private endpoints, and other Azure Attestation related develop...
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Azure Attestation Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Attestation. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, security, configuration, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.
How to Use This Skill
IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g.,
L35-L120), useread_filewith the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g.,[security.md](security.md)), useread_fileon the linked reference file
IMPORTANT for Agent: If
metadata.generated_atis more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. Ifmcp_microsoftdocstools are not available, suggest the user install it: Installation Guide
This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:
- Preferred: Use
mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetchwith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown. - Fallback: Use
fetch_webpagewith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.
Category Index
| Category | Lines | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Troubleshooting | L33-L38 | Diagnosing and fixing common Azure Attestation failures, error codes, policy/quote validation issues, configuration mistakes, and connectivity or runtime problems. |
| Best Practices | L39-L47 | Guidance on validating attestation tokens, writing secure attestation policies, and configuring/enforcing SGX and TPM attestation baselines using sample policies. |
| Security | L48-L53 | Using Azure Policy to govern attestation providers, and securing Azure Attestation with private endpoints, firewalls, managed identities, and access control settings |
| Configuration | L54-L70 | Configuring Azure Attestation policies (grammar, versions, claim rules), policy signer certs, and monitoring/logging via Azure Monitor, CLI, PowerShell, and log schema. |
| Deployment | L71-L74 | How to create and configure a private endpoint for Azure Attestation using PowerShell, including network setup and secure access to attestation resources. |
Troubleshooting
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Resolve common Microsoft Azure Attestation issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/attestation/faq |
| Troubleshoot common Azure Attestation errors and issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/attestation/troubleshoot-guide |
Best Practices
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Interpret and validate Azure Attestation tokens with examples | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/attestation/attestation-token-examples |
| Author secure and correct Azure Attestation policies | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/attestation/author-sign-policy |
| Configure custom TCB baseline enforcement for SGX attestation | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/attestation/custom-tcb-baseline-enforcement |
| Use sample SGX attestation policies in Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/attestation/policy-examples |
| Use sample TPM attestation policies in Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/attestation/tpm-attestation-sample-policies |
Security
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Apply built-in Azure Policy definitions for Attestation | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/attestation/policy-reference |
| Secure Azure Attestation with network and identity controls | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/attestation/secure-attestation |
Configuration
Deployment
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Create Azure Attestation private endpoint with PowerShell | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/attestation/private-endpoint-powershell |