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Azure PowerShell

2022

Logging into an Azure Linux VM using an Azure AD account
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Azure CLI Azure Cloud Shell Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount
Today I want to show you how you can improve the security of your Linux virtual machines in Azure by integrating with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) authentication. In this post, I’ll show you how to set up a Linux virtual machine and log in with Azure AD using openSSH certificate-based authentication.
How to route Subscription Activity logs to Azure Log Analytics workspace
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Azure CLI Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount Get-AzDiagnosticSetting
Sending resource logs to a Log Analytics workspace allows us to consolidate log entries from multiple resources and query the logs for complex analysis. In this post, I want to show you how to manage diagnostic settings for your subscription and send the Activity logs data to your Log Analytics workspace.
Azure Disk Encryption using PowerShell
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Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount Disable-AzVMDiskEncryption format-table
Azure Disk Encryption (ADE) provides volume encryption for the OS and data disks of Azure virtual machines by using the DM-Crypt feature in Linux or the BitLocker feature of Windows. ADE is integrated with Azure Key Vault to help you control and manage the disk encryption keys and secrets.
How to resize peered Azure VNets with no downtime
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Add-AzVirtualNetworkPeering Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount format-table
In a previous article called “ Connect Azure VNets using VNet Peering,” I explained that changes to the settings of a virtual network that has peered couldn’t be done without deleting the existing peering.

2021

How to change Azure Premium Disk Performance tiers without downtime
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Azure CLI Azure Cloud Shell Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount
On Azure Premium disks, we can change the performance tier even when it is connected to running virtual machines. With Premium SSD performance tiers, we have the flexibility to scale drive performance without increasing the size of the drive by selecting a higher performance tier and returning it to its original performance tier, allowing us to fine-tune the performance to our needs and save money.
How to use a VM system-assigned managed identity to access Azure Key Vault
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Azure CLI Azure Cloud Shell Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount
Hi, In a previous post, I showed you how to enable system-assigned managed identity on an Azure virtual machine. Today, I want to show you how to assign a managed identity to access an Azure resource securely.
How to enable the system-assigned managed identity on an Azure VM
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Azure CLI Azure Cloud Shell Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount
Hi, Jorge is back. In this post, I want to show you How to enable the system-assigned managed identity on an Azure VM using Powershell and Azure CLI. When you enable a system-assigned managed identity, Azure creates an identity associated with the instance and stores it to the Azure AD tenant associated with the subscription where you created the service instance.
How to change the PSK of the Azure VPN Gateway Connection
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Azure CLI Azure PowerShell Azure VPN Gateway Connect-AzAccount
When deploying a VPN Gateway in Azure, we are limited to using pre-shared keys (PSK) for authentication. As you know, Azure generates a Pre-Shared Key (PSK) when the VPN tunnel is created.
How to create IP Groups for Azure Firewall rules
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Azure CLI Azure Firewall Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount
Hi everyone, In a previous post, I showed you how to deploy an Azure Firewall. Today I will show you how to create and manage IP Groups in your Azure Firewall using PowerShell and Azure CLI.
How to configure Azure Bastion host to send logs and metrics to Log Analytics workspace
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Azure Bastion Azure CLI Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount
Hi, In a previous post, I showed you how to configure Azure Bastion diagnostic parameters to send logs and metrics to a storage account. But suppose you already have a log analysis workspace.
How to configure Azure Bastion diagnostic settings
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Azure Bastion Azure CLI Azure Cloud Shell Azure PowerShell
Hello! everybody. Today I will show you how to configure Azure Bastion Diagnostic to send logs and metrics to a storage account using PowerShell and Azure CLI. Once this configuration is established, you can use the stored information to find out which users connected through Azure Bastion, when, from where, and metric information about the workloads of the Azure Bastion host.
How to enable the Key vault's firewall
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Add-AzKeyVaultNetworkRule Azure CLI Azure Cloud Shell Azure PowerShell
One of the security recommendations established by Microsoft in Azure Security Center is to enable the key vault’s firewall to prevent unauthorized traffic from reaching your key vault. This post will show you how to enable the firewall to ensure that only traffic from permitted networks can access your key vault using PowerShell and the Azure CLI.
How to configure Azure Firewall diagnostic settings
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Azure CLI Azure Cloud Shell Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount
Hey, guys, following the series of publications on Azure Firewall, today I’ll show you How to configure Azure Firewall Diagnostics to send logs and metrics to a storage account using PowerShell and the Azure CLI.
How to use Packet captures with Azure Network Watcher
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Azure CLI Azure Cloud Shell Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount
Hi everyone, continuing with the series of articles related to Azure Network watcher, I want to show you how to use the packet capture tool from the command line. Packet captures are in a standard format and can be analyzed offline using tools such as Wireshark and stored in an Azure storage account.
How to deploy an Azure Firewall in an existing VNet
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Add-AzVirtualNetworkSubnetConfig Azure CLI Azure Cloud Shell Azure Firewall
This is the first post in a series of articles where I will show you how to manage an Azure Firewall using PowerShell and Azure CLI. In this first post, I want to show you how to deploy an Azure Firewall in an existing virtual network.
How to install the Network Watcher VM extension from the Command Line
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Azure CLI Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount Get-AzSubscription
In a previous post, I showed you how to enable network watcher in your Azure region. Today I will show you how to install the Network Watcher VM extension on your virtual machines using PowerShell and Azure CLI.
How to enable Azure Blob storage versioning
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Azure CLI Azure Cloud Shell Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount
Hi everyone, in this post, I will show you how to enable blob versioning on your Azure storage account using PowerShell and Azure CLI. When blob versioning is enabled, you can restore a previous version of a blob to recover data if modified or deleted by mistake.
How to store the Terraform state file in Azure Storage
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Azure CLI Azure Cloud Shell Azure PowerShell Get-AzStorageAccount
In this post, I want to show you how to configure terraform to use an Azure storage account to store and protect your tfstate file. To manage the infrastructure and configuration, Terraform writes the status of resources to a tfstate file.
Creating Azure action groups from the command line
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Azure CLI Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount Get-AzActionGroup
Today, I will show you how to create, list, update and delete Azure action groups using PowerShell and Azure CLI. Action groups are separate and independent resources in which you define a collection of notification preferences.
How to create an Azure Service Principal with Password
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Azure AD Azure CLI Azure Cloud Shell Azure PowerShell
Hello, guys. Today I want to show you how to create a service principal using PowerShell and Azure CLI. In case you don’t know, an Azure service identity is an identity that is created in Azure AD and associated with an application.