Azure Enclave

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Azure Enclave

Expert knowledge for Azure Enclave development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment. Use when designing Azure Enclave web apps, AVD/AKS workloads, RBAC/CMK security, Bicep deployments, or VPN/ExpressRoute, and other Azure Enclave related development tasks. Not for Azure Confidential Computing (use azure-confidential-computing), Azure Attestation (use azure-attestation), Azure Dedicated HSM (use azure-dedicated-hsm), Azure Cloud Hsm (use azure-cloud-hsm).

Source: /skills/azure-enclave/SKILL.md

Azure Enclave Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Enclave. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, 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), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

IMPORTANT for Agent: If metadata.generated_at is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If mcp_microsoftdocs tools 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_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
  • Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

Category Lines Description
Troubleshooting L36-L40 Diagnosing and resolving common Azure Enclave errors, deployment failures, attestation issues, configuration problems, and runtime/debugging scenarios.
Best Practices L41-L46 Designing secure Azure Enclave architectures and operating admin VMs safely, including isolation, access control, hardening, and operational security best practices.
Decision Making L47-L52 Planning disaster recovery and business continuity for Azure Enclave, and strategies, steps, and considerations for migrating existing Azure workloads into an Enclave environment.
Architecture & Design Patterns L53-L59 Architectural patterns for Azure Enclave: designing public web apps, integrating AVD/AKS, and securely planning data ingress into enclave environments.
Limits & Quotas L60-L66 Pricing models and charges, resource naming rules/restrictions, and quota limits plus regional availability for Azure Enclave deployments.
Security L67-L87 Securing Azure Enclave workloads: RBAC, access control, managed identities, CMK encryption, JIT access, defense-in-depth, and security guardrails for AKS, App Service, SQL, Storage, ACR, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, Key Vault, Service Bus.
Configuration L88-L103 Configuring Azure Enclave communities and workloads: approvals and governance, network/DNS/subnets, AVD setup, observability, maintenance mode, and policy/approval management.
Deployment L104-L111 Guides for deploying Azure Enclave workloads: installing apps on RemoteApp VMs, using Bicep/ARM templates, and setting up ExpressRoute/VPN connectivity via CLI.

Troubleshooting

Topic URL
Troubleshoot common Azure Enclave errors and issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/troubleshoot

Best Practices

Topic URL
Apply Azure Enclave design and security best practices https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/best-practices
Operate admin VMs securely in Azure Enclave https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/understand-admin-vm

Decision Making

Topic URL
Design disaster recovery strategy for Azure Enclave https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/disaster-recovery-planning
Migrate existing Azure resources into Azure Enclave https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/migrate-azure-resources-azure-enclave

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic URL
Design publicly accessible web apps within Azure Enclave https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/1-7-host-publicly-accessible-application-azure-enclave
Plan Azure Enclave architecture for AVD and AKS https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/2-1-plan-architecture-workloads
Plan secure data transfer into Azure Enclave environments https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/move-data-inside-enclave

Limits & Quotas

Topic URL
Understand Azure Enclave pricing and resource charges https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/azure-enclave-pricing
Apply naming rules and restrictions for Azure Enclave resources https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/name-rules-restrictions-azure-enclave-resources
Understand Azure Enclave quotas and regional availability https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/quotas-region-availability

Security

Topic URL
Implement access control model for Azure Enclave https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/access-controls-enclaves
Apply AKS security policy guardrails in Azure Enclave https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/aks-initiative
Apply App Service security policy guardrails in Azure Enclave https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/app-service-initiative
Use built-in RBAC roles to control access in Azure Enclave https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/built-in-rbac-roles
Set up customer-managed key encryption in Azure Enclave https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/configure-customer-managed-key-encryption-within-enclave
Apply secure policy guardrails to Azure Container Registry https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/container-registry-initiative
Enforce secure deployment policies for Azure Cosmos DB https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/cosmosdb-initiative
Create user-assigned managed identities in Azure Enclave https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/create-user-managed-identity
Implement defense-in-depth protections in Azure Enclave https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/defense-in-depth
Configure just-in-time privileged access in Azure Enclave https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/just-in-time-access
Secure Azure Key Vault with Enclave policy guardrails https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/key-vault-initiative
Configure secure monitoring policies in Azure Enclave https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/monitor-initiative
Enforce secure deployment guardrails for Azure PostgreSQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/postgresql-initiative
Use Azure Enclave built-in RBAC roles https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/role-based-access-controls
Secure Azure Service Bus with Enclave policy guardrails https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/service-bus-initiative
Apply Azure Enclave security policies to Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/sql-initiative
Apply secure policy guardrails to Azure Storage accounts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/storage-initiative

Configuration

Topic URL
Configure Azure Enclave approvals for critical operations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/configure-approvals
Configure community-level governance in Azure Enclave https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/configure-community-governance
Understand creation and deletion rules for Azure Enclave resources https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/create-and-delete-logic
Configure Azure Virtual Desktop workloads within an enclave https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/create-azure-virtual-desktop-workloads
Set up a DNS forwarder VM in an Azure Enclave https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/create-domain-name-service-forwarder
Replace and create subnets in an Azure Enclave virtual network https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/create-new-enclave-subnet
Use Azure Enclave service catalog templates for workloads https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/list-service-catalog-templates
Use maintenance mode for Azure Enclave communities https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/maintenance-mode
Manage approval requests in Azure Enclave https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/manage-approvals
Configure observability for Azure Enclave workloads https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/observability
Configure policy compliance exemptions in Azure Enclave https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/policy-compliance-exemptions
Understand and use approvals for Azure Enclave changes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/understand-approvals

Deployment

Topic URL
Install applications on RemoteApp VMs in Azure Enclave https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/application-deployment-using-remote-app-vm
Use Azure Enclave Bicep and ARM deployment templates https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/azure-enclave-templates
Deploy ExpressRoute connections in Azure Enclave workloads https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/deploy-express-route-connection-service-catalog
Deploy Azure Enclave service catalog templates via CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/deploy-template-service-catalog-azure-cli
Deploy VPN connections for Azure Enclave transit hubs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/deploy-vpn-connection-service-catalog