Backend & APIs · Microsoft Azure · By vinayaklatthe

Guidance for designing secure APIs on Azure - authentication, authorization, gateway controls, input validation, rate limiting, secret management, and runtime threat detection - aligned to OWASP API…

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Guidance for secure remote VM management in Azure using Azure Bastion combined with Defender for Cloud just-in-time (JIT) VM access.

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Guidance for selecting the right Azure RBAC role with least privilege - mapping required actions to built-in roles, deciding when a custom role is needed, scoping assignments correctly, and choosing…

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Guidance for Azure Web Application Firewall — deployed on Azure Front Door (global, edge-tier) or Azure Application Gateway (regional, integrated with backend pools).

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Guidance for designing BitLocker drive encryption for Windows endpoints managed via Microsoft Intune — encryption policy, silent enablement, recovery key escrow to Entra ID, TPM, pre-boot…

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Guidance for Microsoft Entra Conditional Access (CA) and multifactor authentication — the Zero Trust policy engine that enforces grant/block decisions based on user, device, location, app, and risk…

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Guidance for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) — enterprise endpoint security with next-gen AV, EDR, attack surface reduction (ASR), Defender Vulnerability Management, automated investigation…

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Guidance for Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) — cloud identity and access management and the control plane for Zero Trust.

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Guidance for Microsoft Entra ID Protection — risk-based identity security that detects user and sign-in risk and automates remediation.

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Guidance for Microsoft Entra Permissions Management (CIEM) — discovers, right-sizes, and monitors permissions across Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud.

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