azure-enclave

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-L41	Diagnosing and fixing common Azure Enclave issues, including error codes, configuration problems, deployment failures, and runtime/attestation troubleshooting.
Best Practices	L42-L47	Design, security, and operational best practices for Azure Enclave, including secure architecture patterns and how to harden and manage admin VMs safely.
Decision Making	L48-L53	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	L54-L60	Architectural patterns for Azure Enclave apps: DMZ-based public access, integrating with AVD/AKS, and secure data ingress design for enclave environments.
Limits & Quotas	L61-L66	Naming rules for Azure Enclave resources plus service limits, quotas, and regional availability to plan compliant deployments and capacity.
Security	L67-L91	Configuring Azure Enclave security: RBAC, managed identities, CMK encryption, policy/guardrails for AKS, App Service, SQL, Storage, ACR, Cosmos DB, Key Vault, and governance/JIT access.
Configuration	L92-L106	Configuring enclaves, governance, approvals, DNS/AVD setup, observability, policy exemptions, and using service catalog templates for Azure Enclave workloads.
Deployment	L107-L115	Deploying Enclave workloads: installing apps on RemoteApp VMs, using Bicep/ARM templates, and setting up shared dependencies, ExpressRoute, and VPN transit hub connections via CLI.

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Resolve common questions and issues in Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/azure-enclave-faq
Diagnose and resolve common Azure Enclave errors	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/troubleshoot

Best Practices

Topic	URL
Apply design and security best practices for Azure Enclave	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 DMZ-based public access for Azure Enclave apps	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
Apply naming rules and restrictions for Azure Enclave resources	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/name-rules-restrictions-azure-enclave-resources
Review Azure Enclave quotas and regional availability	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/quotas-region-availability

Security

Topic	URL
Configure Azure Enclave RBAC and deny assignments	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 for Azure Enclave access	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/built-in-rbac-roles
Configure CMK encryption for Azure Enclave resources	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
Set up JIT access with PIM for 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
Use Azure Enclave maintenance mode for protected resources	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/maintenance-mode
Configure secure monitoring policies in Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/monitor-initiative
Configure permissions and onboarding for Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/onboard
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
Understand Azure Enclave shared security responsibilities	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/shared-responsibility-model
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
Configure approval-based governance in Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/what-approvals

Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure enclave and community endpoint resources in Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/1-5-create-enclave-endpoint-connections
Configure approvals workflow in Azure Enclave	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
Use Azure Enclave service catalog templates for workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/list-service-catalog-templates
Manage and process Azure Enclave approval requests	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/manage-approvals
Configure observability destinations for Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/observability
Configure policy exemptions for Azure Enclave workloads	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 common dependency templates to Enclave workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/deploy-common-dependencies-service-catalog
Deploy ExpressRoute connections in Azure Enclave workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/deploy-express-route-connection-service-catalog
Deploy Azure Enclave catalog templates via Azure 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