Azure Artifact Signing Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Artifact Signing. Covers best practices, decision making, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: This file may be large. Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections, then use read_file with specific line ranges (e.g., L136-L144) to read the sections needed for the user's question This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content. Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch to retrieve full articles.

• Fallback: Use the built-in WebFetch tool if the Microsoft Learn MCP server is not available.

Category Index

Category	Lines	Description
Best Practices	L33-L37	Guidance on managing signing certificates end-to-end: rotation, renewal, expiration handling, key protection, and lifecycle policies for Azure Artifact Signing.
Decision Making	L38-L43	Pricing and SKU selection for Azure Artifact Signing and guidance to migrate from DGSSv2, including plan changes and transition steps.
Security	L44-L50	RBAC roles, permissions, and identity validation for Artifact Signing: how access is granted, secured, and managed for signing resources and operations.
Configuration	L51-L55	Configuring diagnostic settings for Artifact Signing, enabling and routing logs to destinations like Log Analytics, Storage, and Event Hubs for monitoring and analysis.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L56-L59	How to integrate Azure Artifact Signing with supported tools and CI/CD systems, configure signing workflows, and apply recommended coding and automation patterns.

Best Practices

Topic	URL
Apply certificate lifecycle practices in Artifact Signing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/artifact-signing/concept-certificate-management

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Choose and change Artifact Signing pricing SKUs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/artifact-signing/how-to-change-sku
Migrate from DGSSv2 to Azure Artifact Signing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/artifact-signing/how-to-device-guard-signing-service-migration

Security

Topic	URL
Understand Artifact Signing resources and RBAC roles	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/artifact-signing/concept-resources-roles
Manage Artifact Signing identity validations securely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/artifact-signing/how-to-renew-identity-validation
Assign Azure RBAC roles for Artifact Signing resources	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/artifact-signing/tutorial-assign-roles

Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure diagnostic settings and log routing for Artifact Signing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/artifact-signing/how-to-sign-history

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Configure Artifact Signing integrations for supported tools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/artifact-signing/how-to-signing-integrations