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Expert knowledge for Azure Cloud Hsm development including troubleshooting, best practices, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when managing Cloud HSM clusters, PKCS#11 apps, key lifecycle, backups/logs, or capacity/algorithm choices, and other Azure Cloud Hsm related development tasks. Not for Azure Dedicated HSM (use azure-dedicated-hsm), Azure Payment Hsm (use azure-payment-hsm), Azure Key Vault (use azure-key-vault), Azure Confidential Computing (use azure-confidential-computing).
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This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Cloud HSM. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.
Configures HSMs via PKCS#11 for secure key storage, generation, crypto operations like signing/encryption, and cloud integration with AWS/Azure. Uses SoftHSM2 for dev.
Configures HSMs via PKCS#11 for secure key storage, generation, management, and crypto operations like signing/encryption. Covers SoftHSM2 dev setup and AWS/Azure CloudHSM.
Configures HSMs using PKCS#11 for key generation, storage, and crypto operations like signing/encryption with SoftHSM2 for dev and AWS CloudHSM/Azure integration.
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This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Cloud HSM. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.
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WebFetch tool if the Microsoft Learn MCP server is not available.| Category | Lines | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Troubleshooting | L28-L32 | Diagnosing and fixing Cloud HSM issues, including user/key synchronization problems, common error patterns, and step-by-step resolution guidance. |
| Best Practices | L34-L37 | Guidance on secure key lifecycle management in Cloud HSM: generation, storage, rotation, access control, backup/recovery, and operational best practices for cryptographic keys. |
| Limits & Quotas | L39-L43 | Details on Cloud HSM capacity limits, object/transaction quotas, and which cryptographic algorithms and key sizes are supported for keys and operations |
| Security | L45-L51 | Configuring auth methods, network hardening, deployment security best practices, and secure user/role management for Azure Cloud HSM environments. |
| Configuration | L53-L57 | Configuring Azure Cloud HSM cluster backups/restores and enabling, querying, and interpreting HSM operation logs for auditing and troubleshooting |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L59-L63 | Using PKCS#11 with Azure Cloud HSM for certificate storage and lifecycle management, including setup, configuration, and integration patterns for apps and services. |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Diagnose and fix Cloud HSM user/key sync issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-hsm/synchronize-users-keys |
| Diagnose and resolve common Azure Cloud HSM issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-hsm/troubleshoot |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Apply key management best practices in Cloud HSM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-hsm/key-management |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Understand Azure Cloud HSM object and transaction limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-hsm/service-limits |
| Review supported algorithms and key sizes in Azure Cloud HSM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-hsm/supported-algorithms |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Configure authentication methods for Azure Cloud HSM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-hsm/authentication |
| Harden Azure Cloud HSM network configuration | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-hsm/network-security |
| Harden and secure Azure Cloud HSM deployments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-hsm/secure-cloud-hsm |
| Secure user management in Azure Cloud HSM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-hsm/user-management |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Configure backup and restore for Azure Cloud HSM clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-hsm/backup-restore |
| Configure and query Azure Cloud HSM operation logs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-hsm/tutorial-operation-event-logging |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Use PKCS#11 API for certificate management in Cloud HSM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-hsm/pkcs-api-certificate-storage |
| Set up PKCS#11-based certificate storage with Azure Cloud HSM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-hsm/tutorial-certificate-storage |