Azure Security Concepts: Difference between revisions
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A [[Azure_Concepts#Resource|resource]] | A subscription is a logical grouping of Azure services that is linked to an Azure [[#Account|account]]. A single Azure account can contain multiple subscriptions. Billing for Azure services is done on a per-subscription basis. Azure subscriptions have an Account Administrator who has full control over the subscription. They also have a Service Administrator who has control over all services in the subscription. The subscription is an Azure [[Azure_Concepts#Resource|resource]]. It is equivalent to [[Amazon_AWS_Security_Concepts#AWS_Account|AWS account]]. All [[Azure_Concepts#Resource|resources]] in a subscription are billed together. A subscription is associated with an [[#Active_Directory|Active Directory]] instance. | ||
==Subscription ID== | ==Subscription ID== | ||
The subscription ID can be obtained with '[[Azure_Security_Operations#Login_Status_and_Account_Information|az account list]]'; it is reported as "id". | The subscription ID can be obtained with '[[Azure_Security_Operations#Login_Status_and_Account_Information|az account list]]'; it is reported as "id". | ||
Revision as of 16:55, 8 September 2021
Internal
Overview
Accessing Azure services require a set of credentials, including the subscription ID, Active Directory ID, region, management and storage credentials.
Account
Subscription
A subscription is a logical grouping of Azure services that is linked to an Azure account. A single Azure account can contain multiple subscriptions. Billing for Azure services is done on a per-subscription basis. Azure subscriptions have an Account Administrator who has full control over the subscription. They also have a Service Administrator who has control over all services in the subscription. The subscription is an Azure resource. It is equivalent to AWS account. All resources in a subscription are billed together. A subscription is associated with an Active Directory instance.
Subscription ID
The subscription ID can be obtained with 'az account list'; it is reported as "id".
Subscription Name
The subscription name can be obtained with 'az account list'; it is reported as "name".
Azure Management
Azure Management Credentials
Azure Management Credentials Access Key
Azure Management Credentials Secret Key
Active Directory
Active Directory ID
Tenant
Permissions
Contributor
User Access Administrator
Owner
Application Principal
Service Principal
An OpenShift cluster running on Azure has an associated service principal.