📋 Data Protection Cheat Sheet

Data encryption and secrets management for AZ-500.

Encryption

  • At-rest: Storage Service Encryption (SSE) with Microsoft or customer-managed keys.
  • In-transit: TLS 1.2 enforced; disable older TLS versions.
  • TDE: Transparent Data Encryption for Azure SQL (automatic, always-on).
  • Always Encrypted: client-side encryption for sensitive columns (SSN, credit cards).

Key Vault

  • Access model: RBAC (recommended) or vault access policies.
  • Soft delete: 7-90 day retention for deleted vaults and objects.
  • Purge protection: prevents permanent deletion during retention period.
  • Key rotation: automate with Event Grid notifications and Azure Functions.

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