Microsoft Azure Integration
Connect your Azure subscriptions to Axura for comprehensive cloud security scanning and compliance monitoring.
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Updated: January 2026Azure
Microsoft
Cloud
Security
Overview
The Azure integration scans your Microsoft Azure infrastructure for security misconfigurations using a service principal with read-only permissions.
Scanned Services
Virtual Machines
VM configurations, disk encryption
Storage Accounts
Access policies, encryption settings
Key Vaults
Secret management, access policies
Network Security Groups
Firewall rules, inbound/outbound
SQL Servers
Database security, encryption
Azure AD
Users, groups, conditional access
Setup
Create an App Registration in Azure AD:
# Create service principal
az ad sp create-for-rbac \
--name "axura-scanner" \
--role "Reader" \
--scopes /subscriptions/YOUR_SUBSCRIPTION_ID💡 Multi-Subscription
For multiple subscriptions, grant Reader role at the Management Group level.