azure-rbac

What this skill does

# Azure Role-based access control Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Role-based access control. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, 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**: Use the **Category Index** below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., `L35-L120`), use `read_file` with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., `[security.md](security.md)`), use `read_file` on the linked reference file

> **IMPORTANT for Agent**: If `metadata.generated_at` is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If `mcp_microsoftdocs` tools are not available, suggest the user install it: [Installation Guide](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mcp/blob/main/README.md)

This skill requires **network access** to fetch documentation content:
- **Preferred**: Use `mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill`. Returns Markdown.
- **Fallback**: Use `fetch_webpage` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown`. Returns Markdown.

## Category Index

| Category | Lines | Description |
|----------|-------|-------------|
| Troubleshooting | L35-L43 | Diagnosing and fixing Azure RBAC problems: activity log auditing, role/condition errors, assignment condition troubleshooting, and limits for built‑in and custom roles. |
| Best Practices | L44-L50 | Security-focused guidance on designing Azure RBAC: choosing scopes, delegating access with ABAC conditions, and applying least privilege and separation-of-duties best practices. |
| Decision Making | L51-L56 | Guidance on choosing and migrating role models: moving from classic admins to RBAC, scaling with ABAC, selecting Azure vs Entra vs classic roles, and transferring subscriptions between directories. |
| Limits & Quotas | L57-L62 | Designing and managing Azure RBAC custom roles, including understanding role structure, permissions, and step-by-step creation using the Azure portal |
| Security | L63-L129 | Azure RBAC roles, permissions, ABAC conditions, custom roles, PIM, deny assignments, and security/monitoring policies for securing and delegating access to Azure resources |
| Configuration | L130-L140 | Configuring Azure RBAC/ABAC: prerequisites, condition syntax, role assignments, built‑in vs custom roles, and creating/inspecting custom role definitions via CLI and PowerShell |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L141-L156 | How to assign, list, and query Azure RBAC role assignments using CLI, PowerShell, portal, REST, ARM/Bicep templates, including managed identities and group-based access. |

### Troubleshooting
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Audit Azure RBAC changes using Activity Log | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/change-history-report |
| Resolve common issues with Azure RBAC conditions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/conditions-faq |
| Troubleshoot Azure RBAC role assignment conditions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/conditions-troubleshoot |
| Resolve Azure RBAC role and custom role limit issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/troubleshoot-limits |
| Diagnose and resolve common Azure RBAC issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/troubleshooting |

### Best Practices
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Apply security-focused best practices for Azure RBAC | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/best-practices |
| Example patterns for delegating RBAC with ABAC conditions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/delegate-role-assignments-examples |
| Choose appropriate Azure RBAC scopes for access | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/scope-overview |

### Decision Making
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Scale Azure RBAC assignments using ABAC and attributes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/conditions-custom-security-attributes-example |
| Transfer Azure subscriptions between Entra directories | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/transfer-subscription |

### Limits & Quotas
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Understand and configure Azure RBAC custom roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/custom-roles |
| Create Azure custom roles in the portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/custom-roles-portal |

### Security
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Reference Azure RBAC built-in roles and permissions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles |
| Use AI and ML Azure RBAC built-in roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/ai-machine-learning |
| Use analytics Azure RBAC built-in roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/analytics |
| Apply compute-related Azure RBAC built-in roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/compute |
| Use container-related Azure RBAC built-in roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/containers |
| Use database Azure RBAC built-in roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/databases |
| Use DevOps Azure RBAC built-in roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/devops |
| Use general-purpose Azure RBAC built-in roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/general |
| Use hybrid and multicloud Azure RBAC roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/hybrid-multicloud |
| Use identity Azure RBAC built-in roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/identity |
| Use integration Azure RBAC built-in roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/integration |
| Use IoT Azure RBAC built-in roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/internet-of-things |
| Apply management and governance RBAC built-in roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/management-and-governance |
| Use Azure built-in RBAC roles for migration tasks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/migration |
| Assign Azure Monitor built-in RBAC roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/monitor |
| Apply networking Azure RBAC built-in roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/networking |
| Use privileged Azure RBAC built-in roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/privileged |
| Use security Azure RBAC built-in roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/security |
| Apply storage Azure RBAC built-in roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/storage |
| Use web and mobile Azure RBAC roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/web-and-mobile |
| Use authorization actions and attributes in Azure ABAC | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/conditions-authorization-actions-attributes |
| Restrict blob read access using tags and ABAC | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/conditions-custom-security-attributes |
| Manage Azure RBAC conditions using Azure CLI | ht