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Cloud Computing · Foundational

Azure Policy

Azure service that creates, assigns and evaluates rules to enforce organizational standards and assess compliance at scale.

Definition

Policy definitions use effects such as Deny, Audit, Append, Modify, DeployIfNotExists and AuditIfNotExists. Definitions are grouped into initiatives and assigned at management group, subscription or resource group scope, with remediation tasks for existing resources. Azure Policy evaluates properties, unlike RBAC, which controls who can act.

Example

An assignment denies creation of storage accounts that allow public blob access across all subscriptions.

Exam tip

RBAC controls who can do what; Azure Policy controls what resource configurations are allowed. Exams test this distinction often.

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