Azure Enclave Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Enclave. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment. 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

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	L36-L41	Diagnosing and fixing common Azure Enclave setup, attestation, deployment, and runtime errors, plus answers to frequent operational issues and misconfigurations.
Best Practices	L42-L47	Design, security, and operational best practices for Azure Enclave, including secure architecture patterns and hardening/operating admin VMs safely.
Decision Making	L48-L53	Planning disaster recovery and business continuity for Azure Enclave, and strategies, steps, and considerations for migrating existing Azure workloads into an Enclave environment.
Architecture & Design Patterns	L54-L60	Architectural patterns for Azure Enclave apps: DMZ-based public access, integrating with AVD/AKS, and secure data ingress design for enclave environments.
Limits & Quotas	L61-L67	Pricing models and charges, resource naming rules/restrictions, and quota limits plus regional availability for Azure Enclave deployments.
Security	L68-L91	Security policies, RBAC, access control, encryption, managed identities, JIT/PIM, and service-specific guardrails for AKS, App Service, SQL, Storage, Key Vault, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, ACR, Service Bus.
Configuration	L92-L106	Configuring enclave communities: approvals, governance, resource rules, AVD workloads, DNS, service catalog, maintenance mode, logging, and policy compliance/exemptions.
Deployment	L107-L115	Guides for deploying Enclave workloads: app installation on RemoteApp VMs, using Bicep/ARM/CLI templates, and setting up ExpressRoute/VPN connectivity and shared dependencies.

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Resolve common issues and questions for Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/azure-enclave-faq
Troubleshoot common Azure Enclave errors and issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/troubleshoot

Best Practices

Topic	URL
Apply design and security best practices in Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/best-practices
Operate admin VMs securely in Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/understand-admin-vm

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Design disaster recovery strategy for Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/disaster-recovery-planning
Migrate existing Azure resources into Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/migrate-azure-resources-azure-enclave

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic	URL
Design DMZ-based public access for Azure Enclave apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/1-7-host-publicly-accessible-application-azure-enclave
Plan Azure Enclave architecture for AVD and AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/2-1-plan-architecture-workloads
Plan secure data transfer into Azure Enclave environments	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/move-data-inside-enclave

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Understand Azure Enclave pricing and resource charges	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/azure-enclave-pricing
Apply naming rules and restrictions for Azure Enclave resources	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/name-rules-restrictions-azure-enclave-resources
Understand Azure Enclave quotas and regional availability	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/quotas-region-availability

Security

Topic	URL
Implement access control model for Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/access-controls-enclaves
Apply AKS security policy guardrails in Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/aks-initiative
Apply App Service security policy guardrails in Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/app-service-initiative
Use built-in RBAC roles to control access in Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/built-in-rbac-roles
Set up customer-managed key encryption in Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/configure-customer-managed-key-encryption-within-enclave
Apply secure policy guardrails to Azure Container Registry	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/container-registry-initiative
Enforce secure deployment policies for Azure Cosmos DB	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/cosmosdb-initiative
Create user-assigned managed identities in Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/create-user-managed-identity
Implement defense-in-depth protections in Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/defense-in-depth
Set up JIT access with PIM for Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/just-in-time-access
Secure Azure Key Vault with Enclave policy guardrails	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/key-vault-initiative
Configure secure monitoring policies in Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/monitor-initiative
Configure providers and permissions for Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/onboard
Enforce secure deployment guardrails for Azure PostgreSQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/postgresql-initiative
Use Azure Enclave built-in RBAC roles	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/role-based-access-controls
Secure Azure Service Bus with Enclave policy guardrails	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/service-bus-initiative
Understand Azure Enclave shared security responsibilities	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/shared-responsibility-model
Apply Azure Enclave security policies to Azure SQL	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/sql-initiative
Apply secure policy guardrails to Azure Storage accounts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/storage-initiative
Configure approval-based governance in Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/what-approvals

Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure Azure Enclave approvals for critical operations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/configure-approvals
Configure community-level governance in Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/configure-community-governance
Understand creation and deletion rules for Azure Enclave resources	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/create-and-delete-logic
Configure Azure Virtual Desktop workloads within an enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/create-azure-virtual-desktop-workloads
Set up a DNS forwarder VM in an Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/create-domain-name-service-forwarder
Use Azure Enclave service catalog templates for workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/list-service-catalog-templates
Use maintenance mode for Azure Enclave communities	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/maintenance-mode
Manage approval requests in Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/manage-approvals
Configure observability and logging for Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/observability
Configure policy compliance exemptions in Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/policy-compliance-exemptions
Understand and use approvals for Azure Enclave changes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/understand-approvals

Deployment

Topic	URL
Install applications on RemoteApp VMs in Azure Enclave	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/application-deployment-using-remote-app-vm
Use Azure Enclave Bicep and ARM deployment templates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/azure-enclave-templates
Deploy common dependency templates to Enclave workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/deploy-common-dependencies-service-catalog
Deploy ExpressRoute connections in Azure Enclave workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/deploy-express-route-connection-service-catalog
Deploy Azure Enclave templates using Azure CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/deploy-template-service-catalog-azure-cli
Deploy VPN connections for Azure Enclave transit hubs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/enclave/deploy-vpn-connection-service-catalog