Baki Onur Okutucu
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An example of using PowerShell to manage system and user-assigned managed identities in Azure
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Managed identities provide secure authentication for resources accessing other resources in Azure
By: Baki Onur Okutucu submitted:Feb 16 2024
Managed identities provide secure authentication for resources accessing other resources in Azure
without requiring sensitive information such as secrets, credentials, and certificates to be handled. Microsoft Entra ID manages these identities, enabling applications to obtain tokens for authentication. In this post, I will provide an example that illustrates how to use system and user-assigned managed identities with PowerShell.
By: Baki Onur Okutucu submitted:Feb 16 2024
Azure REST API: Manage Azure resources with the PowerShell cmdlet Invoke-AzRestMethod
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Sometimes, managing certain Azure resources using PowerShell can be challenging due to the absence
By: Baki Onur Okutucu submitted:Jan 19 2024
Sometimes, managing certain Azure resources using PowerShell can be challenging due to the absence
of specific cmdlets for those operations or services. This is where the Invoke-AzRestMethod cmdlet comes into play, which allows PowerShell scripts to communicate with Azure services by sending HTTP requests to Azure's REST API. It acts as a bridge between PowerShell and Azure services that still need to be integrated with cmdlets.
By: Baki Onur Okutucu submitted:Jan 19 2024
Connect an Azure Function or Web App to a Key Vault to retrieve secrets with PowerShell
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Azure Functions often require access to sensitive information. It is a security risk to store
By: Baki Onur Okutucu submitted:Feb 2 2024
Azure Functions often require access to sensitive information. It is a security risk to store
credentials in code or configuration files. Thus, protecting sensitive information like connection strings, API keys, or passwords is crucial. This is where Azure Key Vault comes in, offering secure and centralized storage for all your secrets. In this article, I will explain how to retrieve secrets from the Key Vault within an Azure Function using PowerShell.
By: Baki Onur Okutucu submitted:Feb 2 2024
Create and manage append blobs with PowerShell
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Before diving into how to manage append blobs using PowerShell, let's have a quick look at the blob
By: Baki Onur Okutucu submitted:Oct 14 2022
Before diving into how to manage append blobs using PowerShell, let's have a quick look at the blob
types (block blobs, page blobs, and append blobs) available on Azure storage accounts. Storage accounts on Azure support three types of blobs, each of which is used for a different purpose. Therefore, it's important to determine the type of blob you need when you create it, as it is not possible to change the type once the blob is created. The supported blob types are as follows.
By: Baki Onur Okutucu submitted:Oct 14 2022
Manage Azure PowerShell global settings
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One of the lesser-known but very useful features of Azure PowerShell is the ability to manage Azure
By: Baki Onur Okutucu submitted:Sep 22 2023
One of the lesser-known but very useful features of Azure PowerShell is the ability to manage Azure
PowerShell global settings using the PowerShell cmdlets Get-AzConfig, Update-AzConfig, Export-AzConfig, Import-AzConfig, and Clear-AzConfig.
By: Baki Onur Okutucu submitted:Sep 22 2023
Permanently delete a Key Vault in Azure using PowerShell
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In this post, we will be looking at purging options to permanently delete a Key Vault and fully
By: Baki Onur Okutucu submitted:Jun 16 2022
In this post, we will be looking at purging options to permanently delete a Key Vault and fully
erase all the secrets, keys, and certificates in it.
By: Baki Onur Okutucu submitted:Jun 16 2022
Restore Azure Files with PowerShell
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On Azure, the files in file shares can be protected with integration of a Recovery Services vault.
By: Baki Onur Okutucu submitted:Jun 16 2022
On Azure, the files in file shares can be protected with integration of a Recovery Services vault.
In this way, you can create backups, and you can restore files and folders easily whenever needed. In this post, we will be looking at configuring Recovery Services vaults on Azure file shares and restoring deleted files from a backup using PowerShell.
By: Baki Onur Okutucu submitted:Jun 16 2022