microsoftdocs/azure-firmware-analysis
Expert knowledge for Azure Firmware Analysis development including best practices, security, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring RBAC access, deploying workspaces via ARM/Bicep/Terraform, or automating firmware uploads via CLI/PowerShell/Python, and other Azure Firmware Analysis related development tasks. Not for Azure Defender For Iot (use azure-defender-for-iot), Azure IoT Edge (use azure-iot-edge), Azure IoT Hub (use azure-iot-hub), Azure Confidential Computing (use azure-confidential-computing).
npx skills add https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-firmware-analysisThis skill provides expert guidance for Azure Firmware Analysis. Covers best practices, security, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.
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mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.| Category | Lines | Description |
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| Best Practices | L32-L38 | Guidance on running Azure firmware analysis, reading SBOM extractor paths, and interpreting/prioritizing detected firmware vulnerabilities and weaknesses. |
| Security | L39-L44 | Managing secure access to Azure Firmware Analysis using service principals and configuring role-based access control (RBAC) permissions for users and apps |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L45-L51 | How to programmatically upload firmware for analysis in Azure using CLI, PowerShell, or Python, including auth, commands/scripts, and basic automation patterns. |
| Deployment | L52-L57 | How to provision and deploy an Azure Firmware Analysis workspace using infrastructure-as-code tools: ARM templates, Bicep, and Terraform configuration and setup. |
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Interpret SBOM extractor paths in firmware analysis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/firmware-analysis/interpreting-extractor-paths |
| Analyze firmware images with Azure firmware analysis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/firmware-analysis/tutorial-analyze-firmware |
| Interpret and prioritize firmware weaknesses data | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/firmware-analysis/understand-weaknesses-data |
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Automate firmware analysis with service principals | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/firmware-analysis/automate-firmware-analysis-service-principals |
| Configure RBAC access for Azure firmware analysis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/firmware-analysis/firmware-analysis-rbac |
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Upload firmware to Azure analysis using CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/firmware-analysis/quickstart-upload-firmware-using-azure-command-line-interface |
| Upload firmware to Azure analysis with PowerShell | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/firmware-analysis/quickstart-upload-firmware-using-powershell |
| Upload firmware to Azure analysis using Python | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/firmware-analysis/quickstart-upload-firmware-using-python |
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Deploy firmware analysis workspace via ARM template | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/firmware-analysis/quickstart-firmware-analysis-arm |
| Deploy firmware analysis workspace with Bicep | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/firmware-analysis/quickstart-firmware-analysis-bicep |
| Provision firmware analysis workspace using Terraform | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/firmware-analysis/quickstart-firmware-analysis-terraform |
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