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# Azurator knowledge bundle

Internal product and engineering knowledge for maintainers and coding agents.
This bundle follows the [Open Knowledge Format v0.2](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/knowledge-catalog/blob/main/okf/SPEC.md).

# Start here

- [Documentation boundaries](documentation.md) defines what belongs in the
README, public documentation, repository guidance, and this bundle.
- [Product knowledge](product/) contains the complete implemented behavior and
candidate roadmap.
- [Security knowledge](security/) contains the mandatory threat model for
secret handling and Azure mutation.
- [Engineering knowledge](engineering/) covers architecture, development, and
validation boundaries.
- [Provider research](research/) records reviewed Azure contracts and evidence.

# Reading policy

Read only the concepts relevant to the task. Before changing product behavior,
secret handling, plans, operations, provider contracts, export, refresh, or rotation,
read the complete [product b

Details

Kind
OKF bundles
Topic
Cloud & DevOps
Publisher
janthmueller
Origin
okf_github
Category
dados
Version
0.2
Last push
2026-09-05T17:20:02Z
Repository state
ativo
Language
Python
License
MIT
Added
2026-09-08 22:08:51
Updated
2026-09-08 22:08:51
Origin id
janthmueller/azurator:knowledge/index.md

README

# Azurator

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Azurator rotates shared-key credentials for Azure services and updates
supported places where they are stored.

> [!WARNING]
> Azurator is pre-alpha. Key rotation changes Azure and cannot be rolled back.
> Review the displayed changes before confirming them.

## Installation

Python installations require Python 3.10 or newer. The default login uses the
[Azure CLI](https://learn.microsoft.com/cli/azure/install-azure-cli).

```bash
pipx install azurator
```

Other install paths:

- `pip install azurator`
- prebuilt archives from the [latest release](https://github.com/janthmueller/azurator/releases/latest)
- `nix run github:janthmueller/azurator -- --help`

The optional SOPS workflow also requires SOPS 3.13.x. See the
[installation guide](https://janthmueller.github.io/azurator/getting-started/installation/)
for details.

## Quick Start

Rotate keys already stored in a dotenv file:

```bash
azurator login
azurator rotate --env-file .env
```

Azurator matches the file values to supported Azure keys, shows every planned
change, asks once for confirmation, rotates the keys, and updates the file and
supported Azure configuration that stores the same values.
Storage keys may be stored either as raw values or in supported Shared Key
connection strings.

Inspect or preview first when needed:

```bash
azurator match --env-file .env
azurator plan --env-file .env
```

## Other Workflows

- `azurator rotate` selects keys interactively.
- `azurator rotate --sops-file secrets.enc.env` updates a SOPS-encrypted dotenv file.
- `azurator export --sops-out azure-keys.enc.env --key-map-out azurator.keys.json`
  creates an encrypted dotenv file and its reusable secret-free key map.
- `azurator export --out azure-keys.env` creates a new dotenv file from selected keys.
- `azurator match --sops-file secrets.enc.env --key-map-out azurator.keys.json`
  saves mappings for `azurator export --key-map azurator.keys.json --sops-out recreated.enc.env`.
- `azurator refresh --key-map azurator.keys.json --sops-file secrets.enc.env`
  updates the mapped existing assignments with their current Azure values.
- `azurator discover` lists supported key resources without retrieving key values.

## Current Scope

Azurator rotates Storage Account keys and the `Key1` and `Key2` credentials
exposed by Azure AI, Cognitive Services, and Azure OpenAI. When the same key is
stored in a selected dotenv file, a supported Foundry project connection, or an
App Service application setting, Azurator can update that configuration during
the rotation. Storage connection strings in supported dotenv and App Service
settings keep their existing fields while `AccountKey` is replaced.

Azurator checks only the documented configuration types. It does not discover
every Azure secret or prove that a running workload uses a key.

See [Supported Key Resources and Bindings](https://janthmueller.github.io/azurator/reference/supported-keys-and-bindings/)
for the exact current coverage.

## Shared Keys and Microsoft Entra ID

Shared keys are useful for prototypes and existing integrations, but they must
be stored, distributed, and rotated. Prefer Microsoft Entra ID when the service
and workload support it. Use Azurator when shared keys remain the practical
choice.

Read Microsoft's guidance for
[secretless authentication](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/managed-identities-azure-resources/secretless-authentication),
[Foundry authentication](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/concepts/authentication-authorization-foundry),
and [Azure Storage Shared Key](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/shared-key-authorization-prevent).

## Documentation

See the [documentation](https://janthmueller.github.io/azurator/) for setup,
supported workflows, and recovery.

## Contributing

See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).

## License

[MIT](LICENSE)

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