AZ-104 Certification Notes

Chapter 5 - Introduction

Introduction to Azure Policies

Azure Policy enforce organizational standards and to assess compliance at-scale Policies do not restrict access, they only observe for compliance.

• Policy Definitions
  • A policy definition is a JSON file used to describe business rules to control access to resources
• Policy Assignment
  • The scope of a policy can effect. Assigned to a user, a resource group or management group
• Policy Parameters
  • Values you can pass into your Policy definition so your Policies are more flexible for re-use
• Initiative Definitions
  • An initiative definition is a collection of policy definitions, that you can assign. eg. A group of policies to enforce PCI-DSS compliance

Practice Quiz

• What is a collection of policy definitions that you can assign?

  • Policy Assignment
  • Policy Definitions
  • Policy Parameters
  • Initiative Definitions

• Which Azure policy component manages the values you can pass into your Policy definition so your Policies are more flexible for re-use?

  • Policy Parameters
  • Initiative Definitions
  • Policy Definitions
  • Policy Assignments

• What is Policy Assignment?

  • The scope of a policy can effect. Assigned to a user, a resource group, or management group.

• What is a JSON file used to describe business rules to control access to resources?

  • Policy Definitions