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Azure - Hide your logic apps secrets from prying eyes
18 Jul 2019 · 5 min read · azure · logic-apps

Azure - Hide your logic apps secrets from prying eyes

Image by Cloudypixel on Unsplash In this post, I’ll show you how you can secure your secrets within your Logic Apps! Background You may recall in my post Azure: Trigger a WebJob with Logic Apps and Kudu - Part 2 a …

Azure - Generate Azure Storage SAS Token using Powershell Functions & Managed Identity
17 Jul 2019 · 5 min read · azure · function-apps

Azure - Generate Azure Storage SAS Token using Powershell Functions & Managed Identity

Image by Max Bender on Unsplash In my last post, Azure Functions - Securing resources with a function proxy, I talked about my work to develop a more Azure-centric solution to replace my current home security camera …

Azure Functions - Securing resources with a function proxy
15 Jul 2019 · 6 min read · azure · function-apps

Azure Functions - Securing resources with a function proxy

Image by John Salvino on Unsplash As you may have guessed from my last post, I’ve been quite impressed with the serverless offerings in Azure of late - as a lifelong infrastructure person, the idea of being able to …

Azure: Create a Powershell Function App and trigger from Kudu and Logic Apps
30 May 2019 · 10 min read · azure · powershell

Azure: Create a Powershell Function App and trigger from Kudu and Logic Apps

Image by Mervyn Chan on Unsplash Today I explore using a PowerShell function in Azure Functions to automate parts of my webapp deploment. Background In my last post, Azure: Trigger a WebJob with Logic Apps and Kudu - …

Azure: Trigger a WebJob with Logic Apps and Kudu - Part 2
19 May 2019 · 7 min read

Azure: Trigger a WebJob with Logic Apps and Kudu - Part 2

Image by Sean Patrick Murphy on Unsplash In my last post, Azure: Trigger a WebJob with Logic Apps and Kudu - Part 1, we built a KeyVault and a WebJob that will retrieve a storage key from KeyVault (using Managed Identity …

Azure: Trigger a WebJob with Logic Apps and Kudu - Part 1
18 May 2019 · 7 min read · azure · webjobs

Azure: Trigger a WebJob with Logic Apps and Kudu - Part 1

Image by Sean Patrick Murphy on Unsplash In my last post, Grav in Azure part 8 - Wrapping it Up, I mentioned a solution I came up with for my Grav project. I wanted a WebJob for my blog which would invoke Grav’s …