Azure Resource Locks & Tags
Learn about resource locks and tags in this lesson.
What is an Azure resource lock?
A resource lock is one of the features available in Microsoft Azure that prevents you from accidentally losing or modifying vital resources. They provide a further layer of protection d, moved, or modified by users who might not have the required permissions to do this activity.
Resource Locks can be enforced at different levels of the Azure resource hierarchy:
Subscription level: Locks applied at the subscription level affect all resources within that subscription. This can be useful to prevent critical resources from being accidentally deleted or modified by anyone with access to the subscription.
Resource group level: Locks implemented at the resource group level impact all resources within that resource group. This is useful when safeguarding all resources within a specified logical grouping.
Resource level: Locks applied at the resource level only affect the specific resource the lock uses. This allows you to protect individual resources from unwanted changes.
Uses of Resource lock
Resource locks in Azure have several important uses and benefits, which help enhance your cloud environment's security, governance, and stability. Here are some critical use cases for resource locks:
Resource locks in Azure have several important uses and benefits, which help enhance your cloud environment's security, governance, and stability. Here are some critical use cases for resource locks:
Prevent accidental deletion: One of the primary use cases for resource locks is to prevent accidental deletion of critical resources. By applying a delete lock to a resource, you ensure that even if a user with sufficient permissions attempts to delete the help, they will be blocked. This protects vital resources that could cause service disruption or data loss if deleted.
Protect production resources: In a multi-environment setup with development, testing, and production environments, you can apply resource locks to production resources to reduce the risk of unwanted changes or deletions that might impact your live services.
Ensure compliance and governance: Resource locks are critical for ensuring compliance and implementing governance standards. Applying read-only locks to resources ensures no unauthorized changes are made, adding an extra layer of control over sensitive or regulated resources. ...