/azure-confidential-ledger

name: azure-confidential-ledger
description: Expert knowledge for Azure Confidential Ledger development including troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring Entra auth, MST payloads, Blob/Cosmos integrations, node attestation, or ARM/Terraform deploys, and other Azure Confidential Ledger related development tasks. Not for Azure Confidential Computing (use azure-confidential-computing), Azure Enclave (use azure-enclave), Azure Key Vault (use azure-key-vault), Azure Attestation (use azure-attestation).
compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
metadata:
  generated_at: "2026-11-08"
  generator: "docs2skills/1.0.0"

Azure Confidential Ledger Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Confidential Ledger. Covers troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

> **IMPORTANT for Agent**: Use the **Category Index** below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., `L35-L120`), use `read_file` with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., `[security.md](security.md)`), use `read_file` on the linked reference file

> **IMPORTANT for Agent**: If `metadata.generated_at` is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If `mcp_microsoftdocs` tools are not available, suggest the user install it: [Installation Guide](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mcp/blob/main/README.md)

This skill requires **network access** to fetch documentation content:

• **Preferred**: Use `mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill`. Returns Markdown.
• **Fallback**: Use `fetch_webpage` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown`. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

| Category | Lines | Description | |----------|-------|-------------| | Troubleshooting | L35-L40 | Diagnosing and resolving Microsoft Signing Transparency (MST) ledger verification issues, plus steps to verify ledger integrity and inspect individual ledger entries. | | Decision Making | L41-L46 | Choosing between ACL Explorer tools for viewing/querying ledgers, and guidance on migrating applications and data from Managed CCF to Azure Confidential Ledger | | Architecture & Design Patterns | L47-L51 | End-to-end architectures and patterns for building confidential workflows with Azure Confidential Ledger, including data flows, trust boundaries, and integration with other confidential computing services. | | Limits & Quotas | L52-L56 | Service capacity limits for Azure Confidential Ledger, including max ledgers, throughput, storage, request quotas, and constraints that affect scaling and usage. | | Security | L57-L68 | Configuring secure access to Confidential Ledger: Entra ID auth, app registration, token/cert-based users and roles, client certs, node attestation/quote verification, and security best practices. | | Integrations & Coding Patterns | L69-L79 | Patterns for integrating ACL with Blob Storage, Power Automate, Cosmos DB, and for structuring data, MST payloads, auditing, server-side logic, user-defined endpoints, and UDFs. | | Deployment | L80-L84 | How to deploy and provision Azure Confidential Ledger instances using ARM templates or Terraform, including required parameters and configuration steps. |

Troubleshooting

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Troubleshoot Microsoft’s Signing Transparency Ledger verification issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/confidential-ledger/microsoft-signing-transparency-troubleshoot | | Verify MST ledger integrity and inspect entries | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/confidential-ledger/microsoft-signing-transparency-verify-signatures |

Decision Making

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Choose between Azure Confidential Ledger Explorer tools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/confidential-ledger/ledger-explorer-concepts | | Migrate from Managed CCF to Azure Confidential Ledger | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/confidential-ledger/managed-confidential-consortium-framework-migration |

Architecture & Design Patterns

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Design end-to-end confidential workflows with Azure confidential ledger | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/confidential-ledger/end-to-end-confidentiality |

Limits & Quotas

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Review Azure Confidential Ledger service limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/confidential-ledger/limits |

Security

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Authenticate and attest Azure Confidential Ledger nodes securely | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/confidential-ledger/authenticate-ledger-nodes | | Configure Microsoft Entra authentication for Azure confidential ledger | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/confidential-ledger/authentication-azure-ad | | Create and configure client certificates for Confidential Ledger | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/confidential-ledger/create-client-certificate | | Manage Microsoft Entra token-based users in Azure confidential ledger | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/confidential-ledger/manage-azure-ad-token-based-users | | Manage certificate-based users and roles in Confidential Ledger | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/confidential-ledger/manage-certificate-based-users | | Register Azure confidential ledger apps with Microsoft Entra ID | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/confidential-ledger/register-application | | Apply security best practices to Confidential Computing Ledger | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/confidential-ledger/secure-confidential-ledg