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4.2.4. Data Protection: Soft Delete, Versioning, Immutable Storage

šŸ’” First Principle: Data protection features prevent accidental or malicious data loss. They work together to provide recoverability and compliance capabilities.

FeaturePurposeProtection Against
Soft DeleteRecover deleted blobs/containersAccidental deletion
VersioningMaintain previous versionsAccidental overwrites
Immutable StoragePrevent modification/deletionMalicious tampering, compliance

Configuring BYOK (Bring Your Own Key)

  • Purpose: Use customer-managed keys instead of Microsoft-managed
  • Requirement: Azure Key Vault with key
  • Configuration: Storage account → Encryption → Customer-managed keys
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