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Add Azure Account

Add Azure Account

Prerequisites

Account Requirement

The Azure account needs to be an Azure AD (Azure Active Directory) account, other types of Azure account will not be able to add to Container Protection.

If you create a new account, wait for at least 24 hours for the new account to take effect before granting access to Container Protection.

Role Requirement

Make sure the user account that will be added on Container Protection have one of the following role(s) before adding the account to Container Protection:

  • Global Administrator role
  • Application Administrator and Global Reader roles
  • Cloud Application Administrator and Global Reader roles

Subscription Requirement

The Azure subscription must have Reader, Owner, or User Access Administrator role.

If you do not have one of these roles, follow the guides below to configure your Azure subscription:

Add Role to Azure Subscription

Add User Access Administrator Role to Multiple Azure Subscriptions (optional)

Add Azure Account on Container Protection

After you have verified the Azure account fulfilled all the requirements above, use the guide below to add the Azure account to Container Protection.

Add Azure Account Credential

Add Azure Account

Add Azure Account

Prerequisites

Account Requirement

The Azure account needs to be an Azure AD (Azure Active Directory) account, other types of Azure account will not be able to add to Container Protection.

If you create a new account, wait for at least 24 hours for the new account to take effect before granting access to Container Protection.

Role Requirement

Make sure the user account that will be added on Container Protection have one of the following role(s) before adding the account to Container Protection:

  • Global Administrator role
  • Application Administrator and Global Reader roles
  • Cloud Application Administrator and Global Reader roles

Subscription Requirement

The Azure subscription must have Reader, Owner, or User Access Administrator role.

If you do not have one of these roles, follow the guides below to configure your Azure subscription:

Add Role to Azure Subscription

Add User Access Administrator Role to Multiple Azure Subscriptions (optional)

Add Azure Account on Container Protection

After you have verified the Azure account fulfilled all the requirements above, use the guide below to add the Azure account to Container Protection.

Add Azure Account Credential