Implement Secure Continuous Deployment — MOC
MS Learn path: Implement secure continuous deployment · Shipping fast without compromising security.
Planned concepts
Azure Key Vault/secret stores · variables-groups · dynamic-approval-checks · deployment security · service connections · environment-approvals · best-practice-secrets
Planned modules
Secure CD overview · Manage secrets with Key Vault · Variable groups & libraries · Approvals & gates
Modules in this path
- secure-cd-overview — pillars of secure CD: secrets, least-privilege access, approvals/gates
- manage-secrets-keyvault — Azure Key Vault as the centralized secret store
- variable-groups-and-libraries — sharing variables, including Key Vault-linked secret groups
- approvals-and-gates — environment checks, dynamic approvals, and automated gates
Skills
Secure CD, secret handling, approvals & gates.
Practice questions
- az400-q-secure-001 — Key Vault secrets via linked variable groups
- az400-q-secure-002 — environment approvals (human sign-off)
Conceptual checkpoint
Explain the sequence in this path using one workload scenario: identify the boundary being changed, the identity or tool acting on it, the expected evidence, and the failure that would change your decision.
Sources and re-audit
- AZ-400 course overview, checked 2026-08-31.
- AZ-400 study guide, checked 2026-08-31.
Re-audit when the AZ-400 course path, study-guide effective date, or the services and permissions taught here change.