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May 19, 2022
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Updates to Azure Pipelines Runtime Variables Settings [Updated]

Gloridel Morales

We have gotten a lot of feedback on this change and after internal deliberation, we are now rolling back this change ASAP. Final Update as of 5/19/22 @ 10:08 AM PST: Again, I am deeply sorry for the inconvenience and disruption this has caused. We remain deeply committed to making sure our customers have a first-class experience using Azure ...

Security
May 3, 2022
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Reconfigure Azure DevOps Server to use Kerberos instead of NTLM

Angel Wong

Multiple on-prem customers have reported that after upgrading Git LFS to version 3.0 (or higher), they are no longer able to authenticate against Azure DevOps Server. This is because Git LFS has dropped support for NTLM authentication in version 3.0 (Changelog from 24th September 2021). While it is possible to roll back Git LFS to the last 2.x ver...

Azure DevOps ServerSecurity
Feb 25, 2022
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Top stories from the #AzureDevOps #community for 2022.25.02 are here!

April Yoho

Welcome back! I am April Edwards and every week I try to bring you the latest updates from around the DevOps on Azure community. If you have a post you’d like to have me include, I am always listening. You can reach out on Twitter or LinkedIn and I will be sure to share your latest post with the community. Also, be sure to tag your posts with #Azur...

DevOpsAzure & CloudCommunity
Dec 14, 2021
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Updated: Azure DevOps (and Azure DevOps Server) and the log4j vulnerability

Gloridel Morales

For Azure DevOps, our analysis pointed towards the Search service not being vulnerable. Even so, we are following the guidance and upgrading to the latest Log4j version and reviewing our network security group rules for the Search service as part of a defense in depth strategy. We will continue posting updates to this blog post as we learn mor

Azure DevOps ServerSecurity
Oct 11, 2021
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Azure DevOps Response to GitKraken SSH Bug

Gloridel Morales

Azure DevOps was recently informed by GitKraken's development team, Axosoft, of a security vulnerability in GitKarken's key generation algorithm. This vulnerability led to the generation of insecure SSH keys. We identified customers affected by this vulnerability and revoked their SSH keys. Check out the blog post for more details.

Azure & CloudSecurity
Oct 5, 2021
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AzureFunBytes Episode 58 – Improve your Open Source Security with @WhiteSourceSoft

Jay Gordon

As developers progress along the software delivery lifecycle there's a need to ensure that security scans can be automated. By implementing products like WhiteSource you can automatically detect, prioritize, and remediate your open source security vulnerabilities.

Open SourceSecurity
Sep 21, 2021
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AzureFunBytes Episode 56 – Secretless Applications with @ChristosMatskas

Jay Gordon

Secretless application development strives to solve some important problems, like preventing your credentials from being leaked. If you are seeing connection strings, usernames or passwords in log files, you're adding to your risk profile.

Azure & CloudSecurity
Jun 8, 2021
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AzureFunBytes Episode 42 – Hybrid Cloud on Azure with @ThomasMaurer

Jay Gordon

This week my guest was Senior Cloud Advocate Thomas Maurer . We dove into the world of hybrid cloud ! Not every application is born in the cloud, but they can certainly interact with it. A hybrid cloud is a type of cloud computing that combines on-premises infrastructure—or a private cloud—with a public cloud.

Azure & CloudDevOpsSecurity
Jun 3, 2021
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New policies to restrict personal access token scope and lifespan

pazand

Azure DevOps Administrators can now define a maximum lifespan for personal access tokens (PATs) and restrict the creation of global and full-scoped personal access tokens (PATs). These policies will affect all users and Azure DevOps organizations linked to the Azure AD tenant.

SecurityAdmin & Licensing