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Metadata Security Protocol on Azure Instance Metadata Service

Metadata Security Protocol on Azure Instance Metadata Service

Update: 2025-09-15
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In this video Minnie talks about the Metadata Security Protocol security feature on Azure Instance Metadata Service that helps mitigate security risks by only allowing authenticated applications to communicate with the Host endpoints. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:46 - How Metadata Security Protocol works with Azure Instance Metadata 02:49 - Start of demo 02:54 - Register for feature in portal 03:11 - How to use the feature in portal 04:08 - Inside the virtual machine to check IMDS communication 04:37 - How to check which applications are communicating with different endpoints 05:26 - How to use the allowlist tool 10:02 - Where to download the allowlist tool 10:22 - Where to leave feedback Recommended resources Metadata Security Protocol on Azure Instance Metadata Service Connect Scott Hanselman | Twitter/X: @SHanselman Azure Friday | Twitter/X: @AzureFriday Azure | Twitter/X: @Azure

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Metadata Security Protocol on Azure Instance Metadata Service

Metadata Security Protocol on Azure Instance Metadata Service

Scott Hanselman, Rob Caron