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azure-information-protection

Expert knowledge for Azure Information Protection development including best practices, decision making, configuration, and deployment.

First seen Mar 10, 2026

Installation

$ npx skills add microsoftdocs/agent-skills --skill azure-information-protection
View on skills.sh ↗ GitHub repository ↗

Summary

  • Expert knowledge for Azure Information Protection development including best practices, decision making, configuration, and deployment.
  • Use when choosing Azure RMS vs AD RMS, deploying RMS connectors, migrating keys/policies, or configuring MSIPC clients, and other Azure Information Protection related development tasks.
  • Not for Azure Key Vault (use azure-key-vault), Azure Security (use azure-security), Azure Defender For Cloud (use azure-defender-for-cloud).

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Repository health

Stars 737
License LICENSE
Default branch main
Open issues 2
Status Active

Skill metadata

Parsed from SKILL.md frontmatter.

CompatibilityRequires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
More metadata
generated_at
2026-06-28
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docs2skills/1.0.0

Package contents

Files included with this skill beyond the listing page.

  • skill md SKILL.md 5,213 B
  • docs SUMMARY.md 498 B

History

  1. First seen on skills.sh
  2. First recorded snapshot · 119 installs

SKILL.md

Azure Information Protection Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Information Protection. Covers best practices, decision making, configuration, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use readfile with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use readfile on the linked reference file

IMPORTANT for Agent: If metadata.generatedat is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If mcpmicrosoftdocs tools are not available, suggest the user install it: Installation Guide

This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:

  • Preferred: Use mcpmicrosoftdocs:microsoftdocs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
  • Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

Category Lines Description
Best Practices L32-L36 Monitoring and troubleshooting Azure RMS connector health, tracking Azure Rights Management usage, and interpreting logs/metrics for ongoing protection service reliability.
Decision Making L37-L41 Guidance on choosing between Azure Rights Management and on-premises AD RMS, including feature, deployment, security, and migration considerations.
Configuration L42-L46 Configuring and deploying the Windows RMS (MSIPC) client and setting required registry values for RMS connectors on servers for Azure Information Protection.
Deployment L47-L61 Deploying the RMS connector on-prem servers and step-by-step guidance for migrating AD RMS (keys and policies) to Azure Information Protection, including HSM and software key paths

Best Practices

Topic URL
Monitor RMS connector health and Azure RMS usage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/information-protection/monitor-rms-connector

Decision Making

Topic URL
Decide between Azure Rights Management and AD RMS https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/information-protection/compare-on-premise

Configuration

Topic URL
Configure RMS connector registry settings on servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/information-protection/rms-connector-registry-settings

Deployment

Topic URL
Configure on-premises servers to use the RMS connector https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/information-protection/configure-servers-rms-connector
Deploy the Azure RMS connector for on-premises servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/information-protection/deploy-rms-connector
Install and configure the RMS connector for AIP https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/information-protection/install-configure-rms-connector
Prepare environment for Phase 1 AD RMS to AIP migration https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/information-protection/migrate-from-ad-rms-phase1
Execute Phase 2 of AD RMS to AIP migration https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/information-protection/migrate-from-ad-rms-phase2
Complete Phase 3 of AD RMS to AIP migration https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/information-protection/migrate-from-ad-rms-phase3
Run Phase 4 tasks for AD RMS to AIP migration https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/information-protection/migrate-from-ad-rms-phase4
Finalize Phase 5 of AD RMS to AIP migration https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/information-protection/migrate-from-ad-rms-phase5
Migrate AD RMS deployments to Azure Information Protection https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/information-protection/migrate-from-ad-rms-to-azure-rms
Migrate HSM-protected AD RMS key to AIP HSM key https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/information-protection/migrate-hsmkey-to-hsmkey
Migrate software-protected AD RMS key to AIP HSM key https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/information-protection/migrate-softwarekey-to-hsmkey
Migrate software-protected AD RMS key to AIP software key https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/information-protection/migrate-softwarekey-to-softwarekey