# Azure External Attack Surface Management

> Azure External Attack Surface Management Skill

- Skill: `comeonoliver/azure-external-attack-surface-management` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add comeonoliver/azure-external-attack-surface-management`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/comeonoliver/azure-external-attack-surface-management/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: ComeOnOliver (https://skillmd.com/u/comeonoliver)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/comeonoliver/azure-external-attack-surface-management

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# Azure External Attack Surface Management Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure External Attack Surface Management. Covers limits & quotas, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. 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 `read_file` with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., `[security.md](security.md)`), use `read_file` on the linked reference file

> **IMPORTANT for Agent**: If `metadata.generated_at` is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If `mcp_microsoftdocs` tools are not available, suggest the user install it: [Installation Guide](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mcp/blob/main/README.md)

This skill requires **network access** to fetch documentation content:
- **Preferred**: Use `mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_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 |
|----------|-------|-------------|
| Limits & Quotas | L31-L35 | Explains how Defender EASM billing works, what counts as a billable asset, and how asset counts affect costs and quotas. |
| Configuration | L36-L49 | Filtering and querying EASM inventory by asset type (domains, hosts, IPs/blocks, ASNs, pages, contacts, SSL certs) and configuring policy engine automation rules. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L50-L53 | Configuring Defender EASM to export discovery and asset data into Log Analytics and Azure Data Explorer, including connection setup and data usage for analysis. |

### Limits & Quotas
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Understand Defender EASM billing and billable asset counts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/external-attack-surface-management/understanding-billable-assets |

### Configuration
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Use ASN asset filters in Defender EASM inventory | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/external-attack-surface-management/asn-asset-filters |
| Use contact asset filters in Defender EASM inventory | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/external-attack-surface-management/contact-asset-filters |
| Apply domain asset filters in Defender EASM inventory | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/external-attack-surface-management/domain-asset-filters |
| Apply host asset filters in Defender EASM inventory | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/external-attack-surface-management/host-asset-filters |
| Use Defender EASM inventory filters and saved queries | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/external-attack-surface-management/inventory-filters |
| Use IP address asset filters in Defender EASM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/external-attack-surface-management/ip-address-asset-filters |
| Use IP block asset filters in Defender EASM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/external-attack-surface-management/ip-block-asset-filters |
| Apply page asset filters in Defender EASM inventory | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/external-attack-surface-management/page-asset-filters |
| Configure Defender EASM policy engine automation rules | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/external-attack-surface-management/policy-engine |
| Use SSL certificate asset filters in Defender EASM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/external-attack-surface-management/ssl-certificate-asset-filters |

### Integrations & Coding Patterns
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Configure Defender EASM data connections to Log Analytics and ADX | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/external-attack-surface-management/data-connections |