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Azure Media Services Account Key

Service Name: Azure Media Services

Service Description: Azure Media Services is a cloud-based platform that enables you to build solutions that achieve broadcast-quality video streaming, enhance accessibility and distribution, analyze video content, and more.

Service Address: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/media-services/

Validation Type: API Auth

IP Allow list: IP restrictions can be configured at the Azure Media Services account level through Azure networking features and access control policies.

Secret Access Scope: Grants programmatic access to Azure Media Services resources, allowing operations such as content encoding, streaming, content protection, and media analytics.

Secret Revokement URL: https://portal.azure.com/ (Navigate to your Media Services account > Access keys > Regenerate keys)

Secret Example: GxNPwSxzYXR0cmlidXRlcy5jb20vd3MvMjAwNS8wNS9pZGVudGl0eS9jbGFpbXMvbmFtZWlkZW 50aWZpZXIiOiJkNmI5MTY5Yy00

Suspicious Activity Investigation Instructions:

  • Review Azure Activity Logs for unusual operations on your Media Services account
  • Check for unexpected content uploads, encoding jobs, or streaming endpoints
  • Monitor for unauthorized access to protected content or streaming endpoints
  • Review Azure Monitor metrics for unusual traffic patterns or resource usage
  • Examine any changes to content protection policies or keys

Mitigation Instructions:

  • Sign in to the Azure portal and navigate to your Media Services account
  • Select "Access keys" from the left navigation menu
  • Click "Regenerate" for the compromised key (Primary or Secondary)
  • Update any applications or services using the old key with the newly generated

key

  • Consider implementing Azure role-based access control (RBAC) for more

granular permissions

  • Enable Azure Defender for additional threat protection
  • Review and update network security settings to restrict access to trusted

networks

  • Enable diagnostic logging for better monitoring and auditing