15.3 SC JIT VM

Task 3: Implement the Security Center recommendation to enable Just in time VM Access

In this task, you will implement the Security Center recommendation to enable Just in time VM Access on the virtual machine.

  1. In the Azure portal, navigate back to the Security Center | Overview blade.

  2. On the Cloud Security | Azure Defender blade, click the Just-in-time- VM access tab, select Not Configured and then click the myVM entry.

  3. Select Enable JIT on 1 VM.

  4. On the JIT VM access configuration blade, on the far right of the row referencing the port 22, click the ellipsis button and then click Delete.

  5. On the JIT VM access configuration blade, click Save.

    Note: Monitor the progress of configuration by clicking on the Notifications icon in the toolbar and viewing the Notifications blade.

    Note: It can take some time for the implementation of recommendations in this lab to be reflected by Secure Score. Periodically check the Secure Score to determine the impact of implementing these features.

Results: You have on-boarded Security Center and implemented virtual machine recommendations.

Note: Do not remove the resources from this lab as they are needed for the Azure Sentinel lab.