Question

Difficulty: MediumAzure Portal, CLI, PowerShell, and Cloud Shell

A company has a security policy that prohibits IT administrators from installing any local applications, command-line tools, or script modules on their local workstations. The administrators need to manage Azure resources. They require both a graphical user interface (GUI) and a command-line interface (CLI) to perform their tasks.

Which of the following tools should the administrators use to meet these requirements without violating the security policy? (Select two.)

  1. Azure PortalAnswer
  2. Azure Cloud ShellAnswer
  3. C
    Azure CLI installed on a local workstation
  4. D
    Azure PowerShell installed on a local workstation

Answer

The Azure Portal and Azure Cloud Shell are the correct tools because they run entirely within a web browser and do not require any local software or module installation on the workstation.
The Azure Portal and Azure Cloud Shell are correct because both are fully managed, web-based tools accessible via a standard web browser. The Azure Portal satisfies the graphical interface requirement, and Azure Cloud Shell satisfies the command-line interface requirement. Neither tool requires downloading, installing, or configuring any local software, scripts, or modules on the administrator's workstation, thus fully adhering to the security policy.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the constraints specified in the scenario.
The administrators must manage Azure resources using both a GUI and a CLI, but they are forbidden from installing any local applications, command-line tools, or modules on their local workstations.
This establishes that any selected tool must be accessible entirely through a web browser or other non-installable interface.
2
Evaluate the GUI requirement against the browser-only constraint.
The Azure Portal provides a web-based GUI that runs completely in a browser with zero local installation.
This satisfies the GUI requirement under the given policy.
3
Evaluate the CLI requirement against the browser-only constraint.
Azure Cloud Shell provides a browser-based command line (CLI) interface that requires no local installation.
This satisfies the CLI requirement under the given policy, whereas local installations of Azure CLI or Azure PowerShell would violate the policy.

Key Concept

Azure web-based management tools (Azure Portal and Azure Cloud Shell) allow resource management directly from a browser without local software installation.
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