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Azure Managed Redis ReaderAzure built-in role

Read Azure Managed Redis resources and their configuration. Cannot modify resources, retrieve access keys, or read data stored in the cache.

Role IDf287ba2f-f923-4464-a5bd-721c3951d32d
CategoryDatabases
Actions9
Data actions0

What it can do

PermissionWhat it allows
Microsoft.Authorization/*/readAny read operation on anything under Microsoft.Authorization
Microsoft.Cache/locations/operationsStatus/readView the status of a long running operation for which the 'AzureAsync' header was previously returned to the client
Microsoft.Cache/operations/readLists the operations that 'Microsoft.Cache' provider supports.
Microsoft.Cache/redisEnterprise/readView the Redis Enterprise cache's settings and configuration in the management portal
Microsoft.Cache/redisEnterprise/*/readAny read operation on anything under Microsoft.Cache/redisEnterprise
Microsoft.Insights/alertRules/readRead a classic metric alert
Microsoft.ResourceHealth/availabilityStatuses/readGets the availability statuses for all resources in the specified scope
Microsoft.Resources/deployments/readGets or lists deployments.
Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourceGroups/readGets or lists resource groups.

Assign it

Scope it as tightly as you can: a resource or resource group rather than the whole subscription.

azure cli
az role assignment create \
  --assignee "jane.doe@contoso.com" \
  --role "Azure Managed Redis Reader" \
  --scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
powershell3 lines
New-AzRoleAssignment -SignInName "jane.doe@contoso.com" `
  -RoleDefinitionName "Azure Managed Redis Reader" `
  -Scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
bicep7 lines
resource assignment 'Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments@2022-04-01' = {
  name: guid(resourceGroup().id, principalId, 'f287ba2f-f923-4464-a5bd-721c3951d32d')
  properties: {
    roleDefinitionId: subscriptionResourceId('Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions', 'f287ba2f-f923-4464-a5bd-721c3951d32d')
    principalId: principalId
  }
}

Who already has it?

kql · azure resource graph
authorizationresources
| where type == "microsoft.authorization/roleassignments"
| where tostring(properties.roleDefinitionId) endswith "f287ba2f-f923-4464-a5bd-721c3951d32d"
| project principalId = tostring(properties.principalId), principalType = tostring(properties.principalType), scope = tostring(properties.scope)

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