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Container Registry Repository ContributorAzure built-in role

Allows for read, write, and delete access to Azure Container Registry repositories, but excluding catalog listing.

Role ID2efddaa5-3f1f-4df3-97df-af3f13818f4c
CategoryContainers
Actions0
Data actions6

Before you assign it

  • It reaches the data, not just the resource. It has 6 data actions, such as reading blobs, secrets or messages.

What it can do

No control-plane actions.

Data actions

PermissionWhat it allows
Microsoft.ContainerRegistry/registries/repositories/metadata/readGets the metadata of a specific repository for a container registry
Microsoft.ContainerRegistry/registries/repositories/content/readPull or Get images from a container registry.
Microsoft.ContainerRegistry/registries/repositories/metadata/writeUpdates the metadata of a repository for a container registry
Microsoft.ContainerRegistry/registries/repositories/content/writePush or Write images to a container registry.
Microsoft.ContainerRegistry/registries/repositories/metadata/deleteDelete the metadata of a repository for a container registry
Microsoft.ContainerRegistry/registries/repositories/content/deleteDelete artifact in a container registry.

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 "Container Registry Repository Contributor" \
  --scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
powershell3 lines
New-AzRoleAssignment -SignInName "jane.doe@contoso.com" `
  -RoleDefinitionName "Container Registry Repository Contributor" `
  -Scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
bicep7 lines
resource assignment 'Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments@2022-04-01' = {
  name: guid(resourceGroup().id, principalId, '2efddaa5-3f1f-4df3-97df-af3f13818f4c')
  properties: {
    roleDefinitionId: subscriptionResourceId('Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions', '2efddaa5-3f1f-4df3-97df-af3f13818f4c')
    principalId: principalId
  }
}

Who already has it?

kql · azure resource graph
authorizationresources
| where type == "microsoft.authorization/roleassignments"
| where tostring(properties.roleDefinitionId) endswith "2efddaa5-3f1f-4df3-97df-af3f13818f4c"
| project principalId = tostring(properties.principalId), principalType = tostring(properties.principalType), scope = tostring(properties.scope)

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