Securing Terraform State in Azure Blob Storage using Best Practices

When your team loses control of its Terraform state file, it loses control of everything in the subscription. An unencrypted or publicly exposed .tfstate isn’t just embarrassing—it’s a roadmap to your entire cloud estate. A breach of the state file is a major security breach that puts the future of…

26/06/2025 Article Bloggers Chris Pietschmann

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