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Azure Dedicated HSM Resource Provider MCP Server

The Azure Dedicated HSM Resource Provider API is the foundational management plane for Azure's Dedicated Hardware Security Module service, provided directly by Microsoft Azure.

Quick Start Summary

The Azure Dedicated HSM Resource Provider MCP server is a Model Context Protocol bridge that connects AI assistants — including Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code Copilot — to the Azure Dedicated HSM Resource Provider API through natural language. It exposes 6 API endpoints as callable tools, such as DedicatedHsm_ListBySubscription, DedicatedHsm_ListByResourceGroup, DedicatedHsm_Get, and more. No authentication is required — setup takes approximately 30 seconds. The server uses STDIO transport and can be installed by running npx -y @mcp/azure-com-hardwaresecuritymodules-dedicatedhsm. This integration is sourced from the auto Azure Dedicated HSM Resource Provider OpenAPI specification (v2018-10-31-preview) and has a quality score of 34/99 (fair documentation coverage).

6Endpointstools mapped
NoneAuthopen access
34/99Qualityfair
~30 secSetupno auth
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Server Details

Category
Cloud Infrastructure
Authentication
None
Endpoints
6 operations
Transport
STDIO
Spec Version
v2018-10-31-preview
Install Command
npx -y @mcp/azure-com-hardwaresecuritymodules-dedicatedhsm

Environment Variables

AZURE_DEDICATED_HSM_RESOURCE_PROVIDER_API_KEY

Example: your_azure_dedicated_hsm_resource_provider_api_key

Top Endpoints

GET
/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/providers/Microsoft.HardwareSecurityModules/dedicatedHSMs

DedicatedHsm_ListBySubscription

GET
/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.HardwareSecurityModules/dedicatedHSMs

DedicatedHsm_ListByResourceGroup

GET
/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.HardwareSecurityModules/dedicatedHSMs/{name}

DedicatedHsm_Get

PUT
/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.HardwareSecurityModules/dedicatedHSMs/{name}

DedicatedHsm_CreateOrUpdate

DELETE
/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.HardwareSecurityModules/dedicatedHSMs/{name}

DedicatedHsm_Delete

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📖 Detailed MCP Integration Guide

A technical breakdown of capabilities, agent workflows, and security/configuration best practices.

⚡Capabilities & Use Cases
The Azure Dedicated HSM Resource Provider API is the foundational management plane for Azure's Dedicated Hardware Security Module service, provided directly by Microsoft Azure. This RESTful API allows developers and IT administrators to programmatically manage the complete lifecycle of their dedicated HSM devices, which are single-tenant, FIPS 140-2 Level 3 validated cryptographic appliances used to safeguard cryptographic keys for high-value transactions and stringent compliance requirements. Core capabilities include the creation, configuration, monitoring, and deletion of dedicated HSM resources within an Azure subscription. The endpoints facilitate listing all HSMs across a subscription or within a specific resource group, retrieving detailed properties of a specific named HSM, provisioning new HSMs via PUT operations, updating existing configurations through PATCH, and decommissioning devices using DELETE. This API is essential for enterprise customers in financial services, government, and healthcare sectors who require programmable, auditable, and automated control over their root-of-trust infrastructure, enabling integration into infrastructure-as-code (IaC) pipelines and custom operational tooling.
🤖AI Agent Value
When exposed as tools to an AI coding assistant via the Model Context Protocol (MCP), the Azure Dedicated HSM API unlocks significant value by transforming the assistant from a code generator into an active cloud infrastructure operator. The AI can directly interact with the live environment to perform discovery and analysis, such as querying all dedicated HSMs across subscriptions to generate a security posture report or inventory audit. It can aid in development by helping to scaffold deployment scripts (like ARM templates or Bicep) based on the current state of resources, or by validating that a desired configuration in a script aligns with the actual deployed state. Furthermore, it enables the AI to assist in troubleshooting by fetching the exact configuration and status of a problematic HSM instance to correlate with application errors, or to automate the remediation of configuration drift by updating tags or network settings, thus acting as a powerful force multiplier for DevOps and security operations teams.
💬Example Workflows
Practical workflow examples with an MCP-enabled AI agent include instructing it to "audit all dedicated HSMs for unapproved network configuration changes and generate a compliance log," which would involve the agent sequentially querying each HSM's network profile and comparing it to a baseline. Another instruction could be "deploy a new dedicated HSM named 'prod-root-hsm-01' in resource group 'RG-Crypto-Prod' using the pre-approved template," where the agent would execute a PUT operation with the specified parameters. The AI could also handle complex monitoring tasks, such as "monitor the status of HSM 'hsm-us-east-1' and notify me if it enters a failed state or requires a key exchange," using repeated GET operations and logic to assess the 'provisioningState' or other health properties. Finally, a cleanup workflow like "identify and delete all dedicated HSMs in the 'dev-test' resource group that have been idle for over 30 days" showcases the API's utility in cost and resource management automation.
🛡️Security & Auth
Critical authentication requirements dictate that this API leverages Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) for access control, not API keys or basic authentication. Callers must obtain a valid OAuth 2.0 bearer token from Azure AD with appropriate permissions for the Microsoft.HardwareSecurityModules resource provider. The principle of least privilege is paramount; identities should be assigned specific, granular roles such as "Reader" for monitoring, "Contributor" for management, or custom roles that permit only necessary actions like viewing HSM details or updating specific tags, avoiding the broad "Owner" role. When deploying an MCP server for this API, developers must ensure secrets like client secrets or certificate credentials for the service principal are stored securely (e.g., in Azure Key Vault, not in code or plain-text configuration files). All API calls should be made over TLS 1.2+, and network security groups should restrict access to management endpoints, reinforcing the defense-in-depth posture expected for such critical security infrastructure.

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