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Overview

Stratos is a comprehensive Azure security assessment framework built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It provides 40 production-ready tools covering multi-location scanning, enumeration, vulnerability scanning, attack path analysis, AKS/Kubernetes security (including live K8s API scanning and IMDS exploitation), backup security, VNet topology analysis, private endpoint validation, and compliance reporting for Azure cloud environments.

Use Cases

• Multi-Location Scanning - Scan resources across all 45+ Azure regions
• Security Assessments - Identify misconfigurations and vulnerabilities
• IMDS Exploitation - Token theft, cluster-wide exposure, deep data plane access
• Executive Reporting - Generate professional risk assessment reports
• Compliance Audits - Map findings to CIS, NIST frameworks
• Penetration Testing - Discover attack paths and privilege escalation vectors
• Kubernetes Security - AKS cluster, node, and IMDS vulnerability testing
• DevOps Security - Detect hardcoded secrets in Azure DevOps

Key Highlights

• 100% Read-Only - Safe for production environments
• 40 Security Tools - Comprehensive Azure service coverage (v1.14.0)
• Multi-Location - Scan common (10) or all (45+) Azure regions
• Multi-Format Reports - PDF, HTML, CSV, Markdown, JSON
• Attack Path Analysis - Privilege escalation and lateral movement mapping
• AKS/Kubernetes - 4 consolidated container security tools (ARM + Live K8s + IMDS)
• Enterprise Ready - Professional reports for executives and auditors

What's New in v1.14.0 🎉

Critical Security Enhancement - Research-Driven Expansion

• 6 New Security Tools - Backup security, VNet peering, Private Endpoints, Diagnostic Settings, Defender coverage, Policy compliance
• 8 Enhanced Tools - Storage (SAS tokens + WORM), Service Principals (RBAC-focused), Managed Identities (federation), NSG (service endpoints + load balancers), SQL (PostgreSQL + MySQL + Redis), Function Apps (Event Grid + Service Bus)
• 23 New Parameters - Extended capabilities across existing tools (100% backward compatible)
• Research Attribution - Based on Azure Security Benchmark v3, redskycyber/Cloud-Security, CIS Azure Foundations
• Cloud Infrastructure Focus - Service principal analysis excludes Azure AD (cloud resources only)

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Key Features

🌍 Multi-Location (2 Tools) list_active_locations - Discover active Azure regions scan_all_locations - Scan resources across all regions Support for 45+ Azure locations globally Location filtering on enumeration tools 🔍 Enumeration (7 Tools) Subscriptions - Map Azure environment structure Resource Groups - List all resource containers (with location filter) Resources - Enumerate all resources (with location filter) Resource Details - Get detailed configurations Public IPs - Identify internet-exposed attack surface RBAC Assignments - Audit access control permissions Managed Identities - Track passwordless authentication

🛡️ Security Scanning (10 Tools) Storage Security - Public access, HTTPS, encryption Storage Containers - Deep scan for sensitive files NSG Rules - Internet-exposed ports, wildcard rules SQL Databases - TDE encryption, firewall, auth Key Vaults - Soft delete, purge protection, secrets Virtual Machines - Disk encryption, security extensions Cosmos DB - Public access, firewall, encryption Container Registries - Admin user, vulnerability scanning Attack Paths - Privilege escalation chains Service Principals - Application identity scanning

☸️ Kubernetes/AKS (3 Tools + Enhanced Features) scan_aks_full - 🚀 ENHANCED Comprehensive AKS security with multiple scan modes: mode: 'full' - Complete ARM-based assessment (30+ CIS checks) mode: 'live' - Live K8s API scanning (secrets, RBAC, pods, SAs) mode: 'imds' - IMDS exploitation & token theft (cluster-wide scan, token export) mode: 'pod_identity' - Pod Identity/Workload Identity analysis mode: 'admission' - Admission controller bypass detection scan_aks_policy_bypass - OPA/Kyverno policy bypass detection get_aks_credentials - Extract kubeconfig for kubectl access Migration Note (v1.12.0): Deprecated tools scan_aks_live, scan_aks_imds, scan_aks_pod_identity, and scan_aks_admission_bypass are now consolidated into scan_aks_full with scanMode parameter.

📊 Reporting & DevOps (3 Tools) Security Reports - PDF/HTML/CSV with CIS/NIST mapping Azure DevOps Scanner - Hardcoded secrets detection Credential Exposure - Scan for exposed credentials Report Features: Executive summaries with risk statistics Color-coded severity (CRITICAL/HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW) Compliance framework mapping Remediation guidance

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📋 Tool Reference (40 Tools)

Naming Convention

Prefix	Purpose
azure_enumerate_*	List/discover resources
azure_analyze_*	Deep configuration analysis
azure_scan_*	Security assessment
azure_get_*	Retrieve specific data
azure_detect_*	Find threats/issues
azure_generate_*	Create output/reports

Complete Tool List

#	Tool Name	Category	Description
1	azure_help	Info	Display comprehensive help and examples
2	azure_list_active_locations	Multi-Location	Discover which Azure regions have resources
3	azure_scan_all_locations	Multi-Location	Scan resources across all 45+ Azure regions
4	azure_enumerate_subscriptions	Enumeration	List all accessible subscriptions
5	azure_enumerate_resource_groups	Enumeration	List resource groups in subscription
6	azure_enumerate_resources	Enumeration	List all resources (filterable by type)
7	azure_get_resource_details	Enumeration	Get detailed resource configuration
8	azure_analyze_storage_security	Security	Scan storage accounts for misconfigurations
9	azure_analyze_nsg_rules	Security	Identify risky firewall rules
10	azure_enumerate_public_ips	Enumeration	Map internet-exposed attack surface
11	azure_enumerate_rbac_assignments	Enumeration	Audit access control and permissions
12	azure_scan_sql_databases	Security	Check SQL security (TDE, firewall, auth)
13	azure_analyze_keyvault_security	Security	Audit Key Vault configuration
14	azure_analyze_cosmosdb_security	Security	Scan Cosmos DB security settings
15	azure_analyze_vm_security	Security	Check VM disk encryption and patches
16	azure_scan_acr_security	Security	ENHANCED ACR security & supply chain (scanMode: security/poisoning/all)
17	azure_enumerate_service_principals	Security	Find application identities and risks
18	azure_enumerate_managed_identities	Enumeration	Track passwordless authentication
19	azure_scan_storage_containers	Security	Deep scan for sensitive files in blobs
20	azure_generate_security_report	Reporting	ENHANCED Professional reports with fullScan option (PDF/HTML/CSV/JSON)
21	azure_analyze_attack_paths	Analysis	Map privilege escalation chains
22	azure_get_aks_credentials	Kubernetes	Extract kubeconfig credentials
23	azure_scan_azure_devops	DevOps	Detect hardcoded secrets in repos/pipelines
24	azure_analyze_function_apps	Compute	Function App security analysis
25	azure_analyze_app_service_security	Compute	App Service security assessment
26	azure_analyze_firewall_policies	Network	Azure Firewall policy analysis
27	azure_analyze_logic_apps	Integration	Logic Apps workflow security
28	azure_analyze_rbac_privesc	Analysis	Privilege escalation analysis
29	azure_detect_persistence_mechanisms	Analysis	Detect persistence techniques
30	azure_scan_aks_full	Kubernetes	ENHANCED Comprehensive AKS security (scanMode: full/live/imds/pod_identity/admission)
31	azure_scan_aks_policy_bypass	Kubernetes	OPA/Kyverno/Azure Policy bypass detection
32	azure_scan_container_apps_security	Containers	Azure Container Apps security scanner
33	azure_scan_gitops_security	DevOps	GitOps/Flux security scanner
34	azure_scan_cdn_security	Network	Azure CDN & Front Door security
35	azure_analyze_backup_security	Security	NEW v1.14.0 Recovery Services Vault security (soft delete, immutability, ASR)
36	azure_analyze_vnet_peering	Network	NEW v1.14.0 VNet peering security (gateway transit, cross-tenant)
37	azure_validate_private_endpoints	Network	NEW v1.14.0 Private Link validation (DNS, connection state)
38	azure_validate_diagnostic_settings	Compliance	NEW v1.14.0 Logging compliance (NIST/CIS mapping)
39	azure_assess_defender_coverage	Security	NEW v1.14.0 Defender for Cloud coverage assessment
40	azure_validate_policy_compliance	Compliance	NEW v1.14.0 Azure Policy governance validation

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🚀 Quick Start

Installation

Option 1: Install from npm (Recommended)

# Install globally from npm
npm install -g stratos-mcp

Option 2: Build from source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/h4cd0c/stratos-mcp.git
cd stratos-mcp

# Install dependencies
npm install
npm run build

Prerequisites

# Login to Azure CLI
az login

VS Code Configuration

Add to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "stratos": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["C:\\path\\to\\stratos-mcp\\dist\\index.js"],
      "type": "stdio"
    }
  }
}

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🛡️ Input Validation & Auto-Completion ⭐ NEW

Enhanced Security (OWASP MCP-05 Compliance):

• Pattern-Based Validation - Regex validation for all Azure resource identifiers (subscription IDs, resource groups, locations, etc.)
• Whitelist Validation - Location names and resource types validated against Azure service catalogs
• Sanitization - Automatic removal of control characters and length enforcement
• Clear Error Messages - Helpful validation errors guide users to correct input formats

Improved User Experience:

• Auto-Completion Support - Intelligent suggestions for locations, resource types, formats, and scan modes
• Prefix Filtering - Type-ahead suggestions as you enter values
• Context-Aware - Suggests relevant values based on the current tool and argument

Supported completions:

• location/locations - All 60+ Azure locations + "all", "common"
• resourceType - VMs, Storage, NSGs, AKS, SQL, Key Vaults, Public IPs, All
• format - markdown, json, html, pdf, csv
• scanMode - common, all
• startFrom - public-ips, storage, vms, identities, all

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� Output Format Control ⭐ NEW

All 30 security tools now support flexible output formatting via the optional format parameter:

Markdown (Default) - Human-readable output, perfect for documentation and reports

#azure_whoami
# Returns: Clean markdown text (backward compatible)

JSON - Machine-readable structured data with metadata for automation

#azure_whoami format: json
# Returns: { "tool": "azure_whoami", "format": "json", "timestamp": "...", "data": {...} }

Key Benefits:

• ✅ Backward Compatible - Existing tools work without changes (defaults to markdown)
• ✅ API Integration - JSON format enables programmatic consumption
• ✅ Automation - Parse structured data for CI/CD pipelines
• ✅ Metadata - JSON includes tool name, timestamp, and versioning
• ✅ Flexible - Choose format per-tool based on use case

Supported Tools: All security scanners, enumerators, and analyzers (34 tools total)

Example Use Cases:

# Export scan results to JSON for automation
#azure_analyze_storage_security subscriptionId: YOUR_SUB format: json > results.json

# Human-readable documentation output (default)
#azure_scan_sql_databases subscriptionId: YOUR_SUB

# Structured data for API integration
#azure_analyze_attack_paths subscriptionId: YOUR_SUB format: json

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�📊 Example Workflows

1. Generate Security Reports (Quick vs Comprehensive)

# Quick scan (4 core tools: Storage, NSG, SQL, KeyVault) - 5-10 seconds
generate_security_report subscriptionId="YOUR_SUB_ID" format="pdf" outputFile="C:\\reports\\quick-scan.pdf"

# Comprehensive scan (ALL 34 tools) - 30-60 seconds
generate_security_report subscriptionId="YOUR_SUB_ID" format="pdf" outputFile="C:\\reports\\full-scan.pdf" fullScan=true

2. Analyze Attack Paths

analyze_attack_paths subscriptionId="YOUR_SUB_ID" startFrom="public-ips"

3. Scan Azure DevOps for Secrets

scan_azure_devops organizationUrl="https://dev.azure.com/yourorg" personalAccessToken="YOUR_PAT"

4. AKS Security Assessment

# Comprehensive ARM-based scan
scan_aks_full subscriptionId="YOUR_SUB_ID" resourceGroup="RG-NAME" clusterName="CLUSTER-NAME"

# IMDS exploitation with token export
scan_aks_imds subscriptionId="YOUR_SUB_ID" resourceGroup="RG-NAME" clusterName="CLUSTER-NAME" scanAllPods=true exportTokens=true deepDataPlane=true

5. Deep Storage Container Scan

scan_storage_containers subscriptionId="YOUR_SUB_ID"

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📄 Report Formats

Format	Use Case	Features
PDF	Executive presentations	Color-coded severity, professional layout
HTML	Interactive dashboards	Modern styling, sortable tables
CSV	Data analysis, Excel	Structured export for tracking
JSON	Automation integration	Machine-readable format
Markdown	Documentation	Human-readable, version control

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🔧 Technical Details

Dependencies:

• Azure SDK v4+ for all services
• Azure DevOps API v13.2.0
• PDFKit, Marked, CSV-Writer for exports
• TypeScript 5.3.3, Node.js 20+
• MCP SDK v1.0.4

Supported Azure Services:

• Storage Accounts, Network Security Groups
• SQL Databases, Key Vaults, Virtual Machines
• Cosmos DB, Container Registries
• AKS/Kubernetes, Azure DevOps

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⚠️ Disclaimer

FOR AUTHORIZED SECURITY TESTING ONLY

This tool is designed for security professionals conducting authorized penetration tests. Users must:

• Have explicit written authorization from target organization
• Comply with all applicable laws and regulations
• Follow responsible disclosure practices
• Respect Azure Terms of Service

Unauthorized access to computer systems is illegal.

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📝 License

MIT

🤝 Author

h4cd0c - GitHub

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