Security and Application Insights

Application Insights is a feature of Azure Monitor. This feature provides extensible application performance management (APM) and monitoring for live web apps.

Key features include:

  • Supports a wide variety of platforms, including .NET, Node.js, Java, and Python.
  • Works for apps hosted on-premises, hybrid, or on any public cloud.
  • Integrates with DevOps processes.
  • Has connection points to many development tools.
  • Can monitor and analyze customer data from mobile apps by integrating with Visual Studio App Center.

For more information, reference Application Insights overview.

Checklist

Have you configured Application Insights with security in mind?

  • Review instances where customer data is captured in your application.

Configuration recommendations

Consider the following security recommendation when configuring Application Insights:

Recommendation Description
Review instances where customer data is captured in your application. We don't recommend collecting customer data in Application Insights, although it can be unavoidable. It's up to you and your company to determine the strategy you'll use to handle your private data.

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