Azure Payment Hsm Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Payment Hsm. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, and configuration. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g.,

L35-L120

), use

read_file

with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g.,

[security.md](security.md)

), use

read_file

on the linked reference file

IMPORTANT for Agent: If

metadata.generated_at

is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If

mcp_microsoftdocs

tools are not available, suggest the user install it: Installation Guide

This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:

• Preferred: Use

  mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch

  with query string

  from=learn-agent-skill

  . Returns Markdown.
• Fallback: Use

  fetch_webpage

  with query string

  from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown

  . Returns Markdown.

Category Index

Category	Lines	Description
Troubleshooting	L34-L38	Diagnosing and resolving common Azure Payment HSM deployment issues, including provisioning failures, configuration problems, and known platform limitations or workarounds.
Best Practices	L39-L43	Guidance on inspecting, monitoring, and routing network traffic to Azure Payment HSM, including using firewalls, NSGs, and network appliances for secure traffic control.
Decision Making	L44-L49	Guidance on choosing/changing Azure Payment HSM performance SKUs, and understanding support options, roles, and responsibilities for operating the service.
Architecture & Design Patterns	L50-L55	Designing Azure Payment HSM architectures: HA/DR patterns, device lifecycle management, supported topologies, deployment constraints, and planning resilient HSM solutions.
Security	L56-L62	Security setup for Payment HSM: configuring SSH/payShield manager access, understanding compliance certifications/scope, and applying hardening and security best practices.
Configuration	L63-L74	Configuring Azure Payment HSM networking and access: VNets/peering, FastPath, ARM/CLI deployment, IP layout (split/reused VNets), provider registration, and payShield Manager browser access.

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Resolve known issues with Azure Payment HSM deployments	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/payment-hsm/known-issues

Best Practices

Topic	URL
Inspect and route network traffic for Azure Payment HSM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/payment-hsm/inspect-traffic

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Select and change Azure Payment HSM performance SKUs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/payment-hsm/change-performance-level
Use Azure Payment HSM support and understand responsibilities	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/payment-hsm/support-guide

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic	URL
Design high availability and DR for Azure Payment HSM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/payment-hsm/deployment-scenarios
Plan solution topologies and constraints for Payment HSM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/payment-hsm/solution-design

Security

Topic	URL
Configure SSH access to Azure Payment HSM payShield manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/payment-hsm/access-payshield-manager-ssh
Understand Payment HSM compliance certifications and scope	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/payment-hsm/certification-compliance
Apply security best practices to Azure Payment HSM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/payment-hsm/secure-payment-hsm

Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure browser access to payShield Manager for Payment HSM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/payment-hsm/access-payshield-manager
Configure Payment HSM IPs in different VNets via ARM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/payment-hsm/create-different-ip-addresses
Configure Azure Payment HSM across separate VNets	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/payment-hsm/create-different-vnet
Deploy Payment HSM with split VNets via ARM template	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/payment-hsm/create-different-vnet-template
Configure FastPathEnabled feature flag and tag for Payment HSM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/payment-hsm/fastpathenabled
Configure VNet peering and fastpath for Payment HSM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/payment-hsm/peer-vnets
Manage Azure Payment HSM resources with Azure CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/payment-hsm/quickstart-cli
Register Azure Payment HSM resource providers and features	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/payment-hsm/register-payment-hsm-resource-providers
Reuse existing virtual networks for Azure Payment HSM deployment	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/payment-hsm/reuse-vnet