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State Manage

Without state management, Terraform is good like regular Cli orders … So think about it now!

Usually, while developing Terraform texts, the state management is the last topic in the minds of most developers. Only after the completion of the development, is the thinking process related to the start of state management. This is not an ideal practice. State management is very important to the success of the infrastructure as a symbol using Terraform.

The state administration is important because the case file contains all sensitive information in coordination of an ordinary text. It cannot be stored as part of the code in any version control system. It must be greatly protected and secured with all ratification, licensing, confidentiality and integrity.

The condition should also be stored in the central if many developers and operators participate in the environmental management that is provided through Terraform. The presence of the TerraForm case in one developer machine will not allow others to manage the environment.

Terraform also uses this condition to check the resources that must be added, removed or updated. There are more secondary reasons that make Terraform State important, but it is equally important to obtain a strategy to manage the TerraForm condition in a way that allows

  • Cooperation between teams and developers
  • Terraform’s ability to reach and manage resources
  • Treat it as a very safe and secure resource that contains sensitive information to be protected at any cost.

Let’s get into the details of the state administration in Terraform with Azure Cloud

Strategy: Hierarchical State Organization

Most developers begin to create a simple azure storage background:

terraform {
  backend "azurerm" {
    resource_group_name  = "terraform-state-rg"
    storage_account_name = "tfstate0123456789"
    container_name       = "tfstate"
    key                  = "prod.terraform.tfstate"
  }
}

This strategy can be implemented by forming a dynamic background interface:

locals {
  environment = terraform.workspace
  region      = "eastus2"
  component   = "networking"
}

terraform {
  backend "azurerm" {
    resource_group_name  = "terraform-state-rg"
    storage_account_name = "tfstate0123456789"
    container_name       = "tfstate"
    key                  = "${local.environment}/${local.region}/${local.component}/terraform.tfstate"
  }
}

This hierarchy provides several benefits:

  • The logical organization that set your Azure structure
  • A clearer chapter on fears
  • Easiest disaster recovery
  • Better compatibility with team structures

Strategy: The isolation of the multi -space state of development teams

For the large engineering teams, the isolation based on work space provides better control:

# Create development workspace for Team A
terraform workspace new team_a_dev

# Create development workspace for Team B
terraform workspace new team_b_dev

# List available workspaces
terraform workspace list

Working spaces can be combined with Azure RBAC to control granular access:

# Create a custom role for Team A state access
az role definition create --role-definition '{
    "Name": "Team A Terraform State Access",
    "Description": "Can read and write Team A terraform state",
    "Actions": [
        "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/blobs/read",
        "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/blobs/write",
        "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/blobs/lease/action"
    ],
    "DataActions": [
        "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/blobs/read",
        "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/blobs/write",
        "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/blobs/lease/action"
    ],
    "AssignableScopes": [
        "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/terraform-state-rg"
    ]
}'

# Assign the role to Team A
az role assignment create \
  --role "Team A Terraform State Access" \
  --assignee-object-id {team-a-group-id} \
  --scope "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/terraform-state-rg/providers/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/tfstate0123456789/blobServices/default/containers/tfstate/blobs/team_a_dev"

Strategy: State encryption

While the Azure storage provides encryption in the rest, sensitive environments may require additional protection:

# Generate a customer-managed key in Azure Key Vault
resource "azurerm_key_vault_key" "terraform_state_key" {
  name         = "terraform-state-encryption-key"
  key_vault_id = azurerm_key_vault.terraform_kv.id
  key_type     = "RSA"
  key_size     = 2048
  key_opts     = ["decrypt", "encrypt", "sign", "verify"]
}

# Configure the storage account to use this key
resource "azurerm_storage_account_customer_managed_key" "terraform_state" {
  storage_account_id = azurerm_storage_account.terraform_state.id
  key_vault_id       = azurerm_key_vault.terraform_kv.id
  key_name           = azurerm_key_vault_key.terraform_state_key.name
}

For the most sensitive environments, we can also perform encryption by the customer:

# pre-commit hook example
import json
import os
from cryptography.fernet import Fernet

# Encrypt state before it's pushed to remote
def encrypt_state():
    # Read encryption key from secure location
    with open('.terraform-key', 'rb') as key_file:
        key = key_file.read()
    
    fernet = Fernet(key)
    
    # Read the state file
    with open('.terraform/terraform.tfstate', 'rb') as state_file:
        state_data = state_file.read()
    
    # Encrypt the state
    encrypted_state = fernet.encrypt(state_data)
    
    # Write encrypted state
    with open('.terraform/terraform.tfstate.encrypted', 'wb') as encrypted_file:
        encrypted_file.write(encrypted_state)
    
    print("State encrypted successfully")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    encrypt_state()

conclusion

Effective state management is the basis for successful publishing operations in Azure. The strategies shown here exceed the basic storage to address the Foundation’s concerns:

  • protection: Multiple layer protection for sensitive state data

  • Ruling: Access and monitoring control over the teams

  • Steadfastness: Backup, version, and disaster restoration

  • Expansion: Patterns for growth outside a team or one application

By carrying out these advanced technologies, you can build a state management approach that supports even the most complex Azure deployments while maintaining security and operational efficiency.

Remember that the status files are the only source of the truth of your infrastructure – deal with it with the same care that you will apply to the most important database or application code.

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