diff --git a/.github/actions/install_az_cli/action.yaml b/.github/actions/install_az_cli/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e61f02458
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/install_az_cli/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: 'Install Azure CLI'
+description: 'Install Azure CLI'
+runs:
+  using: 'composite'
+  steps:
+    - name: uninstall azure-cli 
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get remove -y azure-cli
+    
+    - name: install azure-cli 2.61.0
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl gnupg lsb-release
+        sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
+        curl -sLS https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc |
+          gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/microsoft.gpg > /dev/null
+        sudo chmod go+r /etc/apt/keyrings/microsoft.gpg
+        AZ_DIST=$(lsb_release -cs)
+        echo "Types: deb
+        URIs: https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/azure-cli/
+        Suites: ${AZ_DIST}
+        Components: main
+        Architectures: $(dpkg --print-architecture)
+        Signed-by: /etc/apt/keyrings/microsoft.gpg" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/azure-cli.sources
+        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get install azure-cli
+
+        apt-cache policy azure-cli
+        # Obtain the currently installed distribution
+        AZ_DIST=$(lsb_release -cs)
+        # Store an Azure CLI version of choice
+        AZ_VER=2.61.0
+        # Install a specific version
+        sudo apt-get install azure-cli=${AZ_VER}-1~${AZ_DIST} --allow-downgrades
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-azure-cc-enclave-docker.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-azure-cc-enclave-docker.yaml
index 84e74f5cb..2f90fac3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-azure-cc-enclave-docker.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-azure-cc-enclave-docker.yaml
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
     outputs:
       jar_version: ${{ steps.update_version.outputs.new_version }}
+      docker_version: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}
       image_tag: ${{ steps.update_version.outputs.image_tag }}
+      tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+      is_release: ${{ steps.update_version.outputs.is_release }}
     steps:
       - name: Update Operator Version
         id: update_version
@@ -159,35 +162,19 @@ jobs:
             JAR_VERSION=${{ steps.update_version.outputs.new_version }}
             IMAGE_VERSION=${{ steps.update_version.outputs.new_version }}
 
-      - name: uninstall azure-cli 
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get remove -y azure-cli
-      
-      - name: install azure-cli 2.61.0
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl gnupg lsb-release
-          sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
-          curl -sLS https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc |
-            gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/microsoft.gpg > /dev/null
-          sudo chmod go+r /etc/apt/keyrings/microsoft.gpg
-          AZ_DIST=$(lsb_release -cs)
-          echo "Types: deb
-          URIs: https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/azure-cli/
-          Suites: ${AZ_DIST}
-          Components: main
-          Architectures: $(dpkg --print-architecture)
-          Signed-by: /etc/apt/keyrings/microsoft.gpg" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/azure-cli.sources
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install azure-cli
-
-          apt-cache policy azure-cli
-          # Obtain the currently installed distribution
-          AZ_DIST=$(lsb_release -cs)
-          # Store an Azure CLI version of choice
-          AZ_VER=2.61.0
-          # Install a specific version
-          sudo apt-get install azure-cli=${AZ_VER}-1~${AZ_DIST} --allow-downgrades
+  azureCc:
+    name: Azure CC
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions: {}
+    needs: buildImage
+    env:
+      ARTIFACT_PREFIX: azure-cc-
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Azure CLI
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install_az_cli
 
       - name: check azure-cli version
         run: |
@@ -195,61 +182,140 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Generate Azure deployment artifacts
         env:
-          IMAGE: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          IMAGE: ${{ needs.buildImage.outputs.tags }}
           OUTPUT_DIR: ${{ env.ARTIFACTS_OUTPUT_DIR }}
           MANIFEST_DIR: ${{ env.MANIFEST_OUTPUT_DIR }}
-          VERSION_NUMBER: ${{ steps.update_version.outputs.new_version }}
+          VERSION_NUMBER: ${{ needs.buildImage.outputs.jar_version }}
         run: |
           bash ./scripts/azure-cc/deployment/generate-deployment-artifacts.sh
 
       - name: Upload deployment artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: azure-cc-deployment-files-${{ steps.update_version.outputs.new_version }}
+          name: ${{ env.ARTIFACT_PREFIX }}deployment-files-${{ needs.buildImage.outputs.jar_version }}
           path: ${{ env.ARTIFACTS_OUTPUT_DIR }}
           if-no-files-found: error
 
       - name: Upload manifest
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: azure-cc-enclave-id-${{ steps.update_version.outputs.new_version }}
+          name: ${{ env.ARTIFACT_PREFIX }}enclave-id-${{ needs.buildImage.outputs.jar_version }}
           path: ${{ env.MANIFEST_OUTPUT_DIR }}
           if-no-files-found: error
 
       - name: Generate release archive
-        if: ${{ inputs.version_number_input == '' && steps.update_version.outputs.is_release == 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ inputs.version_number_input == '' && needs.buildImage.outputs.is_release == 'true' }}
         run: |
-          zip -j ${{ env.ARTIFACTS_OUTPUT_DIR }}/uid2-operator-deployment-artifacts-${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}.zip ${{ env.ARTIFACTS_OUTPUT_DIR }}/*
+          zip -j ${{ env.ARTIFACTS_OUTPUT_DIR }}/uid2-operator-deployment-artifacts-${{ needs.buildImage.outputs.docker_version }}.zip ${{ env.ARTIFACTS_OUTPUT_DIR }}/*
 
       - name: Build changelog
         id: github_release
-        if: ${{ inputs.version_number_input == '' && steps.update_version.outputs.is_release == 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ inputs.version_number_input == '' && needs.buildImage.outputs.is_release == 'true' }}
         uses: mikepenz/release-changelog-builder-action@v4
         with:
           configurationJson: |
             {
-              "template": "#{{CHANGELOG}}\n## Installation\n```\ndocker pull ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}\n```\n\n## Image reference to deploy: \n```\n${{ steps.update_version.outputs.image_tag }}\n```\n\n## Changelog\n#{{UNCATEGORIZED}}",
+              "template": "#{{CHANGELOG}}\n## Installation\n```\ndocker pull ${{ needs.buildImage.outputs.tags }}\n```\n\n## Image reference to deploy: \n```\n${{ needs.buildImage.outputs.image_tag }}\n```\n\n## Changelog\n#{{UNCATEGORIZED}}",
               "pr_template": " - #{{TITLE}} - ( PR: ##{{NUMBER}} )"
             }
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Create release
-        if: ${{ inputs.version_number_input == '' && steps.update_version.outputs.is_release == 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ inputs.version_number_input == '' && needs.buildImage.outputs.is_release == 'true' }}
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
-          name: ${{ steps.update_version.outputs.new_version }}
+          name: ${{ needs.buildImage.outputs.jar_version }}
           body: ${{ steps.github_release.outputs.changelog }}
           draft: true
           files: |
-            ${{ env.ARTIFACTS_OUTPUT_DIR }}/uid2-operator-deployment-artifacts-${{ steps.update_version.outputs.new_version }}.zip
-            ${{ env.MANIFEST_OUTPUT_DIR }}/azure-cc-operator-digest-${{ steps.update_version.outputs.new_version }}.txt
+            ${{ env.ARTIFACTS_OUTPUT_DIR }}/uid2-operator-deployment-artifacts-${{ needs.buildImage.outputs.jar_version }}.zip
+            ${{ env.MANIFEST_OUTPUT_DIR }}/azure-cc-operator-digest-${{ needs.buildImage.outputs.jar_version }}.txt
 
-  e2e:
-    name: E2E
+  e2eAzureCc:
+    name: E2E Azure CC
     uses: ./.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests-on-operator.yaml
-    needs: buildImage
+    needs: [buildImage, azureCc]
     with:
       operator_type: azure
       operator_image_version: ${{ needs.buildImage.outputs.image_tag }}
     secrets: inherit
+
+  azureVn:
+    name: Azure VN
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions: {}
+    needs: buildImage
+    env:
+      ARTIFACT_PREFIX: azure-vn-
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Azure CLI
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install_az_cli
+
+      - name: check azure-cli version
+        run: |
+          az --version
+
+      - name: Generate Azure deployment artifacts
+        env:
+          IMAGE: ${{ needs.buildImage.outputs.tags }}
+          OUTPUT_DIR: ${{ env.ARTIFACTS_OUTPUT_DIR }}
+          MANIFEST_DIR: ${{ env.MANIFEST_OUTPUT_DIR }}
+          VERSION_NUMBER: ${{ needs.buildImage.outputs.jar_version }}
+        run: |
+          bash ./scripts/azure-vn/deployment/generate-deployment-artifacts.sh
+
+      - name: Upload deployment artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ${{ env.ARTIFACT_PREFIX }}deployment-files-${{ needs.buildImage.outputs.jar_version }}
+          path: ${{ env.ARTIFACTS_OUTPUT_DIR }}
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
+      - name: Upload manifest
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ${{ env.ARTIFACT_PREFIX }}enclave-id-${{ needs.buildImage.outputs.jar_version }}
+          path: ${{ env.MANIFEST_OUTPUT_DIR }}
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
+      - name: Generate release archive
+        if: ${{ inputs.version_number_input == '' && needs.buildImage.outputs.is_release == 'true' }}
+        run: |
+          zip -j ${{ env.ARTIFACTS_OUTPUT_DIR }}/uid2-operator-deployment-artifacts-${{ needs.buildImage.outputs.docker_version }}.zip ${{ env.ARTIFACTS_OUTPUT_DIR }}/*
+
+      - name: Build changelog
+        id: github_release
+        if: ${{ inputs.version_number_input == '' && needs.buildImage.outputs.is_release == 'true' }}
+        uses: mikepenz/release-changelog-builder-action@v4
+        with:
+          configurationJson: |
+            {
+              "template": "#{{CHANGELOG}}\n## Installation\n```\ndocker pull ${{ needs.buildImage.outputs.tags }}\n```\n\n## Image reference to deploy: \n```\n${{ needs.buildImage.outputs.image_tag }}\n```\n\n## Changelog\n#{{UNCATEGORIZED}}",
+              "pr_template": " - #{{TITLE}} - ( PR: ##{{NUMBER}} )"
+            }
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Create release
+        if: ${{ inputs.version_number_input == '' && needs.buildImage.outputs.is_release == 'true' }}
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          name: ${{ needs.buildImage.outputs.jar_version }}
+          body: ${{ steps.github_release.outputs.changelog }}
+          draft: true
+          files: |
+            ${{ env.ARTIFACTS_OUTPUT_DIR }}/uid2-operator-deployment-artifacts-${{ needs.buildImage.outputs.jar_version }}.zip
+            ${{ env.MANIFEST_OUTPUT_DIR }}/${{ env.ARTIFACT_PREFIX }}operator-digest-${{ needs.buildImage.outputs.jar_version }}.txt
+
+  e2eAzureCc:
+    name: E2E Azure VN
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests-on-operator.yaml
+    needs: [buildImage, azureCc]
+    with:
+      operator_type: azureVn
+      operator_image_version: ${{ needs.buildImage.outputs.image_tag }}
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests-on-operator.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests-on-operator.yaml
index e57756c1b..40e05411b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests-on-operator.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests-on-operator.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       operator_type:
-        description: The operator type [public, gcp, azure, aws, eks]
+        description: The operator type [public, gcp, azure, aws, eks, aks]
         required: true
         type: choice
         options:
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
           - azure
           - aws
           - eks
+          - aks
       identity_scope:
         description: The identity scope [UID2, EUID]
         required: true
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   e2e-test:
     name: E2E Test
-    uses: IABTechLab/uid2-shared-actions/.github/workflows/shared-run-e2e-tests.yaml@v3
+    uses: IABTechLab/uid2-shared-actions/.github/workflows/shared-run-e2e-tests.yaml@kcc-UID2-5092-aks-e2e
     with:
       operator_type: ${{ inputs.operator_type }}
       operator_image_version: ${{ inputs.operator_image_version }}
diff --git a/scripts/azure-aks/deployment/generate-deployment-artifacts.sh b/scripts/azure-aks/deployment/generate-deployment-artifacts.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d9c5cc4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/azure-aks/deployment/generate-deployment-artifacts.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -x
+
+# Following environment variables must be set
+# - IMAGE: uid2-operator image
+# - OUTPUT_DIR: output directory to store the artifacts
+# - MANIFEST_DIR: output directory to store the manifest for the enclave Id
+# - VERSION_NUMBER: the version number of the build
+
+SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
+INPUT_DIR=${SCRIPT_DIR}
+
+if [[ -z ${IMAGE} ]]; then
+  echo "IMAGE cannot be empty"
+  exit 1
+fi
+IMAGE_VERSION=$(echo $IMAGE | awk -F':' '{print $2}')
+if [[ -z ${IMAGE_VERSION} ]]; then
+  echo "Failed to extract image version from ${IMAGE}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -z ${OUTPUT_DIR} ]]; then
+  echo "OUTPUT_DIR cannot be empty"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+mkdir -p ${OUTPUT_DIR}
+if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+  echo "Failed to create ${OUTPUT_DIR}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+mkdir -p ${MANIFEST_DIR}
+if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+  echo "Failed to create ${MANIFEST_DIR}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Input files
+INPUT_FILES=(
+    operator.yaml
+)
+
+# Copy input files to output dir
+for f in ${INPUT_FILES[@]}; do
+    cp ${INPUT_DIR}/${f} ${OUTPUT_DIR}/${f}
+    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+        echo "Failed to copy ${INPUT_DIR}/${f} to ${OUTPUT_DIR}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+done
+
+az version
+# Install confcom extension, az is originally available in GitHub workflow environment
+az extension add --name confcom
+if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+  echo "Failed to install Azure confcom extension"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Required by az confcom
+sudo usermod -aG docker ${USER}
+if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+  echo "Failed to add current user to docker group"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Generate operator template
+sed -i "s#IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER#${IMAGE}#g" ${OUTPUT_DIR}/operator.yaml
+# && \
+#   sed -i "s#IMAGE_VERSION_PLACEHOLDER#${IMAGE_VERSION}#g" ${OUTPUT_DIR}/operator.yaml
+if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+  echo "Failed to pre-process operator template file"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Export the policy, update it to turn off allow_environment_variable_dropping, and then insert it into the template
+# note that the EnclaveId is generated by generate.py on the raw policy, not the base64 version
+POLICY_DIGEST_FILE=azure-vn-operator-digest-$VERSION_NUMBER.txt
+az confcom acipolicygen --virtual-node-yaml ${OUTPUT_DIR}/operator.yaml --print-policy > ${INPUT_DIR}/policy.base64
+if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+  echo "Failed to generate ACI policy"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+base64 -di < ${INPUT_DIR}/policy.base64 > ${INPUT_DIR}/generated.rego
+sed -i "s#allow_environment_variable_dropping := true#allow_environment_variable_dropping := false#g" ${INPUT_DIR}/generated.rego
+sed -i 's#{"pattern":"DEPLOYMENT_ENVIRONMENT=DEPLOYMENT_ENVIRONMENT_PLACEHOLDER","required":false,"strategy":"string"}#{"pattern":"DEPLOYMENT_ENVIRONMENT=.+","required":false,"strategy":"re2"}#g' generated.rego
+sed -i 's#{"pattern":"VAULT_NAME=VAULT_NAME_PLACEHOLDER","required":false,"strategy":"string"}#{"pattern":"VAULT_NAME=.+","required":false,"strategy":"re2"}#g' generated.rego
+sed -i 's#{"pattern":"OPERATOR_KEY_SECRET_NAME=OPERATOR_KEY_SECRET_NAME_PLACEHOLDER","required":false,"strategy":"string"}#{"pattern":"OPERATOR_KEY_SECRET_NAME=.+","required":false,"strategy":"re2"}#g' generated.rego
+base64 -w0 < ${INPUT_DIR}/generated.rego > ${INPUT_DIR}/generated.rego.base64
+python3 ${SCRIPT_DIR}/generate.py ${INPUT_DIR}/generated.rego > ${MANIFEST_DIR}/${POLICY_DIGEST_FILE}
+
+sed -i "s#CCE_POLICY_PLACEHOLDER#$(cat ${INPUT_DIR}/generated.rego.base64)#g" ${OUTPUT_DIR}/operator.yaml
diff --git a/scripts/azure-aks/deployment/generate.py b/scripts/azure-aks/deployment/generate.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07845beac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/azure-aks/deployment/generate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import sys
+from hashlib import sha256
+
+def str_to_sha256(x: str) -> str:
+    return sha256(x.encode('utf-8')).hexdigest()
+
+def print_data_sha256(data: str) -> str:
+    print(str_to_sha256(data))
+
+def print_data_sha256_stripped(data: str) -> str:
+    print(str_to_sha256(data.strip()))
+
+def main():
+    with open(sys.argv[1], 'r') as file:
+        data = file.read()
+
+    print_data_sha256(data)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/scripts/azure-aks/deployment/operator.yaml b/scripts/azure-aks/deployment/operator.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80fd144cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/azure-aks/deployment/operator.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: operator-deployment 
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: operator 
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app.kubernetes.io/name: operator
+      annotations:
+        microsoft.containerinstance.virtualnode.ccepolicy: CCE_POLICY_PLACEHOLDER
+        microsoft.containerinstance.virtualnode.identity: IDENTITY_PLACEHOLDER
+        microsoft.containerinstance.virtualnode.injectdns: "false"
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - image: "mcr.microsoft.com/aci/skr:2.7"
+          imagePullPolicy: Always
+          name: skr
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              cpu: 2250m
+              memory: 2256Mi
+            requests:
+              cpu: 100m
+              memory: 512Mi
+          env:
+            - name: Port
+              value: "9000"
+          volumeMounts:
+            - mountPath: /opt/confidential-containers/share/kata-containers/reference-info-base64
+              name: endorsement-location
+          command:
+            - /skr.sh
+        - name: uid2-operator
+          image: IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              memory: "8Gi"
+          imagePullPolicy: Always
+          securityContext:
+            runAsUser: 1000
+          env:
+            - name: VAULT_NAME
+              value: VAULT_NAME_PLACEHOLDER
+            - name: OPERATOR_KEY_SECRET_NAME
+              value: OPERATOR_KEY_SECRET_NAME_PLACEHOLDER
+            - name: DEPLOYMENT_ENVIRONMENT
+              value: DEPLOYMENT_ENVIRONMENT_PLACEHOLDER
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 8080
+              protocol: TCP
+            - name: prometheus
+              containerPort: 9080
+              protocol: TCP
+          readinessProbe:
+            failureThreshold: 3
+            httpGet:
+              path: /ops/healthcheck
+              port: 8080
+              scheme: HTTP
+            initialDelaySeconds: 30
+            periodSeconds: 10
+            successThreshold: 1
+            timeoutSeconds: 1
+      volumes:
+        - name: endorsement-location
+          hostPath:
+            path: /opt/confidential-containers/share/kata-containers/reference-info-base64
+      nodeSelector:
+        virtualization: virtualnode2
+      tolerations:
+      - effect: NoSchedule
+        key: virtual-kubelet.io/provider
+        operator: Exists
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: operator-svc
+spec:
+  type: LoadBalancer
+  selector:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: operator
+  ports:
+    - protocol: TCP
+      port: 80
+      targetPort: 8080