Add provider.tf for Azure provider configuration

Author: brown9804

scenario1-high-decay/terraform-infrastructure/provider.tf

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+# provider.tf
+# This file configures the Azure provider to interact with Azure resources.
+# It specifies the required provider and its version, along with provider-specific configurations.
+
+terraform {
+  required_version = ">= 1.8, < 2.0"
+  # Specify the required provider and its version
+  required_providers {
+    azurerm = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/azurerm"  # Source of the AzureRM provider
+      version = "~> 4.16.0"          # Version of the AzureRM provider
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+provider "azurerm" {
+    features {  # Enable features for the AzureRM provider
+        key_vault {
+        recover_soft_deleted_key_vaults = false
+        purge_soft_delete_on_destroy    = true
+        }
+  }
+                      
+  subscription_id = var.subscription_id  
+}