diff --git a/hack/importAzure.sh b/hack/importAzure.sh
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@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# importAzure imports a downloaded Azure VM image into Azure cloud.
+# Parameters are provided via environment variables.
+#
+# Usage:
+#  $ AZURE_IMAGE_VERSION=0.1.0 AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME=constellation-images ./importAzure.sh
+# Required values.
+# * AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME: (required) resource group in Azure to use. Needs to exist!
+# * AZURE_IMAGE_VERSION: (required) version number used for uploaded image. <major>.<minor>.<patch>
+# Optional values.
+# * AZURE_IMAGE_FILE: (optional, default: ./abcd) Path to image file to be uploaded.
+# * AZURE_REGION: (optional, default: northeurope) Region used in Azure.
+# * AZURE_GALLERY_NAME: (optional, default: constellation_import) Name for Azure shared image gallery. Will be created as part of this script.
+# * AZURE_IMAGE_NAME: (optional, default: upload-target) Temporary image used for upload, must not exist.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Required tools
+if ! command -v az &> /dev/null
+then
+    echo "az CLI could not be found"
+    echo "Please instal it from: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli"
+    exit
+fi
+if ! command -v azcopy &> /dev/null
+then
+    echo "azcopy could not be found"
+    echo "Please instal it from: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-use-azcopy-v10"
+    exit
+fi
+if ! command -v jq &> /dev/null
+then
+    echo "jq could not be found"
+    echo "Please instal it from: https://github.com/stedolan/jq"
+    exit
+fi
+
+AZURE_IMAGE_FILE="${AZURE_IMAGE_FILE:-$(pwd)/abcd}"
+AZURE_REGION="${AZURE_REGION:-northeurope}"
+AZURE_GALLERY_NAME="${AZURE_GALLERY_NAME:-constellation_import}"
+AZURE_PUBLISHER="${AZURE_PUBLISHER:-edgelesssys}"
+AZURE_IMAGE_NAME="${AZURE_IMAGE_NAME:-upload-target}"
+AZURE_IMAGE_OFFER="${AZURE_IMAGE_OFFER:-constellation}"
+AZURE_IMAGE_DEFINITION="${AZURE_IMAGE_DEFINITION:-constellation}"
+AZURE_SKU="${AZURE_SKU:-constellation-coreos}"
+
+if [[ -z "${AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME}" ]]; then
+  echo "Please provide a value for AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "${AZURE_IMAGE_VERSION}" ]]; then
+  echo "Please provide a value for AZURE_IMAGE_VERSION of pattern <major>.<minor>.<patch>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+echo "Using following settings:"
+echo "AZURE_REGION=${AZURE_REGION}"
+echo "AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME=${AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME}"
+echo "AZURE_GALLERY_NAME=${AZURE_GALLERY_NAME}"
+echo "AZURE_IMAGE_FILE=${AZURE_IMAGE_FILE}"
+echo "AZURE_IMAGE_NAME=${AZURE_IMAGE_NAME}"
+echo "AZURE_IMAGE_OFFER=${AZURE_IMAGE_OFFER}"
+echo "AZURE_IMAGE_DEFINITION=${AZURE_IMAGE_DEFINITION}"
+echo "AZURE_IMAGE_VERSION=${AZURE_IMAGE_VERSION}"
+echo "AZURE_PUBLISHER=${AZURE_PUBLISHER}"
+echo "AZURE_SKU=${AZURE_SKU}"
+echo ""
+
+read -p "Continue (y/n)?" choice
+case "$choice" in
+  y|Y ) echo "Starting import...";;
+  n|N ) echo "Abort!"; exit 1;;
+  * ) echo "invalid"; exit 1;;
+esac
+
+echo "Preparing to upload '${AZURE_IMAGE_FILE} to Azure."
+
+SIZE=$(wc -c ${AZURE_IMAGE_FILE} | cut -d " " -f1)
+echo "Size is ${SIZE} bytes."
+
+echo "Creating disk (${AZURE_IMAGE_NAME}) as import target."
+az disk create -n ${AZURE_IMAGE_NAME} -g ${AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME} -l ${AZURE_REGION} --hyper-v-generation V2 --os-type Linux --for-upload --upload-size-bytes ${SIZE} --sku standard_lrs
+echo "Waiting for disk to be created."
+az disk wait --created -n ${AZURE_IMAGE_NAME} -g ${AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME}
+echo "Retrieving disk ID."
+AZURE_DISK_ID=$(az disk list --query "[?name == '${AZURE_IMAGE_NAME}' && resourceGroup == '${AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME^^}'] | [0].id" --output json | jq -r)
+echo "Disk ID is ${AZURE_DISK_ID}"
+
+echo "Generating SAS URL for authorized upload."
+AZURE_SAS_URL=$(az disk grant-access -n ${AZURE_IMAGE_NAME} -g ${AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME} --access-level Write --duration-in-seconds 86400 | jq -r .accessSas)
+echo "Uploading image file to Azure disk."
+azcopy copy ${AZURE_IMAGE_FILE} ${AZURE_SAS_URL} --blob-type PageBlob
+echo "Finalizing upload."
+az disk revoke-access -n ${AZURE_IMAGE_NAME} -g ${AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME}
+
+echo "Creating Azure image."
+az image create -g ${AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME} -l ${AZURE_REGION} -n ${AZURE_IMAGE_NAME} --hyper-v-generation V2 --os-type Linux --source ${AZURE_DISK_ID}
+echo "Creating Azure Shared Image Gallery."
+az sig create -l ${AZURE_REGION} --gallery-name ${AZURE_GALLERY_NAME} --resource-group ${AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME}
+echo "Creating Image Definition."
+az sig image-definition create --resource-group ${AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME} -l ${AZURE_REGION} --gallery-name ${AZURE_GALLERY_NAME} --gallery-image-definition ${AZURE_IMAGE_DEFINITION} --publisher ${AZURE_PUBLISHER} --offer ${AZURE_IMAGE_OFFER} --sku ${AZURE_SKU} --os-type Linux --os-state generalized --hyper-v-generation V2 --features SecurityType=TrustedLaunch
+echo "Retrieving image ID."
+AZURE_IMAGE_ID=$(az image list --query "[?name == '${AZURE_IMAGE_NAME}' && resourceGroup == '${AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME^^}'] | [0].id" --output json | jq -r)
+echo "Image ID is ${AZURE_IMAGE_ID}"
+
+echo "Creating final image version."
+az sig image-version create --resource-group ${AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME} -l ${AZURE_REGION} --gallery-name ${AZURE_GALLERY_NAME} --gallery-image-definition ${AZURE_IMAGE_DEFINITION} --gallery-image-version ${AZURE_IMAGE_VERSION} --target-regions ${AZURE_REGION} --replica-count 1 --managed-image ${AZURE_IMAGE_ID}
+
+echo "Cleaning up ephemeral resources."
+az image delete --ids ${AZURE_IMAGE_ID}
+az disk delete -y --ids ${AZURE_DISK_ID}
+
+# # Cleanup all
+# az sig image-version delete --resource-group ${AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME} --gallery-image-definition ${AZURE_IMAGE_DEFINITION} --gallery-image-version ${AZURE_IMAGE_VERSION} --gallery-name ${AZURE_GALLERY_NAME}
+# az sig image-definition delete --resource-group ${AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME} --gallery-name ${AZURE_GALLERY_NAME} --gallery-image-definition ${AZURE_IMAGE_DEFINITION}
+# az sig delete --resource-group ${AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME} --gallery-name ${AZURE_GALLERY_NAME}
diff --git a/image/Makefile b/image/Makefile
index 647563c80..11da61a64 100644
--- a/image/Makefile
+++ b/image/Makefile
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ image-azure: $(AZURE_IMAGE_PATH)
 # reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/upload-vhd
 # reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/image-version
 upload-azure: $(AZURE_IMAGE_PATH)
-	$(eval SIZE := $(shell cat $(AZURE_IMAGE_PATH) | wc -c))
+	$(eval SIZE := $(shell wc -c $(AZURE_IMAGE_PATH) | cut -d " " -f1))
 	@echo "creating disk of size $(SIZE)"
 	az disk create -n $(AZURE_IMAGE_NAME) -g $(AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME) -l $(AZURE_REGION) --hyper-v-generation V2 --os-type Linux --for-upload --upload-size-bytes $(SIZE) --sku standard_lrs --tags bootstrapper-sha512=$$(sha512sum $(BOOTSTRAPPER_OVERRIDE_PATH) | cut -d " " -f 1)
 	@echo "waiting for disk to be created"