Implementing a service-level IP firewall
In many workload scenarios, the first line of protection in a defense-in-depth approach to security is a network layer firewall to act as a layer 3 network traffic packet filter.
This recipe will teach you how to restrict network access to your Azure SQL database. We will configure rules for the native Azure service-level IP firewall service to protect your Azure databases.
Getting ready
This recipe requires the following:
- A device with a browser, such as Edge or Chrome, to access the Azure portal: https://portal.azure.com
- Access to an Azure subscription, where you have access to the Owner role for the Azure subscription
- Access to an Azure SQL database; we will step through this process in the following Getting ready tasks
Continue with the following Getting ready tasks for this recipe:
- Creating an Azure SQL database
Getting ready task – creating an Azure SQL database
Perform the following...