📋 Network Security Cheat Sheet

Network security controls and segmentation strategies for AZ-500.

Network Controls

  • NSG: stateful L3/L4 filtering at subnet or NIC level; priority-ordered rules.
  • ASG: group VMs logically for NSG rules without managing IP addresses.
  • Azure Firewall: centralized, stateful with DNAT, network, and application rules.
  • WAF: OWASP rule sets protecting web applications at Layer 7.

Private Connectivity

  • Private Endpoint: private IP in your VNet for PaaS service access.
  • Service Endpoint: routes traffic through Azure backbone but keeps public IP.
  • Azure Bastion: secure RDP/SSH without public IP exposure.
  • JIT VM Access: opens management ports temporarily with Defender for Cloud.

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