Implementing Azure Cloud Design Patterns

Azure network security

Before talking about identity and authentication in the cloud, it's important to talk about Azure network security (the main topic of this chapter). I think it's necessary to say that when implementing a cloud infrastructure, the word security is not only related to managing identity and information, but also related to how your network in the cloud must be designed.

This is out of the scope of this book, but I think it's useful to remind you of some of the best practices that Microsoft recommends when you plan to design a network of resources on Azure:

• Logically segment subnets on your Azure virtual networks and use network security groups and Availability Sets.
• Control the routing behavior. By default, a virtual ...