Chapter 5

Securing an Azure SQL Database

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

  • Configure firewall settings for Azure SQL Server and SQL Database
  • Implement audit and threat detection
  • Implement encryption, dynamic data masking, and row-level security
  • Implement AD authentication for an Azure SQL database

In this lesson, you'll learn to add firewall rules, create and manage logins, configure data masking, row-level security, auditing to secure your Azure SQL Database implementation.

Introduction

Security is a major concern for organizations when migrating to the cloud, and so organizations are hesitant to do so. Microsoft provides strong security protection at the physical, logical, and data layers of Azure ...

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