Professional Azure SQL Managed Database Administration - Third Edition
by Ahmad Osama, Shashikant Shakya
6. Security
Security is a major concern for organizations when migrating to the cloud, making them hesitant to actually do so. The major security concerns with the cloud include ones about physical server security, data security at rest and in motion, and data infiltration. Microsoft provides strong security protection at the physical, logical, and data layers of Azure services. Microsoft datacenters are among the most secure datacenters in the world.
Azure SQL Database and SQL Managed Instance provide multiple layers of security to control access to databases using SQL Server or Active Directory (AD) authentication as well as firewall rules, which limit access to data through role-based permissions and row-level security.
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