Azure Network Security Group

Glitch
3 min readJan 22, 2023

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What is Azure network security Group?

A network security group contains security rules that allow or deny inbound network traffic to, or outbound network traffic from, several types of Azure resources. For each rule, you can specify source and destination, port, and protocol.

What is the difference between Azure firewall and network security group?

Unlike Azure Firewall, which monitors all traffic for workloads, NSG is commonly deployed for individual vNets, subnets, and network interfaces for virtual machines to refine traffic. It does so by activating a rule (allow or deny) or Access Control List (ACL), which allows or denies traffic to Azure resources.

Which two Azure resources can a network security group be associated with?

Network security groups are associated to subnets or to virtual machines and cloud services deployed in the classic deployment model, and to subnets or network interfaces in the Resource Manager deployment model. To learn more about Azure deployment models, see Understand Azure deployment models.

What are the three types of network security?

Types of Network Security Protections

  • Firewalls control incoming and outgoing traffic on networks, with predetermined security rules. …
  • Network segmentation defines boundaries between network segments where assets within the group have a common function, risk or role within an organization. …
  • Zero Trust.

How many rules are allowed per NSG in Azure?

A standard Azure subscription can have up to 5,000 NSGs, and each NSG can have a maximum of 1,000 rules. The table below specifies the rule setting and its associated properties. A standard Azure subscription can have up to 5,000 NSGs, and each NSG can have a maximum of 1,000 rules.

How many NSG’s can be attached with one subnet?

1, You can create one NSG per subnet or single NIC and add multiple Security Rules to this NSG. 2, You can create one NSG with only one Security Rule (e.g. Inbound port 80) and then assigned multiple NSG to a Subnet or single Nic.

Where can you assign NSG?

NSGs can be associated to subnets, individual VMs (classic), or individual network interfaces (NIC) attached to VMs (Resource Manager). When an NSG is associated to a subnet, the rules apply to all resources connected to the subnet. Traffic can further be restricted by also associating an NSG to a VM or NIC.

How do I troubleshoot an Azure NSG?

Troubleshooting guidance

  1. Check whether NIC is misconfigured.
  2. Check whether network traffic is blocked by NSG or UDR.
  3. Check whether network traffic is blocked by VM firewall.
  4. Check whether VM app or service is listening on the port.
  5. Check whether the problem is caused by SNAT.

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