azure-networking – DevOps & Infrastructure skill for AI agents

Configure Azure VNets, NSGs, and Azure Firewall. Implement hub-spoke topology and private endpoints. Use when designing Azure network infrastructure.

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Azure Networking

Design and implement Azure network infrastructure including VNets, subnets, NSGs, VNet peering, private endpoints, Azure Firewall, and Application Gateway. Covers both az CLI commands and Terraform configurations for production hub-spoke topologies.

Examples provision billable infrastructure and alter network access. Confirm tenant/subscription/region, CIDR overlap, target resources, approved exposure and rollback before mutation; inventory existing routes/rules first. These fragments are not a complete production topology.

Prerequisites

# Install Azure CLI
# Prerequisite: organization-approved Azure CLI installed from a verified signed package.
az version

# Login and set subscription
az login
az account set --subscription "my-subscription-id"

# Register required providers
az provider register --namespace Microsoft.Network

# Create resource group
az group create --name networking-rg --location eastus

VNet and Subnet Creation

Hub VNet

# Create hub VNet for shared services
az network vnet create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --name hub-vnet \
  --address-prefix 10.0.0.0/16 \
  --location eastus \
  --tags environment=prod role=hub

# Add subnets to hub
az network vnet subnet create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --vnet-name hub-vnet \
  --name AzureFirewallSubnet \
  --address-prefix 10.0.1.0/26

az network vnet subnet create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --vnet-name hub-vnet \
  --name GatewaySubnet \
  --address-prefix 10.0.2.0/27

az network vnet subnet create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --vnet-name hub-vnet \
  --name SharedServicesSubnet \
  --address-prefix 10.0.3.0/24

az network vnet subnet create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --vnet-name hub-vnet \
  --name AzureBastionSubnet \
  --address-prefix 10.0.4.0/26

Spoke VNet

# Create spoke VNet for application workloads
az network vnet create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --name spoke-prod-vnet \
  --address-prefix 10.1.0.0/16 \
  --location eastus \
  --tags environment=prod role=spoke

az network vnet subnet create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --vnet-name spoke-prod-vnet \
  --name web-subnet \
  --address-prefix 10.1.1.0/24

az network vnet subnet create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --vnet-name spoke-prod-vnet \
  --name app-subnet \
  --address-prefix 10.1.2.0/24

az network vnet subnet create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --vnet-name spoke-prod-vnet \
  --name data-subnet \
  --address-prefix 10.1.3.0/24 \
  --private-endpoint-network-policies Enabled

# List all subnets in a VNet
az network vnet subnet list \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --vnet-name spoke-prod-vnet \
  --output table

Network Security Groups

# Create NSG for web tier
az network nsg create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --name web-nsg \
  --tags tier=web

# Allow HTTPS from internet
az network nsg rule create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --nsg-name web-nsg \
  --name AllowHTTPS \
  --priority 100 \
  --direction Inbound \
  --access Allow \
  --protocol Tcp \
  --source-address-prefixes Internet \
  --destination-port-ranges 443

# Allow HTTP for redirect
az network nsg rule create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --nsg-name web-nsg \
  --name AllowHTTP \
  --priority 110 \
  --direction Inbound \
  --access Allow \
  --protocol Tcp \
  --source-address-prefixes Internet \
  --destination-port-ranges 80

# Deny all other inbound traffic
az network nsg rule create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --nsg-name web-nsg \
  --name DenyAllInbound \
  --priority 4096 \
  --direction Inbound \
  --access Deny \
  --protocol '*' \
  --source-address-prefixes '*' \
  --destination-port-ranges '*'

# Create NSG for app tier -- only allow from web subnet
az network nsg create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --name app-nsg

az network nsg rule create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --nsg-name app-nsg \
  --name AllowFromWeb \
  --priority 100 \
  --direction Inbound \
  --access Allow \
  --protocol Tcp \
  --source-address-prefixes 10.1.1.0/24 \
  --destination-port-ranges 8080

# Create NSG for data tier -- only allow from app subnet
az network nsg create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --name data-nsg

az network nsg rule create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --nsg-name data-nsg \
  --name AllowSQLFromApp \
  --priority 100 \
  --direction Inbound \
  --access Allow \
  --protocol Tcp \
  --source-address-prefixes 10.1.2.0/24 \
  --destination-port-ranges 1433

# Explicit deny is required for app/data isolation: default AllowVNetInBound
# otherwise permits other VNet traffic despite the narrow allow rules above.
for tier in app data; do
  az network nsg rule create --resource-group networking-rg \
    --nsg-name "${tier}-nsg" --name DenyOtherInbound --priority 4096 \
    --direction Inbound --access Deny --protocol '*' \
    --source-address-prefixes '*' --destination-port-ranges '*'
done
# Add required platform health/management exceptions before associating NSGs.

# Associate NSG with subnet
az network vnet subnet update \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --vnet-name spoke-prod-vnet \
  --name web-subnet \
  --network-security-group web-nsg

az network vnet subnet update \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --vnet-name spoke-prod-vnet \
  --name app-subnet \
  --network-security-group app-nsg

az network vnet subnet update \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --vnet-name spoke-prod-vnet \
  --name data-subnet \
  --network-security-group data-nsg

# View effective NSG rules
az network nic list-effective-nsg \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --name myvm-nic \
  --output table

VNet Peering

# Peer hub to spoke
az network vnet peering create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --name hub-to-spoke-prod \
  --vnet-name hub-vnet \
  --remote-vnet spoke-prod-vnet \
  --allow-vnet-access \
  --allow-forwarded-traffic \
  --allow-gateway-transit

# Peer spoke to hub
az network vnet peering create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --name spoke-prod-to-hub \
  --vnet-name spoke-prod-vnet \
  --remote-vnet hub-vnet \
  --allow-vnet-access \
  --allow-forwarded-traffic \
  --use-remote-gateways false

# Verify peering status
az network vnet peering list \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --vnet-name hub-vnet \
  --output table

Private Endpoints

# Create private endpoint for Azure SQL
az network private-endpoint create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --name sql-private-endpoint \
  --vnet-name spoke-prod-vnet \
  --subnet data-subnet \
  --private-connection-resource-id "/subscriptions/{sub}/resourceGroups/{rg}/providers/Microsoft.Sql/servers/myserver" \
  --group-id sqlServer \
  --connection-name sql-connection

# Create private DNS zone for SQL
az network private-dns zone create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --name privatelink.database.windows.net

# Link DNS zone to VNet
az network private-dns link vnet create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --zone-name privatelink.database.windows.net \
  --name spoke-dns-link \
  --virtual-network spoke-prod-vnet \
  --registration-enabled false

# Create DNS record for the private endpoint
az network private-endpoint dns-zone-group create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --endpoint-name sql-private-endpoint \
  --name sql-dns-group \
  --private-dns-zone privatelink.database.windows.net \
  --zone-name privatelink.database.windows.net

# Create private endpoint for Storage Account
az network private-endpoint create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --name storage-private-endpoint \
  --vnet-name spoke-prod-vnet \
  --subnet data-subnet \
  --private-connection-resource-id "/subscriptions/{sub}/resourceGroups/{rg}/providers/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/mystorageacct" \
  --group-id blob \
  --connection-name storage-blob-connection

# Create private endpoint for Key Vault
az network private-endpoint create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --name kv-private-endpoint \
  --vnet-name spoke-prod-vnet \
  --subnet app-subnet \
  --private-connection-resource-id "/subscriptions/{sub}/resourceGroups/{rg}/providers/Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults/myvault" \
  --group-id vault \
  --connection-name kv-connection

Azure Firewall

# Create public IP for firewall
az network public-ip create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --name fw-public-ip \
  --sku Standard \
  --allocation-method Static

# Create Azure Firewall
az network firewall create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --name hub-firewall \
  --location eastus \
  --sku AZFW_VNet \
  --tier Standard

# Configure firewall IP
az network firewall ip-config create \
  --resource-group networking-rg \
  --firewall-name hub-firewall \
  --name fw-ipconfig \
  --public-ip-address fw-public-ip \
  --vnet-name hub-vnet

# Get firewall private IP for route tables
FW_PRIVATE_IP=$(az network fire

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