Deny Public Network Access in Azure Database for MariaDB using Azure portal

Important

Azure Database for MariaDB is on the retirement path. We strongly recommend that you migrate to Azure Database for MySQL. For more information about migrating to Azure Database for MySQL, see What's happening to Azure Database for MariaDB?.

This article describes how you can configure an Azure Database for MariaDB server to deny all public configurations and allow only connections through private endpoints to further enhance the network security.

Prerequisites

To complete this how-to guide, you need:

• An Azure Database for MariaDB

Set Deny Public Network Access

Follow these steps to set MariaDB server Deny Public Network Access:

1. In the Azure portal, select your existing Azure Database for MariaDB server.

2. On the MariaDB server page, under Settings, select Connection security to open the connection security configuration page.

3. In Deny Public Network Access, select Yes to enable deny public access for your MariaDB server.

   

4. Select Save to save the changes.

5. A notification will confirm that connection security setting was successfully enabled.

   

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