What are Microsoft Azure NSGs & ASGs?
Overview NSG’s (Network Security Group) & ASG’s (Application Security Group) are the main Azure Resources that are used to administrate and control network traffic within a virtual network (vNET). Difference: NSG vs ASG Network Security Group is the Azure Resource that you will use to enforce and control the network traffic with. Application Security Group is an object reference within a Network Security Group. NSG: NSG’s control access by permitting or denying network traffic in a number of ways- Communication between different workloads on a vNET Network connectivity from on-site environment into Azure Direct internet connection It is just a logical groupingd of Access Control List rules that either allow or deny network traffic to a specific destination located on your vNET. NSG will be on the perimeter before an Azure deployment and/or Network virtual appliance – all traffic entering or leaving your Azure network can b...