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description: Use the Azure database security checklist to make sure that you address important cloud computing security issues.
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services: security
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author: unifycloud
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manager: barbkess
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editor: tomsh
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author: terrylanfear
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ms.service: information-protection
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ms.subservice: aiplabels
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ms.service: security
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ms.subservice: security-fundamentalss
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ms.topic: article
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ms.tgt_pltfrm: na
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ms.date: 11/21/2017
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ms.author: tomsh
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ms.date: 01/28/2023
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ms.author: terrylan
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# Azure database security checklist
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These include:
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- A firewall that enables you to create [firewall rules](/azure/azure-sql/database/firewall-configure) limiting connectivity by IP address,
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- Server-level firewall accessible from the Azure portal
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- Database-level firewall rules accessible from SSMS
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- Secure connectivity to your database using secure connection strings
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- Use access management
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- Data encryption
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- SQL Database auditing
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- SQL Database threat detection
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* A firewall that enables you to create [firewall rules](/azure/azure-sql/database/firewall-configure) limiting connectivity by IP address,
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* Server-level firewall accessible from the Azure portal
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* Database-level firewall rules accessible from SSMS
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* Secure connectivity to your database using secure connection strings
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* Use access management
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* Data encryption
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* SQL Database auditing
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* SQL Database threat detection
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## Introduction
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Cloud computing requires new security paradigms that are unfamiliar to many application users, database administrators, and programmers. As a result, some organizations are hesitant to implement a cloud infrastructure for data management due to perceived security risks. However, much of this concern can be alleviated through a better understanding of the security features built into Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Azure SQL Database.
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## Next steps
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You can improve the protection of your database against malicious users or unauthorized access with just a few simple steps. In this tutorial you learn to:
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- Set up [firewall rules](/azure/azure-sql/database/firewall-configure) for your server and or database.
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- Protect your data with [encryption](/sql/relational-databases/security/encryption/sql-server-encryption).
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