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# Virtual network service tags
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A service tag represents a group of IP address prefixes from a given Azure service. It helps to minimize the complexity of frequent updates to network security rules. You can use service tags to define network access controls on [network security groups](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-network/security-overview#security-rules) or [Azure Firewall](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/firewall/service-tags).
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A service tag represents a group of IP address prefixes from a given Azure service. Microsoft manages the address prefixes encompassed by the service tag and automatically updates the service tag as addresses change, minimizing the complexity of frequent updates to network securitiy rules.
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You can use service tags in place of specific IP addresses when you create security rules. By specifying the service tag name (for example, **ApiManagement**) in the appropriate *source* or *destination* field of a rule, you can allow or deny the traffic for the corresponding service. Microsoft manages the address prefixes encompassed by the service tag and automatically updates the service tag as addresses change.
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You can use service tags to define network access controls on [network security groups](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-network/security-overview#security-rules) or [Azure Firewall](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/firewall/service-tags). Use service tags in place of specific IP addresses when you create security rules. By specifying the service tag name (for example, **ApiManagement**) in the appropriate *source* or *destination* field of a rule, you can allow or deny the traffic for the corresponding service. 
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You can use service tags to achieve network isolation and protect your Azure resources from the general Internet while accessing Azure services that have public endpoints. Create inbound/outbound network security group rules to deny traffic to/from **Internet** and allow traffic to/from **AzureCloud** or other [available service tags]() of specific Azure services.
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## Available service tags
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The following table includes all the service tags available for use in [network security group](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-network/security-overview#security-rules) rules.

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