From the course: Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB Developer Specialty (DP-420) Cert Prep: 5 Maintain an Azure Cosmos DB Solution by Microsoft Press

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Configure network-level access control for Azure Cosmos DB

Configure network-level access control for Azure Cosmos DB

- [Instructor] All right, this is a big focus of the exam. You might think, "Well, wait a minute now. I thought that this certification was about application development. I know practically nothing about software-defined networking." Well, this may be your big challenge then in your prep, because there is quite a bit of this networking stuff and scope. I mean, this lesson is about security. We're concerned about network access, inbound and outbound. And we also have to keep in mind that we're not dealing with Cosmos DB in the realm of, say, Azure Stack Hub, where you've got an air-gapped environment. We're talking about using the Azure commercial multi-tenant cloud. So, it's critical that you know these technologies. First, we have the resource firewall. Let me bring out my drawing tools here. The default, unless you specify otherwise, is for your Cosmos account to be available on the internet. And so that would be public network access all networks. Now, does that mean that it's…

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