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Access Windows VMs over SSL without Public IPs Using Azure Bastion

At your company, they've blocked port 3389 outgoing on the firewall and established a mandate that all Windows VMs not be accessible from the internet. In order to log in to Windows VMs, you need to come up with a solution.

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Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 45m
Last updated
Clock icon Sep 03, 2025

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Create an Azure Bastion Subnet

    1. Create an Azure Bastion Subnet within our lab virtual network.

  2. Challenge

    Create an Azure Bastion Service

    1. Create an instance of the Azure Bastion service in the region that matches our virtual network so we can associate it with our subnet.

  3. Challenge

    Connect to the Windows VM via Bastion

    1. Connect the winVM using the Azure Bastion Service option to provide a browser-based connectivity option that prevents us from using a public IP to connect to our virtual network resources.
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