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Configure Basic Traffic Control with Azure Network Security Groups
You are a cloud engineer at Globomantics, tasked with bringing a newly deployed internal status page online by configuring the network security group that controls traffic to its host. In this lab, you will inspect the existing network and workload, apply the minimum NSG rules needed for the intended traffic, verify allowed and blocked behavior from a browser, and resolve a rule conflict that is preventing HTTPS access.
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Challenge
Apply the NSG rule needed to expose the status page over HTTP
- Inspect the VNet, subnet, NSG, and VM in the Azure portal to confirm the current state.
- Add an inbound rule on the NSG permitting the required traffic.
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Challenge
Verify allowed and blocked traffic from the browser
- Confirm the status page loads from a browser using the VM's public address.
- Attempt traffic on a port that should not be permitted.
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Challenge
Enable HTTPS access to the status page
- Add an inbound rule on the NSG permitting the required traffic.
- Test HTTPS access to the status page and observe the failure.
- Identify the cause and restore HTTPS access.
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