microsoftdocs Azure Firewall Manager Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Firewall Manager. Covers best practices, decision making, security, and configuration. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.
How to Use This Skill
IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g.,
L35-L120), useread_filewith the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g.,[security.md](security.md)), useread_fileon the linked reference file
IMPORTANT for Agent: If
metadata.generated_atis more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. Ifmcp_microsoftdocstools are not available, suggest the user install it: Installation Guide
This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:
- Preferred: Use
mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetchwith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown. - Fallback: Use
fetch_webpagewith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.
Category Index
| Category | Lines | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Best Practices | L32-L36 | Details on how Azure Firewall evaluates and processes rules, rule collection groups, and policies, including priority, matching logic, and traffic filtering behavior |
| Decision Making | L37-L41 | Guidance on when to use Azure Firewall Manager with a hub virtual network vs a secured virtual hub, including architecture, scenarios, and trade-offs for each option. |
| Security | L42-L46 | Configuring Azure Firewall Manager for security: DDoS Protection plans, centralized WAF policy management, and threat intelligence-based traffic filtering. |
| Configuration | L47-L58 | Configuring Azure Firewall Manager and policies: DDoS plans, DNS/DNS proxy, FQDN/IP group rules, WAF policy management, rule hierarchy, private endpoint protection, and secured virtual hubs. |
Best Practices
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Understand Azure Firewall rule processing order and logic | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/firewall-manager/rule-processing |
Decision Making
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Choose Azure Firewall Manager hub or secured virtual hub | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/firewall-manager/vhubs-and-vnets |
Security
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Configure threat intelligence-based filtering in Azure Firewall policy | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/firewall-manager/threat-intelligence-settings |