Does Azure Firewall support BGP?

Bram vd Klinkenberg 71 Reputation points
2024-10-02T12:36:18.5+00:00

Does Azure Firewall support BGP? I am looking into Azure Route Server to replace the route tables which we now deploy with each (spoke) vnet. I read an article stating that Azure Firewall does not support BGP, so using ARS in combination with AFW would not work.

I cannot directly find any answer in the docs.

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An Azure network security service that is used to protect Azure Virtual Network resources.
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An Azure service that enables network appliances to exchange route information with Azure virtual networks dynamically.
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  1. Jackson Martins 10,561 Reputation points MVP
    2024-10-02T13:22:53.7366667+00:00

    Azure Firewall does not natively support BGP (Border Gateway Protocol).

    You can try using auto-learn SNAT Routes, which allow the firewall to dynamically learn and avoid SNAT traffic to non-RFC-1918 address spaces using Azure Route Server (ARS). While this sounds like Azure Firewall can interact with BGP in a limited way via ARS, it is important to note that Azure Firewall itself does not natively support BGP. However, the Machine Learning SNAT feature leverages BGP indirectly through ARS.
    Reference: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-network-security-blog/azure-firewall-s-auto-learn-snat-routes-a-guide-to-dynamic/ba-p/4014744#:~:text=The%20ARS%20is%20configured%20with,reliability%2C%20and%20cost%2Defficiency.

    https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-network-security-blog/azure-firewall-s-auto-learn-snat-routes-a-guide-to-dynamic/ba-p/4014744#:~:text=The%20ARS%20is%20configured%20with,reliability%2C%20and%20cost%2Defficiency.'

    Get in touch if you need more help with this issue.

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