Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Azure Private Link service and Private Endpoint

The similarity in names between Private Link service and Private Endpoint in Azure can often be confusing. However, it's important to note that there is a distinction between the two.

What is Private Link service

Private Link enables Azure PaaS services and services hosted in Azure to be accessed privately within a virtual network. Traffic between your virtual network and the service traverses the Microsoft backbone network, thus eliminating exposure to the public Internet.

What is Private Endpoint

A Private Endpoint is a network interface that securely and privately connects the caller to a service established with Azure Private Link.

A Private Link service can receive connections from multiple private endpoints, and each private endpoint connects to a specific Private Link service. This shows a one-to-many relationship

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