sys-firewall-rules-azure-sql-database.md

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sys.firewall_rules (Azure SQL Database)

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Returns information about the server-level firewall settings associated with your [!INCLUDEmsCoName] [!INCLUDEssSDSfull].

The sys.firewall_rules view contains the following columns:

Column name	Data type	Description
id	INT	The identifier of the server-level firewall setting.
name	NVARCHAR(128)	The name you chose to describe and distinguish the server-level firewall setting.
start_ip_address	VARCHAR(50)	The lowest IP address in the range of the server-level firewall setting. IP addresses equal to or greater than this can attempt to connect to the [!INCLUDEssSDS] server. The lowest possible IP address is 0.0.0.0.
end_ip_address	VARCHAR(50)	The highest IP address in the range of the server-level firewall setting. IP addresses equal to or less than this can attempt to connect to the [!INCLUDEssSDS] server. The highest possible IP address is 255.255.255.255. Note: Windows Azure connection attempts are allowed when both this field and the start_ip_address field equals 0.0.0.0.
create_date	DATETIME	UTC date and time when the server-level firewall setting was created. Note: UTC is an acronym for Coordinated Universal Time.
modify_date	DATETIME	UTC date and time when the server-level firewall setting was last modified.

Remarks

To remove a database firewall rule, use sp_delete_firewall_rule (Azure SQL Database). To set a firewall rule for a single database, see sys.database_firewall_rules (Azure SQL Database). To return information about existing firewall rules, query sys.firewall_rules (Azure SQL Database).

Permissions

Read-only access to this view is available to all users with permission to connect to the master database.

See Also

sys.database_firewall_rules (Azure SQL Database)
sp_set_firewall_rule (Azure SQL Database)
Configure a Windows Firewall for Database Engine Access
Configure a Firewall for FILESTREAM Access
Configure a Firewall for Report Server Access
How to: Configure Firewall Settings (Azure SQL Database)