Azure firewall - Firewall policy under "Policy" section is not showing any "Parent policy".

Rakesh Singh 180 Reputation points
2024-09-03T19:20:27.7133333+00:00

As a test, we have deployed Azure Firewall in a region. When I access the firewall, it has 2 Firewall policy (1- Policy and 2- Base Policy). My understanding is that Base Policy is considered as a Parent policy and just Policy is considered as a child policy.

When I access the "Base Policy" and access "Parent policy" under settings, it is greyed out. When I do the same for "Policy", it is not greyed out, however, I don't see "Base Policy" as an option to select. It shows just an empty list with one option of "None".

Would appreciate if someone can explain the Parent and Child policy setup and where do we choose which policy would be Child and which one would be Parent?

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  1. Ganesh Patapati (Quadrant Resource LLC) 175 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-09-04T15:57:06.45+00:00

    Hi Rakesh Singh,

    Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform! Thank you for asking your question here.

    Here's a brief overview of how the parent and child policy setup works:

    Approach: When you access the "Base Policy" and see the "Parent policy" option greyed out, it indicates that the base policy itself cannot have a parent policy. It is the top-level policy in the hierarchy. On the other hand, when you access the "Policy" (child policy), you should be able to select a parent policy. However, if you see an empty list with only the option "None," it means that there are no available base policies to select as the parent.

    • To set up the parent-child relationship, you need to create the base policy first and then create the child policy, specifying the base policy as its parent. This setup ensures that the child policy inherits the rules from the base policy while allowing for additional customization.

    Please refer to these hierarchical policies to further understand the solution.

    If you have any further concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are pleased to help you. I look forward to your response and appreciate your time on this.

    If the above response helps to address your concern, please remember to "Accept Answer" and "Upvote it" so that others in the community experiencing similar problems can easily find a solution.

    Your contribution is greatly appreciated.

    Regards,

    Ganesh

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