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Azure assessment · Luxembourg

API Edge / APIM / WAF Architecture Review

A fixed-scope review of how your APIs reach the outside world on Azure: APIM, Front Door, Application Gateway, WAF, DNS, TLS, and Private Link, examined as one topology rather than a collection of separate products. For teams that want the edge design settled before a migration, a go-live, or a security review forces the question.

Who this is for

  • Platform teams that own APIM, Front Door, or Application Gateway and the WAF policies in front of them
  • Teams preparing an APIM v2 migration and the networking rebuild that comes with it
  • Regulated teams that must show who can reach which API, from where, and how that is logged

Typical triggers

  • A classic APIM tier is approaching retirement and v2 forces networking decisions
  • WAF exclusions piled up over time and no one can explain half of them
  • A pentest or security review flagged the API perimeter
  • New consumers, partners, or AI workloads need API access under control

What we review

  • Edge topology: how Front Door, Application Gateway, APIM, and the WAF combine, and whether each layer earns its place
  • APIM configuration: tier choice, networking mode, products, subscriptions, policy structure
  • WAF posture: rule sets, exclusion governance, false-positive handling, logging
  • TLS and certificates: issuance, rotation, and ownership across the chain
  • Private connectivity: Private Link, DNS, and internal exposure paths
  • Observability: what your logs can prove about API traffic when someone asks

What you receive

  • A reviewed edge topology with a target pattern and the reasoning behind it
  • WAF exclusion governance with owners and review dates
  • TLS and certificate lifecycle notes
  • A sequenced APIM migration plan when a migration is in scope
  • Risk-ranked findings and a remediation roadmap

Typically 1 to 2 weeks, fixed scope and fixed fee.

How it works

  • 1. Intake call to fix scope and access
  • 2. Evidence and architecture review
  • 3. Working sessions with your teams
  • 4. Findings, roadmap, and executive readout
  • 5. Optional follow-up support

We focus on technical architecture, cloud evidence, and remediation roadmaps. Legal interpretation and regulatory sign-off stay with your risk, compliance, or legal teams.

Get the scope and fee on paper.

A short intake call settles scope, access, and dates. The written proposal states the fixed fee before anything starts. We run one or two assessments at a time; dates are agreed together with scope.

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