12 min to read. Abs07act Believe it or not! On-premises firewalls port opening process is proving to be number one blocker for Azure adoption, till the time Site to Site VPN or Azure Express Route is setup. Problem is not with changing the firewall rules to access Azure VM either by RDP or SSH; It is the “ process ” setup by an Enterprises to allow an outbound 07affic from their on premises network; to Azure or internet in general. I am not saying security teams working for on premises environment security is bad; it is their job to keep things secure and hence they will always hesitate/ seek approval/ seek clarifications to open 3389 or 22 port for outbound 07affic from their network. In this blog post I will illus07ate a way by which you can access Azure VM either by RDP or SSH without asking your internal network/ security team to open any ports. Let’s go! Problem Statement Refer to below diagram –  [To get good view of the diagram, click on it] ...