Content safety naming convention
The CAF abbreviation for Content safety is cs.
Names can be 2 to 64 characters long and allow alphanumerics and hyphens.
The name must be unique within the resource group.
Naming rules
| CAF abbreviation | cs |
|---|---|
| Length | 2 to 64 characters |
| Allowed characters | Alphanumerics (a-z, A-Z, 0-9), hyphens |
| Scope of uniqueness | Unique within the resource group |
| CAF pattern | cs-{workload}-{environment}-{region}-{instance} |
Rules follow Microsoft's resource naming rules and CAF abbreviations. Some resource types have extra start/end character restrictions, so verify against the official docs before locking in a convention.
Example names
Generated by the same engine as the name generator, so length and character rules are already applied.
| Scenario | Generated name | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Payments API, production | cs-payments-prod-eus-001 | 24/64 |
| Web app, development | cs-webapp-dev-weu-002 | 21/64 |
| Analytics with company prefix | cs-contoso-analytics-stage-uks-001 | 34/64 |
Naming in Terraform and Bicep
Build the name from variables so one module produces the right name in every environment.
locals {
cognitive_content_safety_name = "cs-${var.workload}-${var.environment}-${var.region}-001"
}var cognitiveContentSafetyName = 'cs-${workload}-${environment}-${region}-001'Generate Content safety names for your workload
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See the full list of Azure resource naming rules or read the complete CAF naming guide.