Networking fdfp

Front Door firewall policy naming convention

The CAF abbreviation for Front Door firewall policy is fdfp. Names can be 1 to 128 characters long and allow alphanumerics only. The name must be unique within the resource group.

Naming rules

CAF abbreviation	fdfp
Length	1 to 128 characters
Allowed characters	Alphanumerics (a-z, A-Z, 0-9)
Scope of uniqueness	Unique within the resource group
CAF pattern	fdfp{workload}{environment}{region}{instance}

Worth knowing: Start with a letter.

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	`fdfppaymentsprodeus001`	22/128
Web app, development	`fdfpwebappdevweu002`	19/128
Analytics with company prefix	`fdfpcontosoanalyticsstageuks001`	31/128

Naming in Terraform and Bicep

Build the name from variables so one module produces the right name in every environment.

Terraform

locals {
  front_door_firewall_policy_name = "fdfp${var.workload}${var.environment}${var.region}001"
}

Bicep

var frontDoorFirewallPolicyName = 'fdfp${workload}${environment}${region}001'

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See the full list of Azure resource naming rules or read the complete CAF naming guide.