ExpressRoute Circuit should use Premium SKU tier

Medium Azure General expressroutecircuits-expressroute-circuit-premium

Applies to

Microsoft.Network/expressRouteCircuits

What CGPulse checks

A resource passes this rule when sku.tier must equal Premium. Anything else is reported as a finding with the evaluated property value attached as evidence.

How to fix it

Upgrade to Premium tier for global connectivity and enhanced route limits. In Azure Portal: ExpressRoute Circuit > Configuration > change SKU to Premium. See: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/expressroute/expressroute-faqs#expressroute-premium

CLI

az network express-route update --ids "{id}" --sku-tier Premium

Terraform

resource "azurerm_express_route_circuit" "{name}" {
  name                  = "{name}"
  resource_group_name   = "{rg}"
  location              = var.location
  service_provider_name = "Equinix"
  peering_location      = "Silicon Valley"
  bandwidth_in_mbps     = 50
  sku {
    tier   = "Premium"
    family = "MeteredData"
  }
}

Compliance frameworks

Cloud Security: Azure Foundations

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