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# Network Connection

This table represents the network_connection resource from Microsoft Azure.

```
azure.network_connection
```

## Fields

| Title                              | ID   | Type       | Data Type                                                                                                                        | Description |
| ---------------------------------- | ---- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| _key                               | core | string     |
| connection_mode                    | core | string     | The connection mode for this connection.                                                                                         |
| connection_protocol                | core | string     | Connection protocol used for this connection.                                                                                    |
| connection_status                  | core | string     | Virtual Network Gateway connection status.                                                                                       |
| connection_type                    | core | string     | Gateway connection type.                                                                                                         |
| dpd_timeout_seconds                | core | int64      | The dead peer detection timeout of this connection in seconds.                                                                   |
| egress_bytes_transferred           | core | int64      | The egress bytes transferred in this connection.                                                                                 |
| egress_nat_rules                   | core | json       | List of egress NatRules.                                                                                                         |
| enable_bgp                         | core | bool       | EnableBgp flag.                                                                                                                  |
| enable_private_link_fast_path      | core | bool       | Bypass the ExpressRoute gateway when accessing private-links. ExpressRoute FastPath (expressRouteGatewayBypass) must be enabled. |
| etag                               | core | string     | A unique read-only string that changes whenever the resource is updated.                                                         |
| express_route_gateway_bypass       | core | bool       | Bypass ExpressRoute Gateway for data forwarding.                                                                                 |
| gateway_custom_bgp_ip_addresses    | core | json       | GatewayCustomBgpIpAddresses to be used for virtual network gateway Connection.                                                   |
| id                                 | core | string     | Resource ID.                                                                                                                     |
| ingress_bytes_transferred          | core | int64      | The ingress bytes transferred in this connection.                                                                                |
| ingress_nat_rules                  | core | json       | List of ingress NatRules.                                                                                                        |
| ipsec_policies                     | core | json       | The IPSec Policies to be considered by this connection.                                                                          |
| local_network_gateway2             | core | json       | The reference to local network gateway resource.                                                                                 |
| location                           | core | string     | Resource location.                                                                                                               |
| name                               | core | string     | Resource name.                                                                                                                   |
| peer                               | core | json       | The reference to peerings resource.                                                                                              |
| provisioning_state                 | core | string     | The provisioning state of the virtual network gateway connection resource.                                                       |
| resource_group                     | core | string     |
| resource_guid                      | core | string     | The resource GUID property of the virtual network gateway connection resource.                                                   |
| routing_weight                     | core | int64      | The routing weight.                                                                                                              |
| subscription_id                    | core | string     |
| subscription_name                  | core | string     |
| tags                               | core | hstore_csv |
| traffic_selector_policies          | core | json       | The Traffic Selector Policies to be considered by this connection.                                                               |
| tunnel_connection_status           | core | json       | Collection of all tunnels' connection health status.                                                                             |
| type                               | core | string     | Resource type.                                                                                                                   |
| use_local_azure_ip_address         | core | bool       | Use private local Azure IP for the connection.                                                                                   |
| use_policy_based_traffic_selectors | core | bool       | Enable policy-based traffic selectors.                                                                                           |
| virtual_network_gateway1           | core | json       | The reference to virtual network gateway resource.                                                                               |
| virtual_network_gateway2           | core | json       | The reference to virtual network gateway resource.                                                                               |