---
title: "About network security"
source: dbt Core Documentation
source_url: https://github.com/dbt-labs/docs.getdbt.com
licence: Apache-2.0
domain: data-and-analysis
subdomain: dbt-docs
date_added: 2026-04-25
---

Network security in <Constant name="dbt" /> gives you control over how traffic flows between dbt and your infrastructure. Choose the approach that best fits your security requirements.

## Choose your connectivity approach


<Card
    title="Over the public internet"
    body="Use IP restrictions to limit which IP addresses can access dbt Cloud or your data platform."
    link="/docs/cloud/secure/ip-restrictions"
    icon="dbt-bit"
/>

<Card
    title="Over a private network"
    body="Use your cloud provider's private connectivity technology to keep traffic off the public internet entirely."
    link="/docs/cloud/secure/private-connectivity/private-connectivity"
    icon="dbt-bit"
/>
