What's new in Azure VPN Gateway?

Azure VPN Gateway is updated regularly. Stay up to date with the latest announcements. This article provides you with information about:

  • Recent releases
  • Previews underway with known limitations (if applicable)
  • Known issues
  • Deprecated functionality (if applicable)
  • Azure VPN Client versions

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Recent releases and announcements

Type Area Name Description Date added Limitations
SKU Consolidation N/A VpnGw1-5 non-AZ VPN Gateway SKU VpnGw1-5 non-AZ SKU will be deprecated on 30 Sep 2026. View the announcement here Sep 2024 N/A
P2S VPN P2S Azure VPN Client for Linux Certificate authentication, Microsoft Entra ID authentication. May 2024 N/A
P2S VPN P2S Azure VPN Client for macOS Microsoft Entra ID authentication updates, additional features. Sept 2024 N/A
P2S VPN P2S Azure VPN Client for Windows Microsoft Entra ID authentication updates, additional features. May 2024 N/A
SKU deprecation N/A Standard/High performance VPN gateway SKU Legacy SKUs (Standard and HighPerformance) will be deprecated on 30 Sep 2025. View the announcement here. Nov 2023 N/A
Feature All Customer-controlled gateway maintenance Customers can schedule maintenance (Guest OS and Service updates) during a time of the day that best suits their business needs. Nov 2023 (Public preview) See the FAQ.
Feature All APIPA for VPN Gateway (General availability) All SKUs of active-active VPN gateways now support multiple custom BGP APIPA addresses for each instance. Jan 2022 N/A
P2S VPN P2S Feedback Hub support for Azure VPN Client connections Customers can use Feedback Hub to file a bug/allow feedback triage for Azure VPN Client connections. May 2024 Windows 10, Windows 11 only

Azure VPN Client - Windows

Version Release Date New in this release
3.4.1.0 Oct 2024 - Temporary rollback prerequisites check for P2S
3.4.0.0 Sept 2024 - Prerequisites check for P2S
- Behavior change for rekey with Entra ID Authentication. For information about disconnects, see Why am I getting disconnected from my Azure VPN Client?
3.3.1.0 Jun 2024 - Microsoft-registered App ID Audience support for Microsoft Entra ID authentication
- TLS 1.3 support (requires TLS1.3 in Azure VPN Gateway)
- Better integrations with Feedback Hub (also valid for previous versions)
- Client stability improvements
- Minor bug fixes
3.2.0.0 Nov 2023 - Microsoft Entra authentication is now available from the settings page
- Accessibility Improvements
- Connection logs in UTCM
- Minor bug fixes

Azure VPN Client - Linux

Version Release Date New in this release
3.3.0.0 Jun 2024 - New client for Linux
- Microsoft-registered App ID support for Microsoft Entra ID authentication

Azure VPN Client - macOS

Version Release Date New in this release
2.7.101 Aug 2024 - Auto reconnect on unintentional disconnects
- Released universal build (Arm64 and x86_64)
- Removed the dependency on Rosetta software
- Performance and stability improvements
2.5.3 May 2024 - Rebranding of Azure Active Directory to Microsoft Entra
2.5.0 Apr 2024 - Microsoft-registered App ID support for Microsoft Entra ID authentication Audience
- TLSv 1.3 support
- version rolled back
2.4.0 Nov 2023 - Multiple server root certificate feature

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