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Azure VPN Clients Retiring March 31, 2028

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Azure will retire manually registered VPN clients for point-to-site connections using Microsoft Entra ID authentication on March 31, 2028. This change aims to enhance security by exclusively supporting Microsoft-registered VPN clients. Starting December 30, 2025, new point-to-site connections with manually registered clients will no longer be possible. Users are advised to migrate to Microsoft-registered VPN clients before the March 2028 deadline to avoid service disruption.

  • →Retirement of Manually Registered Azure VPN Clients
  • →New Manual Client Connections Disabled December 2025
  • →Recommended Action: Migrate to Microsoft-Registered Clients
Deprecations (2) ›
  • Retirement of Manually Registered Azure VPN Clients

    Manually registered Azure VPN clients for point-to-site connections with Microsoft Entra ID authentication will be retired on March 31, 2028. Microsoft will only support Microsoft-registered VPN clients after this date to improve security.

  • New Manual Client Connections Disabled December 2025

    Beginning December 30, 2025, it will no longer be possible to create new point-to-site connections using a manually registered client.

Notes (1) ›
  • Recommended Action: Migrate to Microsoft-Registered Clients

    To prevent disruptions, users are strongly recommended to migrate their manually registered Azure VPN clients to a Microsoft-registered VPN client for point-to-site connections with Microsoft Entra ID authentication before March 31, 2028.

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https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/?id=485535

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