Secure Web Proxy now supports listening on all ports
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Google Cloud's Secure Web Proxy can now be configured to listen on all ports (1-65535) when used as a next hop. This simplifies security policy enforcement for all outbound traffic by removing the need for manual port list management. The feature is currently in preview.
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- Secure Web Proxy
When deploying your Secure Web Proxy instance as next hop , you can now configure the gateway to listen on all ports (from 1 to 65535 ). By using this feature, your proxy can automatically intercept and enforce security policies and rules to all outbound traffic, removing the need to manage specific port lists. This feature is supported in Preview .
Read the original announcement →
https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#May_21_2026