{
  "slug": "azure-application-gateway-waf-v2-configuration-retirement",
  "title": "Azure Application Gateway: WAF v2 Configuration retirement",
  "summary": "Retirement date for the Application Gateway WAF v2 Configuration: 15 Mar 2027. To continue using the service, Microsoft directs customers to switch to the Application Gateway WAF v2 Policy before that date.",
  "cloud": "azure",
  "service": "Azure Application Gateway",
  "service_slug": "application-gateway",
  "category": "feature",
  "type": "retirement",
  "announced_date": "2024-03-15",
  "effective_date": "2027-03-15",
  "effective_precision": "day",
  "impact": "The Application Gateway WAF v2 Configuration is retired on the retirement date. Until that date, existing WAF v2 Configurations can still be used and receive support. Creating new Application Gateway WAF v2 Configurations is not supported after 15 March 2025. Microsoft states that the move from WAF Configuration to WAF Policy can be done without downtime.",
  "migration_path": "1. Switch from the WAF Configuration to the Application Gateway WAF v2 Policy before the retirement date.\n2. Follow Microsoft's [migration instructions](https://aka.ms/ConfigUpgrade) for the change.",
  "replacement": "Application Gateway WAF v2 Policy",
  "affected_versions": [],
  "source_url": "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=retirement-support-for-application-gateway-web-application-firewall-v2-configuration-is-ending",
  "extra_source_urls": [
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  ],
  "vendor_ref": "retirement-support-for-application-gateway-web-application-firewall-v2-configuration-is-ending",
  "last_checked_at": "2026-11-12T09:55:19.345Z",
  "created_at": "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z",
  "url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-application-gateway-waf-v2-configuration-retirement",
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  "markdown_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-application-gateway-waf-v2-configuration-retirement.md",
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