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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."
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effective_date: "2027-03-15"
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# Azure Application Gateway: WAF v2 Configuration retirement

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.

- Effective date: 15 Mar 2027
- Cloud: [Azure](https://eolwatch.dev/cloud/azure.md)
- Service: [Azure Application Gateway](https://eolwatch.dev/services/azure/application-gateway.md)
- Type: Retirement
- Category: [Feature](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/features.md)
- Replacement: Application Gateway WAF v2 Policy
- Announced: 15 Mar 2024
- Official source: [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=retirement-support-for-application-gateway-web-application-firewall-v2-configuration-is-ending)
- Last checked: 12 Nov 2026

## What breaks

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.

## What to do

1. Switch from the WAF Configuration to the Application Gateway WAF v2 Policy before the retirement date.
2. Follow Microsoft's [migration instructions](https://aka.ms/ConfigUpgrade) for the change.

## Replacement

Application Gateway WAF v2 Policy

## Sources

- [Official source](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=retirement-support-for-application-gateway-web-application-firewall-v2-configuration-is-ending) (azure.microsoft.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://aka.ms/ConfigUpgrade) (aka.ms, Official)

Last checked against the first source in this list on 12 Nov 2026.

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