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  "slug": "azure-vpn-gateway-manually-registered-vpn-clients-gov-21vianet-retirement",
  "title": "Azure VPN Gateway: manually registered VPN clients retirement (Gov, 21Vianet)",
  "summary": "Retirement date for manually registered Azure VPN clients in Azure Government and Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet: 31 Mar 2029. After that date, only Microsoft-registered VPN clients are supported.",
  "cloud": "azure",
  "service": "Azure VPN Gateway",
  "service_slug": "vpn-gateway",
  "category": "feature",
  "type": "retirement",
  "announced_date": "2026-03-31",
  "effective_date": "2029-03-31",
  "effective_precision": "day",
  "impact": "On 31 Mar 2029, manually registered Azure VPN clients for point-to-site connections with Microsoft Entra ID authentication are retired in the Azure Government and Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet clouds. After that date, only Microsoft-registered VPN clients are supported.",
  "migration_path": "[Migrate manually registered Azure VPN clients](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/point-to-site-entra-gateway-update) to a Microsoft-registered VPN client for point-to-site connections with Microsoft Entra ID authentication before 31 Mar 2029.",
  "replacement": "Microsoft-registered VPN client",
  "affected_versions": [],
  "source_url": "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=557395",
  "extra_source_urls": [
    "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/point-to-site-entra-gateway-update"
  ],
  "vendor_ref": "557395",
  "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-vpn-gateway-manually-registered-vpn-clients-gov-21vianet-retirement",
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  "markdown_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-vpn-gateway-manually-registered-vpn-clients-gov-21vianet-retirement.md",
  "json_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-vpn-gateway-manually-registered-vpn-clients-gov-21vianet-retirement.json",
  "estate_check": null,
  "source_note": null
}