{
  "slug": "azure-vpn-gateway-manually-registered-vpn-clients-retirement",
  "title": "Azure VPN Gateway: manually registered Azure VPN clients retirement",
  "summary": "Retirement date for manually registered Azure VPN clients for point-to-site connections with Microsoft Entra ID authentication: 31 Mar 2028. 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": "2025-03-31",
  "effective_date": "2028-03-31",
  "effective_precision": "day",
  "impact": "On 31 Mar 2028, manually registered Azure VPN clients for point-to-site connections with Microsoft Entra ID authentication are retired. After that date, only Microsoft-registered VPN clients are supported. Since 30 December 2025, it is no longer possible to create point-to-site connections with a manually registered client. Subscriptions that use a manually registered Azure VPN client for point-to-site VPN connections are affected.",
  "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 2028.",
  "replacement": "Microsoft-registered VPN client",
  "affected_versions": [],
  "source_url": "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=485535",
  "extra_source_urls": [
    "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/point-to-site-entra-gateway-update",
    "https://aka.ms/ServicesRetirementWorkbook%22%20/t%20%22_blank",
    "https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-portal/supportability/how-to-create-azure-support-request"
  ],
  "vendor_ref": "485535",
  "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-retirement",
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  "markdown_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-vpn-gateway-manually-registered-vpn-clients-retirement.md",
  "json_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-vpn-gateway-manually-registered-vpn-clients-retirement.json",
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}