{
  "slug": "azure-vpn-gateway-sstp-protocol-retirement",
  "title": "Azure VPN Gateway: SSTP protocol support retirement",
  "summary": "Retirement date for SSTP protocol support on Azure VPN Gateway: 31 Mar 2027. From that date, existing SSTP-enabled gateways can no longer be used to establish SSTP connections.",
  "cloud": "azure",
  "service": "Azure VPN Gateway",
  "service_slug": "vpn-gateway",
  "category": "feature",
  "type": "retirement",
  "announced_date": "2025-10-03",
  "effective_date": "2027-03-31",
  "effective_precision": "day",
  "impact": "From 31 Mar 2027, existing SSTP-enabled gateways can no longer be used to establish SSTP connections. Enabling the SSTP protocol on a VPN gateway stopped being supported on Mar 31, 2026. VPN gateways with the SSTP protocol enabled are affected.",
  "migration_path": "Follow the [instructions to migrate](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/vpn-gateway/ikev2-openvpn-from-sstp) from SSTP to IKEv2 or OpenVPN before 31 Mar 2027.",
  "replacement": "IKEv2 or OpenVPN",
  "affected_versions": [],
  "source_url": "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=499923",
  "extra_source_urls": [
    "https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/vpn-gateway/ikev2-openvpn-from-sstp"
  ],
  "vendor_ref": "499923",
  "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-sstp-protocol-retirement",
  "short_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/i/5j",
  "markdown_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-vpn-gateway-sstp-protocol-retirement.md",
  "json_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-vpn-gateway-sstp-protocol-retirement.json",
  "estate_check": null,
  "source_note": null
}