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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"
replacement: "IKEv2 or OpenVPN"
affected_versions: []
source_url: "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=499923"
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# Azure VPN Gateway: SSTP protocol support retirement

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.

- Effective date: 31 Mar 2027
- Cloud: [Azure](https://eolwatch.dev/cloud/azure.md)
- Service: [Azure VPN Gateway](https://eolwatch.dev/services/azure/vpn-gateway.md)
- Type: Retirement
- Category: [Feature](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/features.md)
- Replacement: IKEv2 or OpenVPN
- Announced: 3 Oct 2025
- Official source: [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=499923)
- Last checked: 12 Nov 2026

## What breaks

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.

## What to do

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

## Sources

- [Official source](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=499923) (azure.microsoft.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/vpn-gateway/ikev2-openvpn-from-sstp) (learn.microsoft.com, Official)

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

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