Retirement: Manually registered Azure VPN Clients for ​Azure Government and ​Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet clouds will be retired on March 31, 2029

On March 31, 2029, we’ll be retiring manually registered Azure VPN clients for point-to-site connections with Microsoft Entra ID authentication for ​Azure Government and ​Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet clouds.  

Recommended action: 

To prevent disruptions, migrate manually registered Azure VPN clients to a Microsoft-registered VPN client for point-to-site connections with Microsoft Entra ID authentication before 31 March 2029.  

To improve security, we’ll only be supporting Microsoft-registered VPN clients after that date. 

Learn more: 

• If you have general questions, ask community experts in Microsoft Q&A.  
• If you have a support plan and you need technical help, open the Azure portal and select the question mark icon at the top of the page.