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2025 (7)

October (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Enhanced cloning and Public IP retention scripts for Azure Application Gateway migration

Azure Updates

2025-10-20

Azure released two PowerShell scripts to simplify migrating Application Gateway from V1 (Standard or WAF) to V2 (Standard_V2 or WAF_V2): an enhanced cloning script and a public IP retention script. V1 SKUs are scheduled for retirement in April 2026, so customers are advised to migrate early to V2 and take advantage of its features.

September (3)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Using Server-sent events with Application Gateway

Azure Updates

2025-09-22

Azure Application Gateway now generally supports Server-sent events (SSE), enabling real-time server-to-client data streaming over a persistent HTTP connection for seamless client updates.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Enabling dedicated connections to backends in Azure Application Gateway

Azure Updates

2025-09-15

Azure Application Gateway V2 now generally available: customers can enable dedicated connections from the gateway to backend servers instead of using the default connection reuse behavior.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Backend TLS validation controls in Azure Application Gateway

Azure Updates

2025-09-15

Azure Application Gateway V2 is generally available with customer-controlled backend TLS validations, allowing customers to manage how TLS validations are applied to backend HTTPS connections.

August (3)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Custom block response code and body for Application Gateway WAF

Azure Updates

2025-08-26

Azure Application Gateway WAF now publicly previews the ability to customize response status codes and bodies for blocked requests.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Application Gateway adds MaxSurge support for zero-capacity-impact upgrades

Azure Updates

2025-08-21

Azure Application Gateway now supports MaxSurge, allowing new instances to be provisioned during rolling upgrades without taking existing instances offline. This feature enables zero-capacity-impact upgrades to newer gateway versions.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Private Application Gateway on Azure Application Gateway v2

Azure Updates

2025-08-08

Azure Application Gateway v2 now generally available with Private Application Gateway features, enhancing network exposure control.