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2026 (3)

March (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Default Rule Set 2.2 and updates to ruleset support policy

Azure Updates

2026-03-17

Azure WAF has made Default Rule Set (DRS) 2.2 generally available on Azure Application Gateway and Azure Front Door. The managed ruleset support policy is being updated to reflect this release and provide more predictable support guidance.

February (2)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Azure Front Door Premium now supports Azure Private Link origins in UAE North

Azure Updates

2026-02-10

Azure Front Door Premium (public preview) now supports configuring Azure Private Link-enabled origins in the UAE North region.

azure: Retirement: Azure Front Door and Azure CDN profiles will end support for DHE cipher suites on April 1, 2026

Azure Updates

2026-02-02

Microsoft will end support on April 1, 2026 for weak DHE TLS cipher suites used by Azure Front Door (Standard, Premium, Classic) and Azure CDN from Microsoft (Classic) to improve security.

2025 (5)

November (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure WAF JavaScript challenge on Azure Front Door

Azure Updates

2025-11-11

Azure announced the general availability of a JavaScript (JS) challenge for Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) on Azure Front Door to strengthen bot mitigation.

October (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure WAF CAPTCHA Challenge for Azure Front Door

Azure Updates

2025-10-28

Microsoft announced general availability of CAPTCHA protection for Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) when used with Azure Front Door to help defend modern web applications from automated threats.

September (3)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Signed request on Azure Front Door

Azure Updates

2025-09-22

Microsoft announced the public preview of Azure Front Door 'signed request', a new capability to strengthen access control for content delivery by allowing organizations to restrict access to content such as media streams and files.

azure: Retirement: Azure CDN – Migrate to Azure Front Door on December 1, 2025

Azure Updates

2025-09-02

Azure CDN in Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet (Azure China) will be retired on December 1, 2025. Customers using Azure CDN in China must migrate to alternative services such as Azure Front Door before that date. The service is built on local CDN providers' POPs.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Front Door Standard and Premium are now available in Azure China.

Azure Updates

2025-09-01

Azure Front Door Standard and Premium are now generally available in Azure China regions China North 3 and China East 3, operated by 21Vianet.