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azure: [Launched] Generally Available: site-to-site VPN connections with certificate authentication

Azure Updates

2026-05-20

Azure Site-to-Site VPN now supports certificate-based authentication as an alternative to pre-shared keys. This uses an asymmetric trust model for Azure and on-premises VPN device authentication.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Summarized advertised gateway prefixes for route advertisement

Azure Updates

2026-05-20

Azure public preview now lets you configure summarized advertised gateway prefixes for route advertisement. Azure gateways, including ExpressRoute and VPN Gateway, can advertise summarized prefixes to on-premises networks instead of all individual prefixes.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Network Watcher rule impact analyser

Azure Updates

2026-05-19

Azure Network Watcher rule impact analyzer is now generally available. It lets you assess the potential effect of NSG or security admin rule changes on live network traffic before applying them.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Blob Storage SDK for Rust

Azure Updates

2026-05-15

Azure Blob Storage SDK for Rust is now generally available. It supports connecting to Azure Blob Storage accounts and performing container/blob operations such as upload, download, list, and management.