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RSS feedFebruary 2024
General availability: Improvements in Azure Key Vault
Improvements in Azure Key Vault: FIPS 140-2 Level 3, PCI DSS and PCI 3DS certified for all customers.
November 2023
General Availability of Azure App Configuration Kubernetes Provider
Azure App Configuration Kubernetes Provider lets you centrally configure the applications running in Kubernetes clusters. The latest version offers workload identity authentication in the provider and dynamic refresh of the configuration data.
August 2023
Azure App Configuration - public preview release of snapshots feature
Key-value pairs from App Config store ensure controlled deployments.
June 2023
General availability of Azure Front Door integration with managed identities
Azure Front Door supports using managed identity to access Key Vault without the need to generate, store, and rotate secrets. This is a secure service to service authentication method to enhance security.
Public preview: Azure Front Door Standard/Premium in Azure Government
Azure Front Door Standard/Premium is the new Azure native, modern cloud content delivery network (CDN) catering to both dynamic and static content delivery acceleration with enhanced security and a simple and predictable pricing model.
April 2023
General Availability: App Configuration geo-replication
Replicate your application configuration data across supported regions to create redundancy, reduce latency, and distribute request load.
March 2023
Public preview: Illumio for Azure Firewall
Illumio for Azure Firewall enables organizations to understand application traffic and dependencies and apply consistent protection across environments - limiting exposure, containing breaches, and improving efficiency.
November 2022
Public preview: Azure Front Door integration with managed identities
Azure Front Door Standard and Premium supports enabling managed identities for Azure Front Door to access Azure Key Vault.
August 2022
Public preview: Azure Storage Explorer support for Azure App Configuration resources
Work with your App Configuration resources in Storage Explorer on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Public preview: App Configuration geo replication support
Standard tier subscribers can synchronize any updates from the configuration store to replicas in other Azure regions.
June 2022
General availability: Azure WAF policy and DDoS management in Azure Firewall Manager
Azure Firewall Manager supports the ability to manage DDoS Protection plans and Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) policies for workloads and applications, within a centralized place, at scale.
Public preview: Manage Azure Web Application Firewall policies in Azure Firewall Manager
Azure Firewall Manager now supports the ability to manage Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) policies for application delivery platforms, Application Gateway, and Azure Front Door, at scale within a centralized place.
April 2022
Generally available: Automated key rotation in Azure Key Vault
Key Vault now enables you to automatically rotate keys for encryption of your data.
March 2022
Generally available: The new Azure Front Door – a modern cloud CDN service
Azure Front Door is a modern cloud CDN that enables you to accelerate the delivery of applications, APIs, and content on Azure or anywhere at scale.
Public preview: Azure Chaos Studio Key Vault and Classic Cloud Services faults
Azure Chaos Studio has new faults available for denying access to a Key Vault and shutting down a Classic Cloud Service.
January 2022
General availability: Azure Key Vault increased service limits for all its customers
Azure Key Vault service throughput limits have been increased for each vault, driving higher performance for your applications.
Public preview: Azure Static Web Apps enterprise-grade edge
Extend your Static Web App with a zero-config enterprise-grade edge powered by Azure Front Door.
December 2021
Automated key rotation in Azure Key Vault is now in public preview
Automated key rotation in Key Vault allows security officers to improve data security.
November 2021
General availability: Bastion Standard SKU
Azure Bastion Standard SKU offers key capabilities for enterprises, unblocking critical customer scenarios.
General availability: New troubleshooting experiences in Network Insights for VPN Gateway & Azure Firewall
Rich insights for additional networking resources in Azure Monitor.
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