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Generally available: Application Gateway (v2) IPv6 support
Azure Application Gateway v2 enables dual-stack (IPv4 and IPv6) connectivity from the clients, providing more flexible and reliable access to the backend Applications.
General availability: Listener TLS certificates management in the Azure portal
You can now manage the TLS certificates associated with Listeners through Azure portal.
Retirement: Support for Application Gateway Web Application Firewall v2 Configuration is ending
Target retirement date: March 15, 2027
On 15 March 2027, the Application Gateway WAF v2 Configuration will be retired. To continue using this service, switch to the Application Gateway WAF v2 Policy before the retirement date.
February 2024
General availability: Application Gateway for Containers
Application Gateway for Containers is the next evolution to Application Gateway's Ingress Controller; bringing performance, scale, deployment, and feature enhancements.
Public preview: Azure Application Gateway introduces support for TLS and TCP protocols
TLS and TCP protocol support now available through Azure Application Gateway.
December 2023
General availability: Security Update for Application Gateway WAF CVE-2023-50164
Stay protected against CVE-2023-50164 with the help of Azure’s regional WAF running on Application Gateway.
November 2023
General availability: Using a common port for public and private listeners
Easily manage public-facing and private-facing traffic on a common port.
General availability: Rate-limit rules for Application Gateway Web Application Firewall
Protect applications from abnormally high levels of traffic with rate-limit rules on Azure’s regional Web Application Firewall running on Application Gateway.
Public preview: Application Gateway IPv6 support
Azure Application Gateway v2 enables dual-stack (IPv4 and IPv6) connectivity from the clients, providing more flexible and reliable access to the backend Applications.
October 2023
General availability: Default Rule Set 2.1 for regional WAF with Application Gateway
Increase your security posture and reduce false positives with Default Rule Set 2.1, now generally available on the regional WAF with Application Gateway
September 2023
General availability: Gateway Load Balancer IPv6 Support
IPv6 support for Gateway Load Balancer is now generally available in all regions, enabling bump-in-the-wire network virtual appliance (NVA) insertion for your dual-stack architectures.
General availability: Sensitive Data Protection for Application Gateway Web Application Firewall
Protect the sensitive data getting stored in your Web Application Firewall (WAF) using log scrubbing on Azure’s regional Web Application Firewall running on Application Gateway.
August 2023
Public preview: Rate-limit rules for Application Gateway Web Application Firewall
Protect applications from abnormally high levels of traffic with rate-limit rules on Azure’s regional Web Application Firewall running on Application Gateway.
Public preview: Support for new custom error pages in Application Gateway
Azure Application Gateway introduces more response codes to configure the custom error pages.
July 2023
Updated default TLS policy for Azure Application Gateway
The default TLS policy for new deployments of Azure Application Gateway is now set to AppGwSslPolicy20220101.
Public preview: Azure Application Gateway for Containers
Application Gateway for Containers is the next evolution to Application Gateway's Ingress Controller; bringing performance, scale, deployment, and feature enhancements.
Public preview: Sensitive Data Protection for Application Gateway Web Application Firewall logs
Protect the sensitive data getting stored in your Web Application Firewall (WAF) logs using log scrubbing on Azure’s regional Web Application Firewall running on Application Gateway.
June 2023
Public Preview: Default Rule Set 2.1 for Regional WAF with Application Gateway
Increase your security posture and reduce false positives with Default Rule Set 2.1, now in preview on Azure's regional Web Application Firewall (WAF) with Application Gateway.
Public preview: Using a common port for public and private listeners
Easily manage public-facing and private-facing traffic on a common port.
Generally available: Private Link support for Application Gateway
Application Gateway Private Link allows you to connect your workloads over a private connection spanning across VNets and subscriptions
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