Retirement: Prepare for the Retirement of Manually Registered Azure VPN Clients on March 31, 2028

You’re receiving this notice because your access control role is associated with subscriptions that use a manually registered Azure VPN client for point-to-site VPN connections. On March 31, 2028, we’ll be retiring manually registered Azure VPN clients for point-to-site connections with Microsoft Entra ID authentication. To improve security, we’ll only be supporting Microsoft-registered VPN clients after that date. Beginning 30 December 2025, it will no longer be possible to create point-to-site connections with a manually registered client. **Recommended action** To prevent disruptions, [migrate manually registered Azure VPN clients](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/point-to-site-entra-gateway-update) to a Microsoft-registered VPN client for point-to-site connections with Microsoft Entra ID authentication before 31 March 2028\. **More Information** If you have general questions, ask community experts in [Microsoft Q&A](https://learn.microsoft.com/answers/tags/102/azure-vpn-gateway%22%20/t%20%22%5Fblank). If you have a support plan and you need technical help, open the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/%22%20/l%20%22blade/Microsoft%5FAzure%5FSupport/HelpAndSupportBlade/overview%22%20/t%20%22%5Fblank) and select the question mark icon at the top of the page. Learn more about service retirements that may impact your resources in the [Azure Retirement Workbook](https://aka.ms/ServicesRetirementWorkbook%22%20/t%20%22%5Fblank). Please note that retirements may not be visible in the workbook for up to two weeks after being announced. Please help us improve our communication by telling us what you think about this email in a [survey](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-portal/supportability/how-to-create-azure-support-request).