Azure Firewall

Generally Available: Azure Firewall auto-learn SNAT routes

Azure Firewall’s auto-learn SNAT routes is now generally available, automatically learning registered and private destination prefixes periodically and applying them as No-SNAT ranges to preserve original source IPs and simplify SNAT management.

Public Preview: Ipv6 support in Azure Firewall

Azure Firewall now supports IPv6 in public preview, enabling customers to configure Azure Firewall and Firewall Policy in dual-stack mode for both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic.

Generally Available: 2.2X IDPS performance optimization in Azure Firewall

Azure Firewall Premium now delivers up to 22 Gbps throughput with TLS inspection and IDPS in Deny mode, a 120% increase from 10 Gbps, and up to 600 Mbps per TCP connection with IDPS enabled in either Alert or Deny mode (doubled from 300 Mbps).

Generally Available: Explicit proxy in Azure Firewall

Azure Firewall explicit proxy is now generally available. Explicit proxy enables customers to configure applications and browsers to send HTTP and HTTPS traffic directly to Azure Firewall using proxy settings, providing an alternative to route-based traffic steering and enabling…

Generally Available: Draft & Deploy on Azure Firewall

The new Draft & Deploy feature for Azure Firewall Policy introduces a streamlined, two-phase approach to managing firewall policies, significantly reducing deployment time and disruption.