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The azure vpn tag covers Microsoft Azure VPN Client changes affecting Linux users and organizations that rely on Microsoft Entra ID authentication. Current coverage focuses on the planned retirement of the preview Azure VPN Client for Linux package, microsoft-azurevpnclient, on August 31, 2026. It explains the impact on Azure VPN Gateway Point-to-Site connections and the lack of a like-for-like supported replacement for Entra ID-authenticated Linux users. The discussion also clarifies that installing OpenVPN or strongSwan will not preserve the existing Entra ID sign-in flow, making a redesign of the authentication method or access path necessary.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Azure VPN Client Linux Retires August 31, 2026—Entra ID Has No Replacement

    Entra ID-authenticated Linux Point-to-Site users do not have a like-for-like supported client replacement. Microsoft will retire the preview Azure VPN Client for Linux package, microsoft-azurevpnclient, on August 31, 2026. Organizations using Microsoft Entra ID authentication with Azure VPN...