Azure Updates - Latest from Azure Charts

Entra ID support for RDP connections

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:15:03 Z

Announcing Azure Bastion now supports Microsoft Entra ID authentication for RDP connections to Windows VMs directly in the portal. This update brings two key benefits for RDP users connecting to their virtual machines: Enhanced Security: By eliminating lo
Update Type: Preview, Services: Virtual Machines, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Bastion, Categories: Security

Azure Bastion now supports connectivity to private AKS clusters via tunneling

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 17:45:19 Z

With this release, you can now establish a secure tunnel from your local machine—via Azure Bastion—directly to your AKS API server using your standard Kubernetes tooling. This enables seamless access to both private clusters and public clusters with API s
Update Type: Preview, Services: Kubernetes Service, Azure Bastion, Categories: Features, Security, Services

Public Preview : Azure Bastion integration with AKS

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 03:30:15 Z

Azure Bastion integration for AKS is now available in public preview. This integration enables continuous secure access to private AKS clusters and also applies to AKS public clusters with API server authorized IP ranges. This integration introduces a sea
Update Type: Preview, Services: Kubernetes Service, Azure Bastion, Categories: Features, Services

Azure Bastion Developer now in 36 public regions

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:30:57 Z

Previously available in 6 limited regions, Azure Bastion Developer has now expanded to a total of 36 public regions with support for more regions coming soon. Bastion Developer provides secure-by-default RDP/SSH connectivity to VMs without the need for a
Update Type: GA, Services: Virtual Machines, Azure Bastion, Categories: Security, Regions & Datacenters

Azure Bastion Premium

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:00:43 Z

Azure Bastion Premium is a new SKU to target customers handling highly sensitive virtual machine workloads. Its mission is to offer enhanced security features that ensure customer virtual machines are connected securely and to monitor VMs for any anomalie
Update Type: GA, Services: Virtual Machines, Azure Bastion, Categories: Security, Services

Entra ID support for SSH connections in portal

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:45:54 Z

We are announcing that Azure Bastion now supports Microsoft Entra ID authentication for SSH connections in the portal. With Microsoft Entra ID authentication, there are two main benefits to users connecting to their virtual machines. First, it eliminates
Update Type: Preview, Services: Virtual Machines, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Bastion, Categories: Features, Security, Services

Unlocking Secure VM Connectivity with Azure Bastion

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 21:06:07 Z

In today’s digital landscape, where security breaches are an unfortunate reality, safeguarding sensitive data and infrastructure has become more critical than ever. Recent cyberattacks have highlighted the importance of minimizing the blast radius and fortifying defenses against potential threats. Among the myriad security measures available, Azure Bastion provides a robust solution, offering a secure and seamless pathway for accessing virtual machines (VMs)—from Dev/Test environments to enterprise production workloads. Enhanced Security Measures Public ports exposed to the internet are often prime targets for malicious actors. Hackers leverage port-scanning on open RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) and SSH (Secure Shell Protocol) entry points to gain unauthorized access to systems, potentially wreaking havoc on organizations’ operations and compromising sensitive data. Azure Bastion acts as a shield against such threats by hardening at one centrally managed gateway, closing RDP/SSH ports from the public internet while providing private connectivity to VMs. With Azure Bastion, the need to expose VMs to the public internet, along with the associated risks, is eliminated. Instead of relying on traditional methods like VPNs or on-premises jump servers, Bastion offers a simplified yet highly secure approach. By leveraging Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption and integrating with Azure’s robust authentication mechanisms, Bastion provides seamless RDP/SSH connectivity to your VMs while hardening the attack surface to one point. The importance of securing RDP/SSH access cannot be overstated. These protocols are essential for remote management and troubleshooting, but they also represent significant vulnerabilities if not properly secured. Azure Bastion ensures that these critical access points are protected, reducing the risk of unauthorized access and potential breaches. By centralizing the management of RDP/SSH access, Bastio
Update Type: Announcement, Services: Virtual Machines, Azure Bastion, Categories: Security, Management

Enhance your security capabilities with Azure Bastion Premium

Thu, 30 May 2024 10:00:00 -0700

Microsoft Azure Bastion, now in public preview, will provide advanced recording, monitoring, and auditing capabilities for customers handling highly sensitive workloads.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: Azure Bastion, Categories: Security

Public preview: Azure Bastion Premium

Thu, 30 May 2024 00:00:00 Z

Azure Bastion Premium SKU secures customers’ highly sensitive workloads with advanced monitoring and security features
Update Type: Preview, Services: Azure Bastion, Categories: Features, Security, Services

General availability: Azure Bastion Developer SKU

Mon, 13 May 2024 00:00:00 Z

The Bastion Developer SKU represents a novel, cost-effective, and streamlined version of the Bastion service.
Update Type: GA, Services: Azure Bastion, Categories: Features, Security, Services, Regions & Datacenters

Introducing Azure Bastion Developer: Secure and cost-effective access to your Azure Virtual Machines

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:00:00 -0700

Azure Bastion Developer is a groundbreaking solution that simplifies secure access to Virtual Machines for developers by addressing the common issues of discovery, usability, and cost.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: Virtual Machines, Azure Bastion, Categories:

Public preview: Announcing the new Azure Bastion Developer SKU

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 00:00:00 Z

The Bastion Developer SKU represents a novel, cost-effective, and streamlined version of the Bastion service.
Update Type: Preview, Services: Azure Bastion, Categories: Features, Security, Services

Customize your secure VM session experience with native client support on Azure Bastion

Tue, 03 May 2022 00:00:00 -0700

Azure Bastion is a fully managed jumpbox-as-a-service that provides secure and seamless Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and Secure Shell Protocol (SSH) access to your VMs in local or peered virtual networks. With native client support available on the Standard SKU for Azure Bastion, you now unlock customizable features and added functionality in your VM sessions.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: Virtual Machines, Azure Bastion, Categories: Security

Manage RDP and SSH connectivity at scale with Azure Bastion

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0700

Security is at the forefront of user and administrator connectivity to cloud services. As enterprises continue to move mission-critical applications to the Cloud, the need for secure, scalable, and reliable remote public connectivity and jumpbox services increases.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: Azure Bastion, Categories: Security

Announcing the preview of Microsoft Azure Bastion

Tue, 18 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0700

For many customers around the world, securely connecting from the outside to workloads and virtual machines on private networks can be challenging. Exposing virtual machines to the public Internet to enable connectivity through Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and Secure Shell (SSH), increases the perimeter, rendering your critical networks and attached virtual machines more open and harder to manage.
Update Type: Announcement, Services: Virtual Machines, Azure Bastion, Categories: