What is an Azure VPN gateway?
Azure VPN Gateway connects your on-premises networks to Azure through Site-to-Site VPNs in a similar way that you set up and connect to a remote branch office. The connectivity is secure and uses the industry-standard protocols Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) and Internet Key Exchange (IKE).
What is VPN gateway used for?
VPN gateways provide secure connectivity between multiple sites, such as on-premises data centers, Google Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) networks, and Google Cloud VMware Engine private clouds. Traffic is encrypted because the VPN connections traverse the internet. Each VPN gateway can support multiple connections.
What are the different types of VPN gateway in Azure?
- Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP). SSTP is a Microsoft proprietary SSL-based solution that can penetrate firewalls since most firewalls open the outbound TCP port that 443 SSL uses.
- OpenVPN.
- IKEv2 VPN.
What is the difference between VPN and VPC?
A Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) allows you to virtually create a private and isolated network in the cloud. Just as a virtual private network (VPN) provides secure data transfer over the public Internet, a VPC provides secure data transfer between a private enterprise and a public cloud provider.
What are the main components of an Azure VPN gateway setup?
- VNet: Only one VPN Gateway can be deployed in a Single VNet.
- GatewaySubnet: You need a dedicated subnet for VPN Gateway.
- Virtual Network Gateway: Create Virtual Network Gateway of VPN type.
- Public IP address: Create Dynamic Public IP Address resource.
Which protocol works with Azure VPN gateway?
Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP), a proprietary TLS-based VPN protocol.
Azure Advantages
Azure VPN Gateway connects your on-premises networks to Azure through Site-to-Site VPNs in a similar way that you set up and connect to a remote branch office. The connectivity is secure and uses the industry-standard protocols Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) and Internet Key Exchange (IKE).
