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--- title: What's new in Azure Bastion? description: Learn what's new with Azure Bastion, such as the latest release notes, known issues, bug fixes, deprecated functionality, and upcoming changes. author: aatsang ms.service: azure-bastion ms.topic: concept-article ms.date: 03/13/2025 ms.author: aarontsang # Customer intent: As a cloud administrator, I want to review the latest updates and features of Azure Bastion, so that I can effectively implement and manage secure remote access solutions for my organization. --- # What's new in Azure Bastion? Azure Bastion is updated regularly. Stay up to date with the latest announcements. This article provides you with information about: * Recent releases * Previews underway with known limitations (if applicable) * Deprecated functionality (if applicable) You can also find the latest Bastion updates and subscribe to the RSS feed [here](https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/product/azure-bastion/). ## Recent releases and announcements | Type | Name | Description | Stage | Date added | Limitations | |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Feature|[IPv6 dual stack support](configuration-settings.md#ipv6-dual-stack-support-preview)|Bastion support for IPv6 dual stack configuration.| Public Preview | June 2026 | IPv6 only is not supported.| |Feature|[Managed identity support for session recording](session-recording.md)|Managed identity support for session recording is now in public preview.|Public Preview|April 2026|N/A| |Feature|[Microsoft Entra ID support for portal (RDP)](bastion-connect-vm-rdp-windows.md#microsoft-entra-id-authentication-preview)| Microsoft Entra ID support for RDP connections in portal is now in public preview in public cloud. To learn more about Microsoft Entra ID with Azure Bastion, see [Configure Microsoft Entra ID authentication with Azure Bastion](bastion-entra-id-authentication.md). | Public Preview | November 2025 | Cannot be used concurrently with graphical session recording.| |Feature |[Connectivity to AKS private clusters](bastion-connect-to-aks-private-cluster.md)|Connect to your private AKS clusters using the tunneling command with Bastion| Public Preview |August 2025|N/A| |Feature | [Graphical session recording](session-recording.md) | Graphical session recording is now generally available in all regions that Bastion is available in. | Generally available | November 2024 | Cannot be used concurrently with native client. | Feature | [Private Only Bastion](private-only-deployment.md)| Private Only Bastion is now generally available in all regions that Bastion is available in.| Generally available | November 2024 | N/A| | SKU | [Bastion Premium SKU](bastion-sku-comparison.md#premium-sku)| Bastion Premium SKU is now generally available in all regions that Bastion is available in. | Generally available | June 2024 | N/A| | Feature | [Microsoft Entra ID support for portal (SSH)](bastion-entra-id-authentication.md) |Microsoft Entra ID support for SSH connections in portal is now GA. | Generally available | November 2024 | N/A| |Feature | [Availability Zones for Bastion](/azure/reliability/reliability-bastion?toc=/azure/bastion/TOC.json) |Availability Zones is now in public preview as a customer-enabled feature in select regions. | Public Preview | May 2024 | See available region list [here](/azure/reliability/reliability-bastion?toc=%2Fazure%2Fbastion%2FTOC.json#requirements). |Platform Capability| [Bastion Developer](quickstart-host-portal.md) | Bastion Developer is now in GA for select regions. | Generally available | May 2024 | See available region list [here](quickstart-host-portal.md). ## Next steps * [What is Azure Bastion?](bastion-overview.md) * [Deploy Bastion](quickstart-host-portal.md) * [Bastion FAQ](bastion-faq.md) * [Bastion SKU comparison](bastion-sku-comparison.md)