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Since the release of Entra Private Access, I have been getting more and more questions about the future of the Entra App Proxy. Will it still be needed? Should I still use it? Are there synergies or incompatibilities? This blog post is dedicated to these very questions and is part of my series on Global Secure Access Overview to Global Secure Access Global Secure Access in Conditional Access Deep Dive DNS in Entra Private Access Deep Dive SSO in Entra Private Access Entra Private Access and the future of the Entra App Proxy Do I still need the App Proxy?

A few days ago, Microsoft announced that Global Secure Access is now generally available. Since I have been working with the product for some time now and more and more proof of concepts are being launched, it is high time for me to do a blog series about it. Here is an overview of the parts (planned so far): Overview to Global Secure Access Global Secure Access in Conditional Access Deep Dive DNS in Entra Private Access Deep Dive SSO in Entra Private Access Entra Private Access and the future of the Entra App Proxy With the addition of both UDP and DNS support to Entra Private Access, the vast majority of scenarios that VPN has been used for in the past can be covered - including Single Sign On with Kerberos.

A few days ago, Microsoft announced that Global Secure Access is now generally available. Since I have been working with the product for some time now and more and more proof of concepts are being launched, it is high time for me to do a blog series about it. Here is an overview of the parts (planned so far): Overview to Global Secure Access Global Secure Access in Conditional Access Deep Dive DNS in Entra Private Access Deep Dive SSO in Entra Private Access Entra Private Access and the future of the Entra App Proxy With the extension of Entra Private Access, which introduces both UDP and DNS support, the vast majority of scenarios for which VPN was used in the past can be covered.

A few days ago, Microsoft announced that Global Secure Access is now generally available. Since I have been working with the product for some time now and more and more proof of concepts are being launched, it is high time for me to do a blog series about it. Here is an overview of the parts (planned so far): Overview to Global Secure Access Global Secure Access in Conditional Access Deep Dive DNS in Entra Private Access Deep Dive SSO in Entra Private Access Entra Private Access and the future of the Entra App Proxy In the overview to Global Secure Access, I particularly emphasized the good integration in Conditional Access for both Microsoft Entra Internet Access and Microsoft Entra Private Access.

A few days ago, Microsoft announced that Global Secure Access is now generally available. Since I have been working with the product for some time now and more and more proof of concepts are being launched, it is high time for me to do a blog series about it. Here is an overview of the parts (planned so far): Overview to Global Secure Access Global Secure Access in Conditional Access Deep Dive DNS in Entra Private Access Deep Dive SSO in Entra Private Access Entra Private Access and the future of the Entra App Proxy What is Global Secure Access?