Before you use VPN Gateway, you must understand the following limits.

VPN Gateway instances

Item Limit Quota increase
The maximum number of VPN gateways that can be created for each account 30
Note The maximum number of VPN gateways is determined by the account, regardless of the region where the VPN gateway is deployed or the connected VPC network.
For example, for each account:
  • If there is only one VPC in one region, you can create up to 30 VPN gateways for the VPC.
  • If there are multiple regions or VPCs, the total number of VPN gateways created for the VPCs in all regions cannot exceed 30.
submit a ticket.
The maximum number of policy-based routes for a VPN gateway 20 submit a ticket.
The maximum number of destination-based routes for a VPN gateway 20 submit a ticket.

Customer gateways

Item Limit Quota increase
The maximum number of customer gateways that you can create in a region 100 N/A

IPsec-VPN connections

Item Limit Quota increase
The maximum number of IPsec-VPN connections for a VPN gateway 10 submit a ticket.
The maximum number of local CIDR blocks that can be added to an IPsec connection 5 N/A
The maximum number of remote CIDR blocks that can be added to an IPsec connection 5 N/A

SSL-VPN connections

Item Limit Quota increase
The maximum number of SSL client certificates that an account can reserve 50 submit a ticket.
The maximum number of SSL servers that can be associated with a VPN gateway 1 N/A
The maximum number of local CIDR blocks that can be added to an SSL server 5 N/A
The maximum number of remote CIDR blocks that can be added to an SSL server 1 N/A
Ports that are not supported by SSL servers 22, 2222, 22222, 9000, 9001, 9002, 7505, 80, 443, 53, 68, 123, 4510, 4560, 500, and 4500 N/A
The validity period of an SSL client certificate Three years N/A