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VPN Gateway:New feature: Enhanced IPsec-VPN release

Last Updated:Jun 22, 2026

What's new

VPN Gateway introduces the Enhanced VPN Gateway, a new IPsec-VPN gateway type. Compared to the Classic VPN Gateway, it provides the following improvements:

  1. Feature updates

    1. An Enhanced VPN Gateway supports multiple algorithms per IPsec-VPN connection, including two new encryption algorithms (AES128-GCM16 and AES256-GCM16) and 10 new DH groups from 15 to 24.

    2. Each IPsec-VPN connection on an Enhanced VPN Gateway is automatically assigned a unique tunnel IP address and includes 1 Gbps of dedicated bandwidth by default.

    3. In Protected Data Flows mode, you can configure up to 10 local CIDR blocks and 10 remote CIDR blocks for each IPsec-VPN connection.

    4. The Enhanced VPN Gateway no longer supports policy-based routing, and instead supports only destination-based and dynamic routing.

  2. Billing updates

    Billing for the Enhanced VPN Gateway includes only the IPsec-VPN connection fee and the CDT traffic fee. For pricing details, see VPN Gateway billing.

Limitations

  • You cannot upgrade an existing Classic VPN Gateway to an Enhanced VPN Gateway. Instead, you must create a new one.

  • This release applies only to IPsec-VPN. The Enhanced VPN Gateway does not support SSL-VPN. If you need SSL-VPN for client access to cloud resources, continue using a Classic VPN Gateway.

  • The Enhanced VPN Gateway does not currently support Chinese cryptographic algorithms. If you require these algorithms, continue to use a Classic VPN Gateway for IPsec-VPN.

  • This feature is in invitational preview. During the preview period, the IPsec-VPN connection fee is waived. To request access, contact an Alibaba Cloud engineer to have the service enabled.

Available regions

  • Currently available in: Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), UK (London), China (Chengdu), US (Virginia), US (Silicon Valley), China (Hong Kong), and Singapore.

  • This list will be updated as more regions become available.

Get started

For more information, see Comparison of Enhanced and Classic VPN Gateways.