๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ, ๐จ๐ง-๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐, ๐๐ญ๐.
While GSA has been part of Microsoft Entra for a while, the recent general availability release brings features that finally make VPN replacement a reality.
โก๏ธ ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐: Eliminates inefficient traffic roundtripping. Your local network traffic stays local; only authentication routes to the cloud.
โก๏ธ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐: Bring Conditional Access and MFA to on-premises domain controllers. Yes, even your legacy systems get Zero Trust protection now.
โก๏ธ๐จ๐ฐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: Blocks sensitive file uploads to ChatGPT and stops prompt injection attacks without modifying your applications.
โก๏ธ๐บ๐ซ-๐พ๐จ๐ต ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐:Integrated with Cisco, Check Point, HPE Aruba for complete SASE solutions.
โก๏ธ๐ช๐๐๐๐-๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐: Windows and Android (GA), macOS and iOS (preview).
โก๏ธ๐น๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐:ย Connect entire branch offices via IPSec tunnels without installing clients on every device.
Microsoft has transformed GSA from a promising technology into an enterprise-ready platform that can actually replace VPNs rather than just supplement them.
For organizations evaluating Zero Trust architectures or struggling with VPN performance, this represents a genuine modernization path with Microsoft’s full support behind it.