TLS 1.0 and 1.1 support will be removed for new & existing Azure storage accounts starting Nov 2024

To meet evolving technology and regulatory needs and align with security best practices, we are removing support for Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 and 1.1 for both existing and new storage accounts in all clouds. TLS 1.2 will be the minimum supported TLS version for Azure Storage starting Nov 1, 2024.  

 

Azure Storage currently supports TLS 1.0 and 1.1 (for backward compatibility) and TLS 1.2 on public HTTPS endpoints. TLS 1.2 is more secure and faster than older TLS versions. TLS 1.0 and 1.1 do not support modern cryptographic algorithms and cipher suites. Many of the Azure storage customers are already using TLS 1.2 and we are sharing this guidance to expedite the transition for customers currently on TLS 1.0 and 1.1. Customers must secure their infrastructure by using TLS 1.2 with Azure Storage by Oct 31, 2024. The older TLS versions (1.0 and 1.1) are being deprecated and removed to meet evolving standards (FedRamp, NIST), and provide improved security for our customers.  

 

This change will impact both existing and new storage accounts using TLS 1.0 and 1.1. To avoid disruptions to your applications connecting to Azure Storage, you must migrate to TLS 1.2 and remove dependencies on TLS version 1.0 and 1.1, by Oct 31, 2024.  

Learn more about how to migrate to TLS1.2. 

 

As best practice, we also recommend using Azure policy to enforce a minimum TLS version. Learn more here about how to enforce a minimum TLS version for all incoming requests. If you already use Azure Policy to enforce TLS version, minimum supported version after this change rolls out will be TLS 1.2. 

 

Help and Support 

If you have questions, get answers from community experts in Microsoft Q&A. If you have a support plan and you need technical help, create a support request:  

For Issue type, select Technical.  

For Subscription, select your subscription.  

For Service, select My services.  

For Service type, select Blob Storage.  

For Resource, select the Azure resource you are creating a support request for.  

For Summary, type a description of your issue.  

For Problem type, select Connectivity  

For Problem subtype, select Issues using TLS.