Encryption of ExpressRoute content
Learn about encryption with ExpressRoute.
John Savill
May 18, 2015
1 Min Read
Q. Is data sent over ExpressRoute encrypted?
A. No. Since ExpressRoute is a dedicated connection between on-premises and Azure that does not use the public Internet the traffic is not encrypted. If you need encryption you would need to implement this which could be done a number of ways:
Application level encryption
OS level encryption using technologies such as IPSec
Third-party appliance that performs encryption
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