> Source: [sk132192](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk132192)
# sk132192 - Cloud Firewall for Azure Latest Updates
| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk132192 |
| Date Created | 2018-07-17 |
| Last Modified | 2026-09-22 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | Cloud Firewall |
| Versions | R81.10 (EOS), R81.20, R82 |
| Platform | Azure |
## Solution
What's New
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Solution Template / Image | Release Date | Description |
| **81.20 ,R82 R82.10 Blink images for Primary Management and MDS** | 17 Sep, 2026 | * R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Take 161 * R82 Jumbo Hotfix Take 122 * R82.10 Jumbo Hotfix Take 40 |
| **R82.20 images for Gateway and Management** | 16 Sep, 2026 | * R82.20 initial release * Support for HyperV generation v2 |
| **81.20, R82, R82.10 images for Gateway** | 17 Aug, 2026 | * R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Take 161 * R82 Jumbo Hotfix Take 122 * R82.10 Jumbo Hotfix Take 40 |
| **R82 images for Gateway** | 30 Jun, 2026 | * R82 Jumbo Hotfix take 107 |
| **R81.10, R81.20 ,R82 R82.10 images for Gateway** | 22 Jun , 2026 | * R81.10 Jumbo Hotfix Take 187 * R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Take 146 * R82 Jumbo Hotfix Take 106 * R82.10 Jumbo Hotfix Take 24 |
| **R81.20 , R82, images for Gateway** | 29 Apr, 2026 | * R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Take 127 * R82 Jumbo Hotfix Take 91 |
| **R81.20 , R82, R82.10 images for Gateway** | 31 Mar, 2026 | * Images Update with Extended Zone support |
| **R82.10 images for Management** | 31 Mar, 2026 | * Image update for R82.10 Management based on the new GA take 467, to address certificate and CRL date validation logic. |
| **R82 images for Management** | 30 Mar, 2026 | * Image update for R82 Management based on the new GA Take 779, to address certificate and CRL date validation logic. |
See below for previous versions Release Notes
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### Check Point Cloud Firewall Management {#Toggle_Templates_history}
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| Version | Release Date | Details |
|----------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| - | Sep 16, 2026 | Support for R82.20 |
| - | Dec 23, 2025 | * Availability zones support * Update storage account version to V2 * Support deployment with managed, new, custom, or existing storage accounts |
| - | Aug 26, 2025 | * Recommended versions in GitHub and marketplace templates - R82 |
| 20241023 | Oct 23, 2024 | * Update templates to support R82 |
| 20240717 | July 31, 2024 | * Azure template version |
| 20240613 | June 16, 2024 | * Updated Public IP sku to 'Standard' * Added storage-account access limitations |
| 20231226 | Dec 26, 2023 | * Recommended versions in GitHub and marketplace templates - R81.20 |
| 20231002 | Oct 02, 2023 | * Added Dv4 \& Dsv4 VM sizes |
| 20230822 | Aug 23, 2023 | * Added Maintenance Mode \& Serial Console password support |
| 20230522 | May 22, 2023 | * Added Dv5 VM sizes |
| 20230124 | Jan 09, 2023 | * Added Custom Azure tags creation during deployment * Added Custom NSG attachment (Create new/Use existing NSG) during deployment * Changed default hard disk type to SSD (for R81.20 and higher versions) |
| 20221123 | Nov 24, 2022 | * Added support for deploying R81.20 solutions |
### Check Point Cloud Firewall Multi-Domain Management Server
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| Version | Release Date | Details |
|----------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | Sep 16, 2026 | Support for R82.20 |
| | Dec 23, 2025 | * Availability zones support * Update storage account version to V2 * Support deployment with managed, new, custom, or existing storage accounts |
| - | Aug 26, 2025 | * Recommended versions in GitHub and marketplace templates - R82 |
| 20241023 | Oct 23, 2024 | * Update templates to support R82 |
| 20240717 | July 31, 2024 | * Azure template version |
| 20240613 | June 16, 2024 | * Updated Public IP sku to 'Standard' * Added storage-account access limitations |
| 20231226 | Dec 26, 2023 | * Recommended versions in GitHub and marketplace templates - R81.20 |
| 20231002 | Oct 02, 2023 | * Added Dv4 \& Dsv4 VM sizes |
| 20230822 | Aug 23, 2023 | * Added Maintenance Mode \& Serial Console password support |
| 20230522 | May 22, 2023 | * Added Dv5 VM sizes |
| 20230124 | Jan 09, 2023 | * Added Custom Azure tags creation during deployment * Added Custom NSG attachment(Create new/Use existing NSG) during deployment * Changed default hard disk type to SSD (for R81.20 and higher versions) |
| 20221123 | Nov 24, 2022 | * Added support for deploying R81.20 solutions |
| 20221109 | Nov 9, 2022 | * Removed support for R80.30 version |
| 20220130 | Feb 1, 2022 | * Updated R81.10 to be the default version |
### Check Point Cloud Firewall Single Gateway
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| Version | Release Date | Details |
|----------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | Sep 16, 2026 | Support for R82.20 |
| - | Apr 13, 2026 | * Added support for Extended Zones |
| - | Dec 23, 2025 | * Availability zones support * Update storage account version to V2 * Support deployment with managed, new, custom, or existing storage accounts |
| - | Aug 26, 2025 | * Recommended versions in GitHub and marketplace templates - R82 |
| 20241023 | Oct 23, 2024 | * Update templates to support R82 |
| 20240717 | July 31, 2024 | * Azure template version |
| 20240613 | June 16, 2024 | * Updated Public IP sku to 'Standard' * Added storage-account access limitations |
| 20231226 | Dec 26, 2023 | * Recommended versions in GitHub and marketplace templates - R81.20 |
| 20231002 | Oct 02, 2023 | * Added Dv4 \& Dsv4 VM sizes |
| 20230822 | Aug 23, 2023 | * Added Maintenance Mode \& Serial Console password support |
| 20230522 | May 22, 2023 | * Added Dv5 VM sizes |
| 20230416 | Apr 16, 2023 | * Improved deployment experience for gateways and clusters managed by Smart-1 Cloud |
| 20230124 | Jan 09, 2023 | * Added Custom Azure tags creation during deployment * Added Custom NSG attachment (Create new/Use existing NSG) during deployment * Changed default hard disk type to SSD (for R81.20 and higher versions) |
| 20221123 | Nov 24, 2022 | * Added support for deploying R81.20 solutions |
| 20221109 | Nov 9, 2022 | * Removed support for R80.30 version |
| 20220130 | Feb 1, 2022 | * Updated R81.10 to be the default version |
| 20220111 | Jan 27, 2022 | * Added support to select different shells (clish is selected by default) |
| 20211129 | Dec 1, 2021 | * Improved boot diagnostics security: * Deploy boot diagnostic storage account with "Private" access enabled by default * Deploy boot diagnostic storage account with https-only access enabled by default * Use TLS v1.2 for boot diagnostics storage |
| 20210711 | July 18, 2021 | * Added support for deploying R81.10 solutions |
### Check Point Cloud Firewall High Availability
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| Version | Release Date | Details |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| - | Sep 16, 2026 | Support for R82.20 |
| - | Apr 13, 2026 | * Added support for Extended Zones |
| | Dev 23, 2025 | * Availability zones support * Update storage account version to V2 * Support deployment with managed, new, custom, or existing storage accounts |
| - | Aug 26, 2025 | * Recommended versions in GitHub and marketplace templates - R82 |
| 20241022 | Nov 10, 2024 | * Updated VM API version |
| 20241023 | Oct 23, 2024 | * Update templates to support R82 |
| 20240717 | July 31, 2024 | * Azure template version |
| 20240613 | June 16, 2024 | * Added storage-account access limitations * Added support for Italy region availability zone * Updated managed identity permissions |
| 20231226 | Dec 26, 2023 | * Recommended versions in GitHub and marketplace templates - R81.20 |
| 20231002 | Oct 02, 2023 | * Added Dv4 \& Dsv4 VM sizes |
| 20230822 | Aug 23, 2023 | * Added Maintenance Mode \& Serial Console password support |
| 20230522 | May 22, 2023 | * Added Dv5 VM sizes * Resolved external NSG permissions issue * Azure HA support for Multiple VIPs |
| 20230416 | April 16, 2023 | * Improved deployment experience for gateways and clusters managed by Smart-1 Cloud |
| 20230124 | January 09 , 2023 | * Added Custom Azure tags creation during deployment * Added Custom NSG attachment (Create new/Use existing NSG) during deployment * Changed default hard disk type to SSD (for R81.20 and higher versions) * Updated Availability zones |
| 20221123 | November 24, 2022 | * Added support for deploying R81.20 solutions |
| 20221109 | November 9, 2022 | * Removed support for R80.30 version |
### Check Point Cloud Firewall Scale Set (VMSS)
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| Version | Release Date | Details |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| - | Sep 16, 2026 | Support for R82.20 |
| - | Dec 23, 2025 | * Availability zones support * Update storage account version to V2 * Support deployment with managed, new, custom, or existing storage accounts |
| - | Aug 26, 2025 | * Recommended versions in GitHub and marketplace templates - R82 |
| 20241023 | Oct 23, 2024 | * Update templates to support R82 |
| 20240717 | July 31, 2024 | * Azure template version |
| 20240613 | June 16, 2024 | * Added storage-account access limitations * Added support for Italy region availability zone |
| 20231226 | Dec 26, 2023 | * Recommended versions in GitHub and marketplace templates - R81.20 |
| 20231002 | Oct 02, 2023 | * Added Dv4 \& Dsv4 VM sizes |
| 20230822 | Aug 23, 2023 | * Added Maintenance Mode \& Serial Console password support |
| 20230522 | May 22, 2023 | * Added Dv5 VM sizes |
| 20230124 | January 09 , 2023 | * Added Custom Azure tags creation during deployment * Added Custom NSG attachment (Create new/Use existing NSG) during deployment * Changed default hard disk type to SSD (for R81.20 and higher versions) * Updated Availability zones |
| 20221123 | November 24, 2022 | * Added support for deploying R81.20 solutions |
| 20221109 | November 9, 2022 | * Removed support for R80.30 version |
| 20220512 | May 12, 2022 | * For Remote Access VPN, deploy using Application Insights workspace based (since classic is no longer supported in all the regions) |
| 20220130 | February 1, 2022 | * Updated R81.10 to be the default version |
| 20220111 | January 27, 2022 | * Added support to select different shells (clish is selected by default) |
| 20211201 | December 1, 2021 | * Added support for new Availability Zones * Fixed Scale Set with Remote Access VPN wrong API versions * Improved boot diagnostics security: * Deploy boot diagnostic storage account with "Private" access enabled by default * Deploy boot diagnostic storage account with https-only access enabled by default * Use TLS v1.2 for boot diagnostics storage |
| 20211101 | November 2, 2021 | * Added support for new Availability Zones * Added support for Public IP Prefixes * Added support for Floating IP |
| 20210711 | July 18, 2021 | * Added support for deploying R81.10 solutions |
### Check Point Cloud Firewall Virtual WAN (vWAN)
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| Version | Managed App Version | Release Date | Details |
|----------|---------------------|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| - | 1.0.23 | Aug 26, 2025 | * Recommended versions in GitHub and marketplace templates - R82 |
| 20241023 | 1.0.22 | Oct 23, 2024 | * Update templates to support R82 |
| 20240604 | - | Jun 05, 2024 | * Added Full Package Premium (NGTX + S1C++) license support |
| 20240228 | - | Feb 28, 2024 | * Added ingress support |
| 20231226 | - | Dec 26, 2023 | * Recommended versions in GitHub and marketplace templates - R81.20 |
| 20231023 | - | Oct 23, 2023 | * Added NGTX license support * The managed app now deploys with managed identity |
| 20230518 | - | May 18, 2023 | * GA Release of Check Point Cloud Firewall Virtual WAN Solution |
### Check Point Cloud Firewall Gateway Load Balancer
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| Version | Release Date | Details |
|----------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| - | Aug 26, 2025 | * Recommended versions in GitHub and marketplace templates - R82 |
| 20241023 | Oct 23, 2024 | * Update templates to support R82 |
| 20240717 | July 31, 2024 | * Azure template version |
| 20240613 | June 16, 2024 | * Added storage-account access limitations * Added support for Italy region availability zone |
| 20231226 | Dec 26, 2023 | * Recommended versions in GitHub and marketplace templates - R81.20 |
| 20231002 | Oct 02, 2023 | * Added Dv4 \& Dsv4 VM sizes |
| 20230822 | Aug 23, 2023 | * Added Maintenance Mode \& Serial Console password support |
| 20230522 | May 22, 2023 | * Added Dv5 VM sizes |
| 20230124 | Jan 09 , 2023 | * Added Custom Azure tags creation during deployment * Added Custom NSG attachment (Create new/Use existing NSG) during deployment * Changed default hard disk type to SSD (for R81.20 and higher versions) * Updated Availability zones |
| 20221123 | Nov 24, 2022 | * Added support for deploying R81.20 solutions |
| 20220130 | Feb 1, 2022 | * Updated R81.10 to be the default version |
| 20220111 | Jan 27, 2022 | * Added support to select different shells (clish is selected by default) |
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Cloud Firewall for Azure Gateway Images history
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**Check Point periodically updates the Gateway images for Azure to include recent Takes for Jumbo Hotfixes preinstalled.**
**Note:** It is possible to install Jumbo Hotfix Takes manually even if they are not preinstalled. See [sk109141](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk109141) for more information.
### vWAN Image history {#Toggle_gw_image}
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### vWAN R82.10 Images {#Toggle_image_toggle}
| Version | Release Date | What's new |
|-----------------|--------------|------------------------------|
| R82.10-464.2025 | 21 Apr, 2026 | * Initial release for R82.10 |
### vWAN R82 Images
| Version | Release Date | What's new |
|--------------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| R82-777.2104 | 14 May, 2026 | * Image includes R82 Jumbo Hotfix Take 91 |
| R82-777.2027 | 21 Apr, 2026 | * Gateway images include a Hotfix that corrects the certificate and CRL date validation logic. Refer to sk184784 |
| R82-777.1869 | 28 July, 2025 | * R82 Jumbo Hotfix Take 34 * CGNS Azure High Availability -- SecureXL Acceleration Support |
| R82-777.1822 | 22 June, 2025 | * Resolved issue where Premium VMs used only one core (Premium plan only) |
| R82-777.1836 | 22 June, 2025 | * Images updated with JHF Take 12 |
| R82-777.1736 | 22 Jan, 2025 | * Resolved missing network interface gateways. See sk182837 |
| R82-777.1695 | 28 Oct, 2024 | * Initial release for R82 |
### vWAN R81.20 Images
| Version | Release Date | What's new |
|-----------------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| R81.20-631.2102 | 14 May, 2026 | * Image includes R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Take 127 |
| R81.20-631.1849 | 07 July, 2025 | * Images updated with JHF Take 105 * CGNS Azure High Availability - SecureXL Acceleration Support |
| R81.20-631.1822 | 22 June, 2025 | * Resolved issue where Premium VMs used only one core (Premium plan only) |
| R81.20-631.1781 | 08 May, 2025 | * Images updated with JHF Take 99 |
| R81.20-631.1753 | 25 Feb, 2025 | * Images updated with JHF Take 98 |
| R81.20-631.1736 | 22 Jan, 2025 | * Resolved missing network interface Gateways. See sk182837 |
| R81.20-631.1727 | 09 Jan, 2025 | * Images updated with JHF Take 92 |
| R81.20-631.1709 | 09 Jan, 2025 | * Images updated with JHF Take 89 |
| R81.20-631.1669 | 30 Sep, 2024 | * Images updated with JHF Take 84 |
| R81.20-634.1641 | 14 Aug, 2024 | * Images updated with JHF Take 76 |
| R81.20-634.1611 | 16 June, 2024 | * Images updated Integrated JHF Take 65 * Image update for R81.20 based on the new GA take 634 |
| R81.20-631.1594 | Jun 05, 2024 | * R81.20 images updated with JHF Take 53 * Added Full Package Premium (NGTX + S1C++) license support |
| R81.20-631.1522 | Feb 28, 2024 | * R81.20 images updated with JHF Take 41 * Minor fixes |
| R81.20-631.1433 | Nov 17, 2023 | * Added throughput metering functionality |
| R81.20-631.1370 | Aug 27, 2023 | * R81.20 images updated with JHF Take 24 |
| R81.20-631.1331 | July 09, 2023 | * Minor fixes and stability improvements |
| R81.20-631.1306 | May 19, 2023 | * First GA release of R81.20 Gateway image for vWAN * Integrated R81.20 JHF Take 10 * Improved deployment experience for Azure vWAN gateways and clusters managed by Smart-1 Cloud |
### vWAN R81.10 Images
| Version | Release Date | What's new |
|-----------------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| R81.10-335.1822 | 22 June, 2025 | * Resolved issue where Premium VMs used only one core (Premium plan only) |
| R81.10-335.1788 | 07 Apr, 2025 | * Images include JHF Take 174 |
| R81.10-335.1736 | 22 Jan, 2025 | * Resolved missing network interface gateways. See sk182837 |
| R81.10-335.1727 | 09 Jan, 2025 | * Images include JHF Take 172 |
| R81.10-335.1709 | 09 Jan, 2025 | * Images include JHF Take 170 |
| R81.10-335.1681 | 14 Oct, 2024 | * Images include JHF Take 169 |
| R81.10-335.1648 | 15 Aug, 2024 | * Images updated with JHF Take 156 |
| R81.10-335.1612 | 16 June, 2024 | * Images updated Integrated JHF Take 150 |
| R81.10-335.1594 | Jun 05, 2024 | * R81.10 images updated with JHF Take 139 * Added Full Package Premium (NGTX + S1C++) license support |
| R81.10-335.1522 | Feb 28, 2024 | * R81.10 images updated with JHF Take 130 * Minor fixes |
| R81.10-335.1435 | Nov 17, 2023 | * Added throughput metering functionality |
| R81.10-335.1370 | Aug 27, 2023 | * R81.10 images updated with JHF Take 109 |
| R81.10-335.1331 | July 09, 2023 | * R81.10 images updated with JHF Take 95 * Minor fixes and stability improvements |
| R81.10-335.1300 | May 19, 2023 | * First GA release of R81.10 Gateway image for vWAN * Integrated R81.10 JHF Take 94 * Improved deployment experience for Azure vWAN gateways and clusters managed by Smart-1 Cloud |
### R82.20 Gateway Image history
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| Version | Marketplace Image version | Release Date | What's new |
|-----------------|---------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| R82.20-391.2249 | 8220.900391.2249 | 16 Sep, 2026 | * Initial release for R82.20 HyperVgeneration V2 |
| R82.20-391.2248 | 8220.900391.2248 | 16 Sep, 2026 | * Initial release for R82.20 |
### R82.10 Gateway Image history
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| Version | Marketplace Image version | Release Date | What's new |
|-----------------|---------------------------|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| R82.10-467.2216 | 8210.900467.2216 | 17 Aug, 2026 | * Image includes R82.10 Jumbo Hotfix Take 40 |
| R82.10-464.2151 | 8210.900464.2151 | 22 Jun, 2026 | * Image includes R82.10 Jumbo Hotfix Take 24 |
| R82.10-464.2071 | 8210.900464.2071 | 31 Mar, 2026 | * Images Update with Extended Zone support |
| R82.10-464.2025 | 8210.900464.2025 | 7 Mar, 2026 | * Images include a Hotfix that corrects the certificate and CRL date validation logic. Refer to sk184784 |
| R82.10-464.1970 | 8210.900464.1970 | 4 Jan, 2026 | * Initial release for R82.10 |
### R82 Gateway Image history
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| Version | Marketplace Image version | Release Date | What's new |
|--------------|---------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| R82-779.2216 | 8200.900779.2216 | 17 Aug, 2026 | * Image includes R82 Jumbo Hotfix Take 122 |
| R82-779.2161 | 8200.900779.2161 | 30 Jun, 2026 | * Image includes R82 Jumbo Hotfix Take 107 |
| R82-777.2151 | 8200.900777.2151 | 22 Jun, 2026 | * Image includes R82 Jumbo Hotfix Take 106 |
| R82-777.2104 | 8200.900777.2104 | 29 Apr, 2026 | * Image includes R82 Jumbo Hotfix Take 91 |
| R82-777.2071 | 8200.900777.2071 | 31 Mar, 2026 | * Images Update with Extended Zone support |
| R82-777.2027 | 8200.900777.2027 | 7 Mar, 2026 | * Images include a Hotfix that corrects the certificate and CRL date validation logic. Refer to sk184784 |
| R82-777.2015 | 8200.900777.2015 | 19 Feb, 2026 | * Image includes R82 Jumbo Hotfix Take 60 |
| R82-777.1954 | 8200.900777.1954 | 12 Feb, 2026 | * Image includes R82 Jumbo Hotfix Take 44 |
| R82-777.1929 | 8200.900777.1929 | 12 Feb, 2026 | * Image includes R82 Jumbo Hotfix Take 43 |
| R82-777.1903 | 8200.900777.1903 | 21 Sep, 2025 | * Image includes R82 Jumbo Hotfix Take 39 |
| R82-777.1869 | 8200.900777.1869 | 28 July, 2025 | * New Recommended Jumbo - Take 34 * CGNS Azure High Availability - SecureXL Acceleration Support |
| R82-777.1836 | 8200.900777.1836 | 16 June, 2025 | * New Recommended Jumbo - Take 12 |
| R82-777.1832 | 8200.900777.1832 | 16 June, 2025 | * New Recommended Jumbo - Take 12 |
| R82-777.1736 | 8200.900777.1736 | 22 Jan, 2025 | * Resolved missing network interface gateways. See sk182837 |
| R82-777.1715 | 8200.900777.1715 | 17 Nov, 2024 | * Fix for GWLB SIC port issue |
| R82-777.1695 | 8200.900777.1695 | 28 Oct, 2024 | * Initial release for R82 |
### R81.20 Gateway Image history
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| Version | Marketplace Image version | Release Date | What's new |
|-----------------|---------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| R81.20-631.2216 | 8120.940631.02216 | 17 Aug, 2026 | * Image includes R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Take 161 |
| R81.20-631.2151 | 8120.920631.02151 | 22 Jun, 2026 | * Image includes R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Take 146 |
| R81.20-631.2102 | 8120.920631.02102 | 29 Apr, 2026 | * Image includes R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Take 127 |
| R81.20-631.2071 | 8120.920631.02071 | 31 Mar, 2026 | * Images Update with Extended Zone support |
| R81.20-631.2015 | 8120.920631.02015 | 17 Feb, 2026 | * Image includes R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Take 120 |
| R81.20-631.1954 | 8120.920631.01954 | 21 Dec, 2025 | * Image includes R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Take 119 |
| R81.20-631.1927 | 8120.920631.01927 | 17 Nov, 2025 | * Image includes R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Take 118 |
| R81.20-631.1903 | 8120.920631.01903 | 21 Sep, 2025 | * Image includes R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Take 113 |
| R81.20-631.1849 | 8120.920631.01849 | 07 July, 2025 | * R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Take 105 * CGNS Azure High Availability - SecureXL Acceleration Support |
| R81.20-631.1781 | 8120.920631.01781 | 08 May, 2025 | * New Recommended Jumbo - Take 99 |
| R81.20-631.1753 | 8120.920631.01753 | 25 Feb, 2025 | * New Recommended Jumbo - Take 98 |
| R81.20-631.1736 | 8120.920631.01736 | 22 Jan, 2025 | * Resolved missing network interface gateways. See sk182837 |
| R81.20-631.1731 | 8120.920631.01731 | 13 Jan, 2025 | * **Deprecated**- Included the non-recommended JHF Take 96 |
| R81.20-631.1727 | 8120.900631.01727 | 30 Dec, 2024 | * Image includes JHF Take 92 |
| R81.20-631.1716 | 8120.920631.01716 | 17 Nov, 2024 | * Fix for GWLB SIC port issue |
| R81.20-631.1709 | 8120.920631.01709 | 06 Nov ,2024 | * Image includes JHF Take 89 |
| R81.20-631.1669 | 8120.920631.01669 | 30 Sep, 2024 | * Image includes JHF Take 84 |
| R81.20-634.1641 | 8120.900634.01641 | 14 Aug, 2024 | * Image includes JHF Take 76 |
| R81.20-634.1611 | 8120.900634.01611 | 16 June, 2024 | * Image includes JHF Take 65 * Image update for R81.20 based on the new GA take 634 |
| R81.20-631.1544 | 8120.900631.01544 | 22 April, 2024 | * Image includes JHF Take 53 * Added support for HA with private IPs only |
| R81.20-631.1526 | 8120.900631.01526 | Mar 07, 2024 | * Improved Gateway provisioning error handling and logging to cloud_config log file * Fixed an issue that causes Gateway provisioning to stop in case of invalid maintenance password input |
| R81.20-631.1475 | 8120.900631.01475 | Dec 26, 2023 | * Image includes JHF Take 41 * Improved Azure HA failover flow for terraform deployment * Central Deployment Tool (CDT) now supports public cloud clusters solutions. Refer to sk181606. |
| R81.20-631.1383 | 8120.900631.01383 | Sep 27, 2023 | * Image includes Jumbo Hotfix Take 26 |
| R81.20-631.1370 | 8120.900631.01370 | Aug 23, 2023 | * Added Maintenance Mode \& Serial Console password support |
| R81.20-631.1366 | 8120.900631.01366 | Aug 01, 2023 | * Image includes JHF Take 24 |
| R81.20-631.1331 | 8120.900631.01331 | July 06, 2023 | * Azure HA Terraform support for Multiple VIPs |
| R81.20-631.1331 | 8120.900631.01331 | June 27, 2023 | * Minor fixes and stability improvements |
| R81.20-631.1306 | 8120.900631.01306 | May 19, 2023 | * Image includes JHF Take 10 * Resolved issue with SSH passwords containing special characters * Resolved issue with SSH keys containing a backslash * Azure HA support for Multiple VIPs * Added support for vWAN * Improved deployment experience for Azure vWAN gateways and clusters managed by Smart-1 Cloud |
| R81.20-631.1266 | 8120.900631.01266 | Apr 10, 2023 | * Improved deployment experience for gateways and clusters managed by Smart-1 Cloud |
| R81.20-631.1245 | 8120.900631.01245 | Jan 19, 2023 | * Updated Smart-1 Cloud tunnel creation CA bundle * Resolved issue with drives larger than 100GB * Updated the self-updatable packages that are deployed with the image |
| R81.20-627.1193 | 8120.900627.01193 | Nov 24, 2022 | * First release of R81.20 Gateway image |
### R81.10 Gateway Image history
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| Version | Marketplace Image version | Release Date | What's new |
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| R81.10-335.1251 | 8110.900335.1251 | 22 Jun, 2026 | * Image includes R81.10 Jumbo Hotfix Take 187 |
| R81.10-335.1903 | 8110.900335.1903 | 21 Sep, 2025 | * Image includes R81.10 Jumbo Hotfix Take 181 |
| R81.10-335.1878 | 8110.900335.01878 | 25 Aug, 2025 | * Image includes R81.10 Jumbo Hotfix Take 177 |
| R81.10-335.1788 | 8110.900335.01788 | 07 Apr, 2025 | * Image includes R81.10 Jumbo Hotfix Take 174 |
| R81.10-335.1736 | 8110.900335.01736 | 22 Jan, 2025 | * Resolved missing network interface gateways. See sk182837 |
| R81.10-335.1727 | 8110.900335.01727 | 30 Dec, 2024 | * Image includes JHF Take 172 |
| R81.10-335.1715 | 8110.900335.1715 | 17 Nov, 2024 | * Fix for GWLB SIC port issue |
| R81.10-335.1709 | 8110.900335.1709 | 06 Nov ,2024 | * Image includes JHF Take 170 |
| R81.10-335.1681 | 8110.900335.1681 | 14 Oct, 2024 | * Images include JHF Take 169 |
| R81.10-335.1648 | 8110.900335.1648 | 15 Aug, 2024 | * Images include JHF Take 156 |
| R81.10-335.1612 | 8110.900335.1612 | 16 Jun, 2024 | * Images include JHF Take 150 |
| R81.10-335.1546 | 8110.900335.1546 | 22 Apr, 2024 | * Images include JHF Take 53 * Added support for HA with private IPs only |
| R81.10-335.1526 | 8110.900335.1526 | Mar 07, 2024 | * Improved gateway provisioning error handling and logging to cloud_config log file * Fixed an issue that causes gateway provisioning to stop in case of invalid maintenance password input |
| R81.10-335.1498 | 8110.900335.1948 | Jan 24, 2024 | * Images include JHF Take 130 |
| R81.10-335.1475 | 8110.900335.1475 | Dec 26, 2023 | * R81.10 images updated with JHF Take 129 * Improved Azure HA failover flow for terraform deployment * Central Deployment Tool (CDT) now supports public cloud clusters solutions. Refer to the sk181606 for more details. |
| R81.10-335.1383 | 8110.900335.1383 | Sep 27, 2023 | * R81.10 images updated with JHF Take 110 |
| R81.10-335.1370 | 8110.900335.1370 | Aug 23, 2023 | * Added Serial Console password support |
| R81.10-335.1366 | 8110.900335.1366 | Aug 01, 2023 | * R81.10 images updated with JHF Take 109 |
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| 8110.900335.1331 | July 06, 2023 | * R81.10 images updated with JHF Take 95 * Azure HA Terraform support for Multiple VIPs |
| R81.10-335.1331 | 8110.900335.1311 | June 27, 2023 | * Minor fixes and stability improvements |
| R81.10-335.1300 | 8110.900335.1300 | May 19, 2023 | * Integrated R81.10 JHF Take 94 * Resolved issue with SSH passwords containing special characters * Resolved issue with SSH keys containing a backslash * Azure HA support for Multiple VIPs * Added support for vWAN * Improved deployment experience for Azure vWAN gateways and clusters managed by Smart-1 Cloud |
| R81.10-335.1266 | 8110.900335.1266 | Apr 10, 2023 | * Improved deployment experience for gateways and clusters managed by Smart-1 Cloud |
| R81.10-335.1255 | 8110.900335.1255 | Mar 16, 2023 | * Minor fixes and stability improvements |
| R81.10-335.1234 | 8110.900335.1234 | Jan 18, 2023 | * Image with integrated R81.10 JHF Take 81 * Updated Smart-1 Cloud tunnel creation CA bundle * Resolved issue with drives larger than 100GB * Azure machines with SSD cannot grow the partitions- [sk180381](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk180381) |
| R81.10-335.1108 | 8110.900335.1108 | Sep 30, 2022 | * Image with integrated R81.10 JHF Take 66 |
| R81.10-335.985 | 8110.900335.0985 | Jan 27, 2022 | * Image with integrated R81.10 JHF Take 30 |
| R81.10-335.979 | 8110.900335.0979 | Jan 25, 2022 | * The image is deployed with Clish as the default shell * Image with integrated R81.10 JHF Take 22. |
| R81.10-335.883 | 8110.900335.0883 | July 18, 2021 | * First release of R81.10 Gateway image. See [sk170416](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk170416) for more information on R81.10 |
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### R82.10 Cloud Firewall for Azure China Gateway Image history {#China_vwan_image_toggle}
| Version | Marketplace Image version | Release Date | What's new |
|-----------------|---------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| R82.10-464.2025 | 8210.900464.2025 | 7 Mar, 2026 | * Images include a Hotfix that corrects the certificate and CRL date validation logic. Refer to [sk184784](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk184784). |
### R82 Cloud Firewall for Azure China Gateway Image history
| Version | Marketplace Image version | Release Date | What's new |
|--------------|---------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| R82-777.2027 | 8200.900777.2027 | 7 Mar, 2026 | * Images include a Hotfix that corrects the certificate and CRL date validation logic. Refer to [sk184784](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk184784). |
### R81.20 Cloud Firewall for Azure China Gateway Image history
| Version | Release Date | What's new |
|-----------------|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| R81.20-631.1849 | 7 July, 2025 | * Cloud Firewall Azure High Availability - added SecureXL Acceleration Support * R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Take 105 |
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### R82.20 Management Image history {#Toggle_MGMT}
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| Version | Marketplace Image version | Release Date | What's new |
|-----------------|---------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| R82.20-391.2249 | 8220.900391.2249 | 16 Sep, 2026 | * Initial release for R82.20 HyperVgeneration V2 |
| R82.20-391.2248 | 8220.900391.2248 | 16 Sep, 2026 | * Initial release for R82.20 |
### R82.10 Cloud Firewall for Azure Management Image history
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| Version | Marketplace Image version | Release Date | What's new |
|-----------------|---------------------------|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| R82.10-467.2065 | 8210.900467.2065 | 31 Mar, 2026 | * Image update for Mangemant based on the new GA take 467, to address certificate and CRL date validation logic. |
| R82.10-464.2033 | 8210.900464.2033 | 7 Mar, 2026 | * Images include quality improvements to address the certificate and CRL date validation logic. Refer to [sk184784](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk184784) |
| R82.10-464.1970 | 8210.900464.1970 | 4 Jan, 2026 | * Initial release for R82.10 |
### R82 Cloud Firewall for Azure Management Image history
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| Version | Marketplace Image version | Release Date | What's new |
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| R82-779.2061 | 8200.900779.2061 | 30 Mar, 2026 | * Image update for R82 based on the new GA Take 779 to address certificate and CRL date validation logic. |
| R82-777.2034 | 8200.900777.2034 | 7 Mar, 2026 | * Images include quality improvements to address the certificate and CRL date validation logic. Refer to [sk184784](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk184784) |
| R82-777.1734 | 8200.900777.1734 | 22 Jan, 2025 | * Resolved an issue where CME installations would fail intermittently |
| R82-777.1695 | 8200.900777.1695 | Oct 28, 2024 | * Initial release for R82 |
### R81.20 Cloud Firewall for Azure Management Image history
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| Version | Marketplace Image version | Release Date | What's new |
|-----------------|---------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| R81.20-634.1849 | 8120.900634.01849 | 07 July, 2025 | * Integrated CME Take 304 |
| R81.20-634.1734 | 8120.900634.01734 | 22 Jan, 2025 | * Resolved an issue where CME installations would fail intermittently |
| R81.20-634.1723 | 8120.900634.01723 | Dec 04, 2024 | * Integrated CME Take 286 |
| R81.20-634.1641 | 8120.900634.01641 | Aug 14, 2024 | * Integrated CME Take 276 |
| R81.20-634.1599 | 8120.900634.01599 | Jun 16, 2024 | * Integrated CME Take 271 * Image update for R81.20 based on the new GA Take 634 |
| R81.20-631.1560 | 8120.900631.01560 | May 15, 2024 | * Fix CME installation failure on the machine's first boot * Integrated CME Take 268 |
| R81.20-631.1526 | 8120.900631.01526 | Mar 07, 2024 | * Management Integrated CME Take 250 |
| R81.20-631.1475 | 8120.900631.01475 | Dec 26, 2023 | * Quality improvements with autoupdater packages installation on the Management instances |
| R81.20-631.1383 | 8120.900631.01383 | Sep 27, 2023 | * Integrated CME Take 245 |
| R81.20-631.1370 | 8120.900631.01370 | Aug 23, 2023 | * Added Maintenance Mode \& Serial Console password support |
| R81.20-631.1335 | 8120.900631.01335 | Jul 06, 2023 | * Integrated CME Take 236 |
| R81.20-631.1300 | 8120.900631.01300 | May 19, 2023 | * Integrated CME Take 231 * Resolved issue with SSH passwords containing special characters * Resolved issue with SSH keys containing a backslash |
| R8120-631.1243 | 8120.900631.01243 | Jan 12, 2023 | * Updated the self-updatable packages that are deployed with the image |
| R81.20-627.1199 | 8120.900631.01199 | Nov 24, 2022 | * First release of R81.20 Management Server image |
### R81.10 Cloud Firewall for Azure Management Image history
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| Version | Marketplace Image version | Release Date | What's new |
|-----------------|---------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| R81.10-335.1878 | 8110.900335.1878 | 25 Aug, 2025 | * Integrated CME Take 308 |
| R81.10-335.1734 | 8110.900335.1734 | 22 Jan, 2025 | * Resolved an issue where CME installations would fail intermittently |
| R81.10-335.1681 | 8110.900335.1681 | Oct 14, 2024 | * Integrated CME Take 279 |
| R81.10-335.1648 | 8110.900335.1648 | Aug 15, 2024 | * Integrated CME Take 276 |
| R81.10-335.1612 | 8110.900335.1612 | Jun 16, 2024 | * Integrated CME Take 271 |
| R81.10-335.1560 | 8110.900335.1560 | May 15, 2024 | * Fix CME installation failure on the machine's first boot * Integrated CME Take 268 |
| R81.10-335.1526 | 8110.900335.1526 | Mar 07, 2024 | * Management Integrated CME Take 250 |
| R81.10-335.1475 | 8110.900335.1475 | Dec 26, 2023 | * Quality improvements with autoupdater packages installation on Management instances |
| R81.10-335.1383 | 8110.900335.1383 | Sep 27, 2023 | * Integrated CME Take 245 |
| R81.10-335.1370 | 8110.900335.1370 | Aug 23, 2023 | * Added Serial Console password support. |
| R81.10-335.1335 | 8110.900335.1335 | Jul 06, 2023 | * Integrated CME Take 236 |
| R81.10-335.1300 | 8110.900335.1300 | May 19, 2023 | * Integrated CME Take 231 * Resolved issue with SSH passwords containing special characters * Resolved issue with SSH keys containing a backslash |
| R81.10-335.1255 | 8110.900335.1255 | Mar 16, 2023 | * Minor fixes and stability improvements |
| R81.10-335.1108 | 8110.900335.1108 | Sep 30, 2022 | * Minor fixes and stability improvements |
| R81.10-335.979 | 8110.900335.0979 | Jan 25, 2022 | * The image is deployed with Clish as the default shell |
| R81.10-335.883 | 8110.900335.0883 | Jul 18, 2021 | * First release of R81.10 Management Server image * See [sk170416](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk170416) for more information on R81.10 |
### R81 Cloud Firewall for Azure Management Image history
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| Version | Marketplace Image version | Release Date | What's new |
|--------------|---------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| All | All | Jul 31, 2024 | * R81 Deployment is now supported by GitHub templates only |
| R81-392.1616 | 8100.900392.1616 | Jun 16, 2024 | * Integrated CME Take 271 |
| R81-392.1560 | 8100.900392.1560 | May 15, 2024 | * Fix CME installation failure on the machine's first boot * Integrated CME Take 268 |
| R81-392.1526 | 8100.900392.1526 | Mar 07, 2024 | * Management Integrated CME Take 250 |
| R81-392.1475 | 8100.900392.1475 | Dec 26, 2023 | * Quality improvements with the autoupdater packages installation on the Management instances |
| R81-392.1383 | 8100.900392.1383 | Sep 27, 2023 | * Integrated CME Take 245 |
| R81-392.1370 | 8100.900392.1370 | Aug 23, 2023 | * Added Serial Console password support |
| R81-392.1335 | 8100.900392.1335 | Jul 06, 2023 | * Integrated CME Take 236 |
| R81-392.1300 | 8100.900392.1300 | May 19, 2023 | * Integrated CME Take 231 * Resolved issue with SSH passwords containing special characters * Resolved issue with SSH keys containing a backslash |
| R81-392.1255 | 8100.900392.1255 | Mar 16, 2023 | * Minor fixes and stability improvements |
| R81-392.1108 | 8100.900392.1108 | Sep 30, 2022 | * Minor fixes and stability improvements |
| R81-392.979 | 8100.900392.0979 | Jan 25, 2022 | * The image is deployed with Clish as the default shell |
| R81-392.710 | 8100.900392.0710 | Nov 05, 2020 | * First release of R81 Management Server image * See [sk166715](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk166715) for more information on R81 |
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### R82.10 Cloud Firewall for Azure China Management Image history {#China_MGMT}
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| Version | Marketplace Image version | Release Date | What's new |
|-----------------|---------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| R82.10-464.2033 | 8210.900464.2033 | 7 Mar, 2026 | * Images include quality improvements to address the certificate and CRL date validation logic. Refer to [sk184784](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk184784). |
### R82 Cloud Firewall for Azure China Management Image history
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| Version | Marketplace Image version | Release Date | What's new |
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| R82-777.2034 | 8200.900777.2034 | 7 Mar, 2026 | * Images include quality improvements to address the certificate and CRL date validation logic. Refer to [sk184784](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk184784). |
### R81.20 Cloud Firewall for Azure China Management Image history
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| Version | Marketplace Image version | Release Date | What's new |
|-----------------|---------------------------|---------------|---------------------------|
| R81.20-634.1849 | 8120.900634.01849 | 07 July, 2025 | * Integrated CME Take 304 |
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