Limitations of Forcepoint NGFW in the Azure cloud

There are some limitations on features and configuration options when you deploy Forcepoint NGFW in the Microsoft Azure cloud.

CAUTION:
To protect the privacy of your data, we recommend using an instance type that runs on dedicated hardware, such as an isolated instance.
  • Only single NGFW Engines in the Firewall/VPN role are supported. Clustered NGFW Engines are not supported. Engines in the IPS and Layer 2 Firewall roles are not supported.
  • Master NGFW Engines and Virtual Security Engines are not supported.
  • The following types of interfaces are not supported: aggregated link interfaces, VLAN interfaces, wireless interfaces, ADSL interfaces.
  • FIPS mode is not supported.
  • Memory dump diagnostics are not supported.
  • Forcepoint NGFW solution templates do not support password authentication for SSH connections to the NGFW Engine command line. You must use SSH keys for authentication of SSH connections to the NGFW Engine command line.