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Announcing the Public Preview of the New Hybrid Connection Manager (HCM)

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jordanselig
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Apr 10, 2025

We are excited to announce the public preview of the new version of the Hybrid Connection Manager (HCM), a powerful tool designed to enhance connectivity and streamline the management of Hybrid Connections. This release marks a significant milestone in our ongoing efforts to provide robust and user-friendly solutions for managing hybrid environments with App Service.

Update May 28, 2025: The new Hybrid Connection Manager is now Generally Available. The download links shared in this post will give you the latest Generally Available version. Learn more Key Fe...
Updated Aug 28, 2025
Version 6.0
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alvin3
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May 20, 2025

Doesn't work with the connection string generated by Hybrid Connection entity under Azure Relay.

 

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    jordanselig
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    Jun 03, 2025

    alvin3​ Can you please share the format of the connection string you used here? Please remove any personal info from it. 

    I will update the docs to provide more info on the connection string format and where to find it. It should look like the following. I just tested with this and was able to successfully add a connection. If we confirm this is correct for you and you still can't add, we can diagnose further.

    Endpoint=sb://<namespace>.servicebus.windows.net/;SharedAccessKeyName=defaultListener;SharedAccessKey=<key>;EntityPath=<hybrid-connection-name>

    This can be found in the Azure portal if you select your Hybrid Connection:

     

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      alvin3
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      Jun 03, 2025

      Hi Jordan,

      Your colleague Xingyang has emailed me that it is a bug that is incorrectly rejecting connection strings that contain any underscore characters (_). I can confirm that would be the case based on my testing so far. You are copied in that email too.