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Introducing Metadata Security Protocol (MSP): Elevating Platform Security for Azure VMs

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Amjad_Shaik
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Nov 19, 2025
We are excited to announce the General Availability (GA) of Metadata Security Protocol (MSP), an industry-first innovation designed to mitigate vulnerabilities at the platform layer. Azure becomes th...
Updated Nov 19, 2025
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TiloS
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Dec 03, 2025

Hi, I notice my Ubuntu VM now has a 'azure-proxy-agent' which blocks port 3080.  (from here it seems: https://github.com/Azure/GuestProxyAgent)

Did Azure enabled that for VM by default or is that opt-in?

Azure ubuntu has new Dec 1 (tag 24.04.202512010) old one didn't had this: tag 24.04.202510210