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A company is setting up a hybrid network connection to Azure. If the company deploys an Azure VPN Gateway, will the network traffic between their on-premises data center and Azure travel over the public internet?

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Yes, network traffic travels over the public internet.
Azure VPN Gateway establishes a secure, encrypted tunnel (IPSec) over the public internet to connect on-premises networks to Azure Virtual Networks.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the hybrid networking service being deployed.
The service is Azure VPN Gateway.
This is the component used to establish the connection from the on-premises site.
2
Determine the transport medium used by Azure VPN Gateway.
Azure VPN Gateway routes encrypted data packets across the public internet.
VPN connections use public IP routing to establish an IPSec/IKE tunnel.

Key Concept

Azure VPN Gateway transport path
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Azure Virtual Networks, ExpressRoute, and VPN Gateway

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