# Virtual Private Network (VPN) Gateway

* Secure hybrid cloud architecture.<br>
* Used to send encrypted traffic between an Azure Virtual Network and an on-premises location over the public internet.<br>
* It provides a more secure connection from on-premises to Azure over the internet.<br>
* 3 types of connections:\
  &#x20;\- VNet to VNet.\
  &#x20;\- site to site (on-premises network to an Azure virtual network over an IPsec/IKE (IKEv1 or IKEv2) VPN tunnel).\
  &#x20;\- point to site (connection to your virtual network from a remote location).