ST-2026-107 · Removals & lifecycle enforcement
Cloudflare removes Gateway Audit SSH rules
Cloudflare completed the phased retirement of Gateway's Audit SSH network-policy action on 15 July 2026, when all remaining audit_ssh rules stopped working; SSH with Access for Infrastructure is the replacement.
Previous state
Existing Gateway network policies with action audit_ssh continued to audit SSH traffic after Cloudflare had disabled creation in the dashboard and API or Terraform and later disabled editing; those remaining rules still operated until the final removal date.
Current state
Since 15 July 2026, all remaining Gateway Audit SSH rules have stopped working. Cloudflare directs customers to SSH with Access for Infrastructure for managing and auditing SSH access.
Affected users
Who needs to care
Cloudflare Zero Trust accounts with Gateway network-policy rules whose action is audit_ssh, including teams relying on those rules for SSH access visibility and audit records.
Required response
What to do
Inventory any remaining audit_ssh network-policy rules, replace their SSH access and auditing workflow with Access for Infrastructure, and verify that the replacement provides the required access controls and session visibility.
Evidence boundary
What the source does not prove
The retirement applies to the Gateway Audit SSH action in network policies. Cloudflare's notice does not establish removal of other Gateway actions or a general SSH-service shutdown.
Lifecycle history
Dated event sequence
- API and Terraform creation disabled
Creating new audit_ssh rules through the API and Terraform was disabled.
- Editing disabled
Editing existing Audit SSH rules through the dashboard, API and Terraform was disabled.
- Remaining rules stopped working
Cloudflare fully removed the Gateway Audit SSH action and directed customers to SSH with Access for Infrastructure.
Evidence ledger
First-party sources
- 01Cloudflare — Cloudflare API deprecations — Gateway Audit SSH rules
Official Cloudflare API deprecation notice · 2026-05-13
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