updated dates.

Author: Abdullah Bell

articles/ddos-protection/ddos-switch-ddos-protection-tier.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ author: abell
 ms.author: abell
 ms.service: azure-ddos-protection
 ms.topic: how-to 
-ms.date: 03/17/2025
+ms.date: 03/05/2026
 # Customer intent: "As a cloud administrator, I want to switch between DDoS Protection tiers in the Azure portal, so that I can adapt my DDoS protections based on my network architecture and requirements."
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articles/ddos-protection/manage-ddos-ip-protection-portal.md

@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ You can enable DDoS IP Protection when creating a new public IP address or for a
     | Idle Timeout (minutes)  | Keep a TCP or HTTP connection open without relying on clients to send keep-alive messages. In this example, we leave the default of **4**.        |
     | DNS name label          | Enter a DNS name label. In this example, we left the value blank.    |
 
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+1. Select **Next: DDoS Protection** to open the DDoS Protection page.
+1. Select **IP** on the **Azure DDoS IP Protection** radio button.
 1. Select **Review + create** to review your settings and create the public IP address.
 
 # [Existing public IP address](#tab/existing-ip)

articles/ddos-protection/manage-ddos-ip-protection-template.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ms.service: azure-ddos-protection
 ms.topic: quickstart
 ms.custom: mode-arm, devx-track-arm-template
 ms.author: abell
-ms.date: 03/17/2025
+ms.date: 03/05/2026
 # Customer intent: As a network administrator, I want to deploy a DDoS IP Protection using an ARM template, so that I can safeguard my public IP addresses against distributed denial-of-service attacks.
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articles/ddos-protection/manage-ddos-protection-bicep.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ms.service: azure-ddos-protection
 ms.topic: quickstart
 ms.custom: subject-armqs, mode-arm, devx-track-bicep
 ms.author: abell
-ms.date: 03/17/2025
+ms.date: 03/05/2026
 # Customer intent: As a cloud infrastructure engineer, I want to create and configure an Azure DDoS protection plan using Bicep, so that I can effectively safeguard my virtual networks against DDoS attacks across multiple subscriptions.
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articles/ddos-protection/manage-ddos-protection-template.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ms.service: azure-ddos-protection
 ms.topic: quickstart
 ms.custom: subject-armqs, mode-arm, devx-track-arm-template
 ms.author: abell
-ms.date: 03/17/2025
+ms.date: 03/05/2026
 # Customer intent: As a network administrator, I want to create and enable a DDoS protection plan using an ARM template, so that I can safeguard my organization's virtual networks from denial of service attacks across multiple subscriptions.
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@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ In this example, the template creates a new resource group, a DDoS protection pl
 
 1. Enter the values to create a new resource group, DDoS protection plan, and virtual network name.
 
-    :::image type="content" source="media/manage-ddos-protection-template/ddos-template.png" alt-text="DDoS quickstart template.":::
+    :::image type="content" source="media/manage-ddos-protection-template/ddos-template.png" alt-text="DDoS quickstart template."lightbox="media/manage-ddos-protection-template/ddos-template.png":::
 
     - **Subscription**: Name of the Azure subscription where the resources will be deployed.
     - **Resource group**: Select an existing resource group or create a new resource group.