Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Features, Minimum Release Requirements, License Requirements, and Supported Operating Systems

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Updated:June 27, 2019
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Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Features, Minimum Release Requirements, License Requirements, and Supported Operating Systems

Objective

For additional information on AnyConnect licensing on the RV340 series routers, check out the article AnyConnect Licensing for the RV340 Series Routers.

The objective of this document is to show you the Features matrix of the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and the minimum release requirements, license requirements, and supported operating systems.

Software Version

  • 4.4

Features Matrix

AnyConnect Deployment and Configuration

AnyConnect Core VPN Client

Core Features

Connect and Disconnect Features

Authentication and Encryption Features

Interfaces

AnyConnect Deployment and Configuration

Feature

Minimum ASA or ASDM Release

License Required

Windows

Mac

Linux

Deferred Upgrades

ASA 9.0

ASDM 7.0

Plus

yes

yes

yes

Windows Services Lockdown

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.4 (1)

Plus

yes

no

no

Update Policy, Software and Profile Lock

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.4 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

yes

Auto Update

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

yes

Web Launch

(32-bit browsers only)

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

yes

Pre-deployment

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

yes

Auto Update Client Profiles

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.4 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

yes

AnyConnect Profile Editor

ASA 8.4 (1)

ASDM 6.4 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

yes

User Controllable Features

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

no

AnyConnect Core VPN Client

Core Features

Feature

Minimum ASA or ASDM Release

License Required

Windows

Mac

Linux

SSL Transport Layer Security (TLS & Datagram TLS), including Per App VPN

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

yes

TLS Compression

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

yes

DTLS fallback to TLS

ASA 8.4.2.8

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

yes

IPsec/IKEv2

ASA 8.4 (1)

ASDM 6.4 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

yes

Split tunneling

ASA 8.0 (x)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

no

Split Domain Name System (DNS)

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

no

Ignore Browser Proxy

ASA 8.3 (1)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

no

Proxy Auto Config (PAC) file generation

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

no

no

Internet Explorer tab lockdown

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

no

no

Optimal Gateway Selection

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

no

Global Site Selector (GSS) compatibility

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.4 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

yes

Local LAN Access

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

yes

Tethered device access via client firewall rules, for synchronization

ASA 8.3 (1)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

yes

Local printer access via client firewall rules

ASA 8.3 (1)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

yes

IPv6

ASA 9.0

ASDM 7.0

Plus

yes

yes

no

Further IPv6 implementation

ASA 9.7.1

ASDM 7.7.1

Plus

yes

yes

yes

Connect and Disconnect Features

Feature

Minimum ASA or ASDM Release

License Required

Windows

Mac

Linux

Simultaneous Clientless & AnyConnect connections

ASA8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Apex

yes

yes

yes

Start Before Logon (SBL)

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

no

no

Run script on connect & disconnect

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

yes

Minimize on connect

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

yes

Auto connect on start

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

yes

Auto reconnect (disconnect on system suspend, reconnect on system resume)

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

no

Remote User VPN Establishment (permitted or denied)

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

no

no

Logon Enforcement (terminate VPN session if another user logs in)

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

no

no

Retain VPN session (when user logs off, and then when this or another user logs in)

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

no

no

Trusted Network Detection (TND)

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

no

Always on (VPN must be connected to access network)

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

no

Always on exemption via Directory Access Protocol

(DAP)

ASA 8.3 (1)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

no

Connect Failure Policy (Internet access allowed or disallowed if VPN connection fails)

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

no

Captive Portal Detection

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

no

Captive Portal Remediation

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

no

 

Authentication and Encryption Features

Feature

Minimum ASA or ASDM Release

License Required

Windows

Mac

Linux

Certificate only authentication

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

yes

RSA SecurID /SoftID integration

Plus

yes

no

no

Smartcard support

Plus

yes

yes

no

Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol

(SCEP) (requires Posture Module if Machine ID is used)

Plus

yes

yes

no

List & select certificates

Plus

yes

no

no

FIPS

Plus

yes

yes

yes

Secure Hash Algorithm 

(SHA)-2 for IPsec IKEv2 (Digital Signatures, Integrity, & PRF)

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.4 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

yes

Strong Encryption Advanced Encryption Standard (AES-256 & 3des-168)

  

Plus

yes

yes

yes

Network Security Appliance (NSA) Suite-B (IPsec only)

ASA 9.0

ASDM 7.0

Apex

yes

yes

yes

Enable Certificate Revocation List

(CRL) check

n/a

Apex

yes

no

no

SAML 2.0 SSO

ASA 9.7.1

ASDM 7.7.1

Apex or VPN only

yes

yes

yes

Multiple-certificate authentication

ASA 9.7.1

ASDM 7.7.1

Plus, Apex, or VPN only

yes

yes

yes

Interfaces

Feature

Minimum ASA or ASDM Release

License Required

Windows

Mac

Linux

Graphical User Interface (GUI)

ASA 8.0 (4)

ASDM 6.3 (1)

Plus

yes

yes

yes

Command Line

yes

yes

yes

Application Programming Interface

yes

yes

yes

Microsoft Component Object Module (COM)

yes

no

no

Localization of User Messages

yes

yes

no

Custom MSI transforms

yes

no

no

User defined resource files

yes

yes

no

Client Help

ASA 9.0

ASDM 7.0

yes

yes

yes

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