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Status: End of Support EOL Details | End-of-Support Date: 31-Aug-2022
- ASA 5510 Adaptive Security Appliance
Status: End of Support EOL Details | End-of-Support Date: 30-Sep-2018
- ASA 5512-X Adaptive Security Appliance
Status: End of Support EOL Details | End-of-Support Date: 31-Aug-2022
- ASA 5512-X Adaptive Security Appliance with No Payload Encryption
Status: End of Support EOL Details | End-of-Support Date: 31-Aug-2022
- ASA 5515-X Adaptive Security Appliance
Status: End of Support EOL Details | End-of-Support Date: 31-Aug-2022
- ASA 5515-X Adaptive Security Appliance with No Payload Encryption
Status: End of Support EOL Details | End-of-Support Date: 31-Aug-2022
- ASA 5520 Adaptive Security Appliance
Status: End of Support EOL Details | End-of-Support Date: 30-Sep-2018
- ASA 5525-X Adaptive Security Appliance
Status: Available | Release Date: 28-Feb-2012
- ASA 5525-X Adaptive Security Appliance with No Payload Encryption
Status: Available | Release Date: 28-Feb-2012
- ASA 5540 Adaptive Security Appliance
Status: End of Support EOL Details | End-of-Support Date: 30-Sep-2018
- ASA 5545-X Adaptive Security Appliance
Status: Available | Release Date: 28-Feb-2012
- ASA 5545-X Adaptive Security Appliance with No Payload Encryption
Status: Available | Release Date: 28-Feb-2012
- ASA 5550 Adaptive Security Appliance
Status: End of Support EOL Details | End-of-Support Date: 30-Sep-2018
- ASA 5555-X Adaptive Security Appliance
Status: Available | Release Date: 28-Feb-2012
- ASA 5555-X Adaptive Security Appliance with No Payload Encryption
Status: Available | Release Date: 28-Feb-2012
- ASA 5580 Adaptive Security Appliance
Status: Available | Release Date: 10-Sep-2007
- ASA 5585-X Adaptive Security Appliance
Status: End of Support EOL Details | End-of-Support Date: 31-May-2023
- ASA 5585-X Adaptive Security Appliance with No Payload Encryption
Status: End of Support EOL Details | End-of-Support Date: 31-May-2023
- ASA for Nexus 1000V Series Switch
Status: Available | Release Date: 18-Oct-2011
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- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA5506 Series Security Appliance 3 YR Subscriptions
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- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA CX Context-Aware Security and Cisco Prime Security Manager
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA 5512-X and ASA 5515-X
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA5506W-X WiFi Security Appliances
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA 5585-X Adaptive Security Appliance
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA 5585-X with FirePOWER Services Modules and Subscriptions
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA 5505 Adaptive Security Appliance
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA 1000V
- EOL/EOS for the Cisco ASA 5580 Adaptive Security Appliance
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA 5550 Adaptive Security Appliances
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- Cisco ASA 5585-X I/O Modules
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Cisco ASA 5585-X Adaptive Security Appliance
- Field Notice: FN - 64291 - ASA and FTD Software - Security Appliance Might Fail To Pass Traffic After 213 Days Of Uptime - Reboot Required - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 70467 - ASA Software - AnyConnect Connections Might Fail With TCP Connection Limit Exceeded Error - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 70319 - ASA and FXOS Software - Change in Root Certificate Might Affect Smart Licensing and Smart Call Home Functionality - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 70081 - ASA Software - ASA 5500-X Security Appliance Might Reboot When It Authenticates the AnyConnect Client - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 64315 - ASA Software - Stale VPN Context Entries Cause ASA to Stop Traffic Encryption - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 64294 - ISA3000 Software Security Appliance Might Fail To Pass Traffic After 213 Days Of Uptime - Software Upgrade Recommended
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Cisco ASA 5580 Adaptive Security Appliance
- Field Notice: FN - 64291 - ASA and FTD Software - Security Appliance Might Fail To Pass Traffic After 213 Days Of Uptime - Reboot Required - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 70319 - ASA and FXOS Software - Change in Root Certificate Might Affect Smart Licensing and Smart Call Home Functionality - Software Upgrade Recommended
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Cisco ASA 5555-X Adaptive Security Appliance
- Field Notice: FN - 64291 - ASA and FTD Software - Security Appliance Might Fail To Pass Traffic After 213 Days Of Uptime - Reboot Required - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 70467 - ASA Software - AnyConnect Connections Might Fail With TCP Connection Limit Exceeded Error - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 63705 - ASA 5500-X Appliances - Default IPS Software Might Not Be Installed - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 63521 - ASA5500-X Appliance - Units shipped without default configuration - Configuration Change Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 70319 - ASA and FXOS Software - Change in Root Certificate Might Affect Smart Licensing and Smart Call Home Functionality - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 70050 - ASA5500-X with FirePOWER Services - FirePOWER Software v5.4.0.9 Can Cause Accelerated Wear of Solid-State Drives - Hardware Upgrade Available
- Field Notice: FN - 70081 - ASA Software - ASA 5500-X Security Appliance Might Reboot When It Authenticates the AnyConnect Client - Software Upgrade Recommended
Field Notices
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Web Services Read-Only Path Traversal Vulnerability
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software DHCP Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software BGP Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software IKEv1 Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco Firepower 2100 Series Security Appliances ARP Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software IPv6 DNS Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Malformed OSPF Packets Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Media Gateway Control Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software OSPF Packets Processing Memory Leak Vulnerability
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software SSL/TLS Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Web Services Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Web Services Path Traversal Vulnerability
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software Kerberos Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Cisco FXOS and UCS Manager Software Local Management CLI Command Injection Vulnerability
Security Advisories, Responses and Notices
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- Cisco ASA New Features by Release
- Release Notes for the Cisco ASA Series, 9.14(x)
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- Release Notes for the Cisco ASA Series, 9.12(x)
- Release Notes for the Cisco ASA Series, 9.10(x)
- Release Notes for the Cisco ASA Series, 9.9(x)
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- Release Notes for the Cisco ASA Series, 9.7(x)
- Release Notes for the Cisco ASA Series, 9.6(x)
- Release Notes for the Cisco ASA Series, 9.5(x)
- Release Notes for the Cisco ASA Series, 9.4(x)
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ASA Command Reference
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Firepower Threat Defense Command Reference
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Translations
Command References
- Navigating the Cisco Firepower Documentation
- Navigating the Cisco ASA Series Documentation
- Start Here: Cisco ASA 5506H-X
- Welcome to the Cisco ASA 5505
- Welcome to the Cisco ASA Services Module
- Welcome to the ASA 5508-X and ASA 5516-X
- Start Here: Cisco ASA 5506-X
- Welcome to the Cisco ASA 5585-X
- Welcome to the Cisco ASA 5500-X Series
Documentation Roadmaps
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Feature Licenses for the Cisco ASA Series
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Open Source Licenses Used in the Firepower System
- Open Source Licensing Information for Releases 6.4 and Later
- Open Source Used In Cisco Firepower Version 6.3
- Open Source Used In Cisco Firepower Version 6.2.3
- Open Source Used In Cisco Firepower Version 6.2.2
- Open Source Used In Firepower System Version 6.2
- Open Source Used In Firepower System Version 6.1
- Open Source Used In FireSIGHT System Version 5.4.1.x
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Open Source Licenses Used in the Cisco Active Directory Agent
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Feature Licenses for AnyConnect Secure Mobility
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Cisco ASA 5585-X Adaptive Security Appliance
- Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco ASA 5585-X Adaptive Security Appliance
- Cisco ASA 5585-X Quick Start Guide
- Cisco ASA 5585-X Hardware Installation Guide
- Informations relatives à la sécurité et à la conformité pour les Cisco ASA 5585-X Adaptive Security Appliance (PDF - 520 KB)
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Cisco ASA 5580 Adaptive Security Appliance
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Cisco ASA 5555-X Adaptive Security Appliance
- Cisco ASA 5512-X, ASA 5515-X, ASA 5525-X, ASA 5545-X, and ASA 5555-X Quick Start Guide
- Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Appliances and the Intrusion Prevention System 4300 Series Appliances
- Cisco ASA 5512-X, ASA 5515-X, ASA 5525-X, ASA 5545-X, and ASA 5555-X Hardware Installation Guide
- Informations relatives à la sécurité et à la conformité des appareils Cisco ASA 5500-X et des systèmes de prévention des intrusions IPS 4300 (PDF - 425 KB)
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Cisco ASA 5550 Adaptive Security Appliance
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Cisco ASA 5545-X Adaptive Security Appliance
- Cisco ASA 5512-X, ASA 5515-X, ASA 5525-X, ASA 5545-X, and ASA 5555-X Quick Start Guide
- Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Appliances and the Intrusion Prevention System 4300 Series Appliances
- Cisco ASA 5512-X, ASA 5515-X, ASA 5525-X, ASA 5545-X, and ASA 5555-X Hardware Installation Guide
Install and Upgrade Guides
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Configuration
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ASA Device Package
- XML Examples for the Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Security Device Package
- XML Examples for the Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Security Device Package, Version 1.2(1)
- XML Examples for the Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Security Device Package, Version 1.2(2)
- XML Examples for the Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Security Device Package, Version 1.2(3)
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Allow and Block the Traffic Through the Security Appliance
- ASA Use of LDAP Attribute Maps Configuration Example
- Configure ASA VPN Posture with CSD, DAP and AnyConnect 4.0
- PIX/ASA 7.x and Later: Mail (SMTP) Server Access on Outside Network Configuration Example
- ASA 8.3 and Later: Mail (SMTP) Server Access on Outside Network Configuration Example
- Site-to-Site IKEv2 Tunnel between ASA and Router Configuration Examples
- ASA Border Gateway Protocol Configuration Example
- ASA 7.x Manually Install 3rd Party Vendor Certificates for use with WebVPN Configuration Example
- ASA 8.3 Issue: MSS Exceeded - HTTP Clients Cannot Browse to Some Websites
- ASA 8.3 and Later: Mail (SMTP) Server Access on Inside Network Configuration Example
- Configure AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Linux using Client Certificate Authentication on an ASA
Configuration Examples and TechNotes
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ASA 9.14/ASDM 7.14
- CLI Book 1: Cisco ASA Series General Operations CLI Configuration Guide, 9.14
- CLI Book 2: Cisco ASA Series Firewall CLI Configuration Guide, 9.13
- CLI Book 3: Cisco ASA Series VPN CLI Configuration Guide, 9.13
- ASDM Book 1: Cisco ASA Series General Operations ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.14
- ASDM Book 2: Cisco ASA Series Firewall ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.13
- ASDM Book 3: Cisco ASA Series VPN ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.13
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ASA 9.13/ASDM 7.13
- CLI Book 1: Cisco ASA Series General Operations CLI Configuration Guide, 9.13
- CLI Book 2: Cisco ASA Series Firewall CLI Configuration Guide, 9.12
- CLI Book 3: Cisco ASA Series VPN CLI Configuration Guide, 9.13
- ASDM Book 1: Cisco ASA Series General Operations ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.12
- ASDM Book 2: Cisco ASA Series Firewall ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.12
- ASDM Book 3: Cisco ASA Series VPN ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.13
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ASA 9.12/ASDM 7.12
Configuration Guides
- Cisco Firepower Threat Defense REST API Guide
Programming Guides
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Maintain and Operate
- Optimize AnyConnect Split Tunnel for Microsoft Office 365 and Cisco Webex
- ASA/IPS FAQ:How does IPS display untranslated real IP addresses in event logs?
- EEM Examples for Different VPN Scenarios on ASA
- ASA VPN Load Balancing Master Election Process
- Q&A: On the ASA, when should the write standby command be used and what happens when it is used?
Maintain and Operate TechNotes
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Troubleshooting
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ASA Syslog Guide
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Firepower Threat Defense Syslog Guide
- Cisco Firepower Migration Tool Error Messages
Error and System Messages
- AnyConnect Licensing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- What does the IPS message “IPS SSP application reloading IPS" mean?
- ASA FAQ: How do you interpret the syslogs generated by the ASA when it builds or tears down connections?
- ASA FAQ: What happens after failover if dynamic routes are synchronized?
- Q&A: On the ASA, when should the write standby command be used and what happens when it is used?
- Why Does the ASA have xlate Entries with Idle Values Longer than the Configured Timeouts?
- Packet dropped counter in the show interface command output
- ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance FAQ
Support FAQ
- Cisco FXOS Troubleshooting for the Firepower 1000/2100 with ASA
Troubleshooting Guides
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IPSec
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Miscellaneous
- ASA 8.3 Issue: MSS Exceeded - HTTP Clients Cannot Browse to Some Websites
- MPTCP and Product Support Overview
- AnyConnect VPN Client Troubleshooting Guide - Common Problems
- Troubleshoot AnyConnect VPN Phone - IP Phones, ASA, and CUCM
- ASA Throughput and Connection Speed Troubleshooting and Analyzing Packet Captures
- ASA ESMTP and SMTP Inspection Do Not Allow Certain Commands over Telnet
- Disable Service Module Monitoring on ASA to Avoid Unwanted Failover Events (SFR/CX/IPS/CSC).
- ASA 8.3 and Later: Monitor and Troubleshoot Performance Issues
- ASA IPsec and IKE Debugs (IKEv1 Main Mode) Troubleshooting TechNote
- Troubleshoot ASA Interface Overrun Counter Errors
- Differences Between Logs and Debugs on Adaptive Security Appliances
- Troubleshoot AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Upgrade Issues After a Microsoft Windows System Restore
Troubleshooting TechNotes
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Literature
- Cisco ASA 5500 Series Content Security and Control Security Services Module and the Children’s Internet Protection Act
- Cisco ASA 5500 Series Content Security Edition for the Enterprise
Brochures
- Powering World Motor-Racing Events (PDF - 738 KB)
- Secure Data Center Solution Spurs Economic Growth (Case Study) (PDF - 1 MB)
- Oxford University Hospital Customer Case Study (PDF - 425 KB)
- City of El Paso Customer Case Study (PDF - 430 KB)
- Stockholm's Tele2 Arena attains new levels in venue efficiency with Connected Stadium (PDF - 237 KB)
- Genzyme deploys strict security constraints without impacting productivity (PDF - 608 KB)
- Wireless quality gives Messe Frankfurt powerful tools with multiple benefits for events (PDF - 182 KB)
- Frankfurt Airport transforms workplace efficiency with WiFi next generation (PDF - 253 KB)
Case Studies
- Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Services Excellence Award (PDF - 324 KB)
Presentations
- Integrating the Cisco ASA with Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches and the Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure
- Next Generation Network Security for Data Center Protections (PDF - 520 KB)
- Cisco and Public Sector Cyberdefense (PDF - 6 MB)
- ASA 8.x Dynamic Access Policies (DAP) Deployment Guide
- Securing the Data Center (PDF - 103 KB)
- The Cisco ASA 5500 as a Superior Firewall Solution
- Remote-Access VPNs: Business Productivity, Deployment, and Security Considerations
- Miercom Report: Product Test Comparison of Cisco ASA 5520 (PDF - 511 KB)
- Securing Business Applications with Cisco ASA 5500 Series
White Papers
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Translated Documents
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Command Reference Book - 中文(中国) (Chinese Simplified)
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Command Reference Book - 日本語(Japenese)
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Command Reference Book - 한국어 (Korean)
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Configuration Guides - 中文(中国) (Chinese Simplified)
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