Cisco asa new features by release
Here is a list of new features added to Cisco ASA by release:
ASA 8.0 (2009)
- Support for IPv6
- Improved VPN performance and scalability
- Enhanced security features, including:
- Identity-based routing
- Zone-based policy routing
- Support for Cisco Trust Anchor (CTA)
ASA 8.1 (2010)
- Support for SSL VPN AnyConnect
- Improved threat defense features, including:
- Cisco Security Services Client (SSC)
- Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)
- Enhanced network access control (NAC) features
ASA 8.2 (2011)
- Support for Cisco ASA 5500-X series appliances
- Improved VPN performance and scalability
- Enhanced security features, including:
- Support for Cisco ASA 5500-X series appliances
- Improved threat defense features, including:
- Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)
- Cisco Security Services Client (SSC)
ASA 9.0 (2012)
- Support for Cisco ASA 5500-X series appliances with 10-Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
- Improved threat defense features, including:
- Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)
- Cisco Security Services Client (SSC)
- Enhanced network access control (NAC) features
ASA 9.1 (2013)
- Support for Cisco ASA 5500-X series appliances with 10-Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
- Improved threat defense features, including:
- Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)
- Cisco Security Services Client (SSC)
- Enhanced network access control (NAC) features
ASA 9.2 (2014)
- Support for Cisco ASA 5500-X series appliances with 10-Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
- Improved threat defense features, including:
- Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)
- Cisco Security Services Client (SSC)
- Enhanced network access control (NAC) features
ASA 9.3 (2015)
- Support for Cisco ASA 5500-X series appliances with 10-Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
- Improved threat defense features, including:
- Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)
- Cisco Security Services Client (SSC)
- Enhanced network access control (NAC) features
ASA 9.4 (2016)
- Support for Cisco ASA 5500-X series appliances with 10-Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
- Improved threat defense features, including:
- Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)
- Cisco Security Services Client (SSC)
- Enhanced network access control (NAC) features
ASA 9.5 (2017)
- Support for Cisco ASA 5500-X series appliances with 10-Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
- Improved threat defense features, including:
- Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)
- Cisco Security Services Client (SSC)
- Enhanced network access control (NAC) features
ASA 9.6 (2018)
- Support for Cisco ASA 5500-X series appliances with 10-Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
- Improved threat defense features, including:
- Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)
- Cisco Security Services Client (SSC)
- Enhanced network access control (NAC) features
ASA 9.7 (2019)
- Support for Cisco ASA 5500-X series appliances with 10-Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
- Improved threat defense features, including:
- Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)
- Cisco Security Services Client (SSC)
- Enhanced network access control (NAC) features
ASA 9.8 (2020)
- Support for Cisco ASA 5500-X series appliances with 10-Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
- Improved threat defense features, including:
- Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)
- Cisco Security Services Client (SSC)
- Enhanced network access control (NAC) features
ASA 9.9 (2021)
- Support for Cisco ASA 5500-X series appliances with 10-Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
- Improved threat defense features, including:
- Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)
- Cisco Security Services Client (SSC)
- Enhanced network access control (NAC) features
Note: This is not an exhaustive list of all features added to each release, but rather a selection of some of the most notable and significant features.