Cisco Cisco ASA Advanced Inspection and Prevention Security Services Module Information Guide
Product End-of-Life Notice
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End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco
ASA Content Security and Control (CSC) Security Services
Module Software Version 6.0
ASA Content Security and Control (CSC) Security Services
Module Software Version 6.0
EOL6477
Cisco
®
announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco ASA Content Security and
Control (CSC) Security Services Module Software Version 6.0. The last day to order the affected
product(s) is February 16, 2009. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive
support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as shown in Table 1 of the EoL bulletin.
Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product(s).
Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement. For customers with active
and paid service and support contracts, support will be available until the termination date of the
contract, even if this date exceeds the Last Date of Support shown in Table 1.
Table 1.
End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco ASA Content Security and Control (CSC) Security
Services Module Software Version 6.0
Milestone
Definition
Date
End-of-Life Announcement
Date
Date
The date the document that announces the end of sale and end of life
of a product is distributed to the general public.
of a product is distributed to the general public.
August 18, 2008
End-of-Sale Date
The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale
mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date.
mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date.
February 16, 2009
Last Ship Date: App. SW
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its
contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.
contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.
May 17, 2009
End of SW Maintenance
Releases Date: App. SW
Releases Date: App. SW
The last date that Cisco Engineering may release any final software
maintenance releases or bug fixes. After this date, Cisco Engineering
will no longer develop, repair, maintain, or test the product software.
maintenance releases or bug fixes. After this date, Cisco Engineering
will no longer develop, repair, maintain, or test the product software.
February 16, 2010
End of New Service
Attachment Date: App. SW
Attachment Date: App. SW
For equipment and software that is not covered by a service-and-
support contract, this is the last date to order a new service-and-
support contract or add the equipment and/or software to an existing
service-and-support contract.
support contract, this is the last date to order a new service-and-
support contract or add the equipment and/or software to an existing
service-and-support contract.
February 16, 2010
End of Service Contract
Renewal Date: App. SW
Renewal Date: App. SW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
May 15, 2011
Last Date of Support: App.
SW
SW
The last date to receive service and support for the product. After this
date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the
product becomes obsolete.
date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the
product becomes obsolete.
February 16, 2012
HW = Hardware
OS SW = Operating System Software
App. SW = Application Software
Table 2.
Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product
Part Number
Part Number
Product Description
Replacement Product Part
Number
Number
Replacement Product
Description
Description
SF-ASA-CSC-6.0-K9
ASA 5500 Series CSC Software
6.0 for Security Service Module
6.0 for Security Service Module
See Product Migration Options
section for details.
section for details.
CSC-SSM Version 6.2
Product Migration Options
Customers are encouraged to migrate to Cisco ASA Content Security and Control (CSC) Security
Services Module Software Version 6.2. This version can be downloaded at