Cisco Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client v2.x Information Guide

Supported VPN Platforms, Cisco ASA Series

Client Support

Client Support

The following sections identify the clients that connect to the ASA.

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IKEv2 Remote Access Clients

IKEv2 support was added to the ASA in release 8.4. For IKEv2 remote access, the ASA only supported Cisco 
AnyConnect 3.0+ clients and no other third-party IKEv2 clients. From ASA release 9.3.2 and onward, we added 
interoperability with standards-based, third-party, IKEv2 remote access clients (in addition to AnyConnect). 
Authentication support includes preshared keys, certificates, and user authentication via the Extensible 
Authentication Protocol (EAP).

Android and L2TP/IPsec Clients

All releases of the Cisco ASA 5500 series support the native L2TP/IPsec VPN client on Android mobile devices. 

Requirements: 

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Mobile devices must be using the Android 2.1.

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The ASA must be running ASA 8.4(1).

The Android Release 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) L2TP/IPsec client has been qualified by Cisco connected 

to an ASA running releases 8.4.4.1 and 8.4.4.3. 

Apple IPsec and L2TP/IPsec Clients

All releases of the Cisco ASA 5500 series support both the native IPsec and L2TP/IPsec clients on Mac OS X 10.5.

All releases of the Cisco ASA 5500 series support both IPsec and L2TP/IPsec connectivity with the following 
Apple mobile devices:

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iPhone with iOS 3.1.x

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iPad with iOS 3.2.x

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iPod Touch with iOS 3.1.x

We highly recommend ASA 8.0(x) software release, but you can also use 7.2(x).

For feature details and IPsec set-up recommendations for secure gateway support of Apple devices, please see 
the “Cisco VPN Server Configuration” section in the Apple iPhone OS Enterprise Deployment Guide.

Microsoft L2TP/IPsec Clients

Desktop

All releases of the Cisco ASA 5500 series support the native L2TP/IPsec client on Microsoft Windows 7.

The Cisco ASA 5500 series support the native L2TP/IPsec client on Windows 8 x86 32-bit or x86 64-bit.