Cisco Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client v3.x
AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Features, Licenses, and OSs, Release 3.1
License Options
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License Options
The AnyConnect Secure Mobility client requires license activation to support VPN sessions and web security. The
license(s) required depend on the AnyConnect VPN Client and Secure Mobility features that will be used, and the
number of sessions you want to support. One or more of the following AnyConnect licenses may be required for
your deployment:
license(s) required depend on the AnyConnect VPN Client and Secure Mobility features that will be used, and the
number of sessions you want to support. One or more of the following AnyConnect licenses may be required for
your deployment:
AnyConnect Essentials and Premium Licenses
You can activate either an AnyConnect Essentials license or an AnyConnect Premium license on a Cisco ASA
8.2(x) or later, but you cannot activate both licenses together. Some features require later versions of the ASA,
as indicated in the Features Table. Choose the license you will activate based on the AnyConnect Secure
Mobility features you will use.
8.2(x) or later, but you cannot activate both licenses together. Some features require later versions of the ASA,
as indicated in the Features Table. Choose the license you will activate based on the AnyConnect Secure
Mobility features you will use.
In addition to AnyConnect connectivity, an AnyConnect Essentials license activated on the ASA supports
sessions established using Cisco’s legacy VPN client and full tunneling access to enterprise applications.
Clientless VPN access and Cisco Secure Desktop are not available with an AnyConnect Essentials license.
sessions established using Cisco’s legacy VPN client and full tunneling access to enterprise applications.
Clientless VPN access and Cisco Secure Desktop are not available with an AnyConnect Essentials license.
An ASA activated with an AnyConnect Premium license supports all access allowed by the AnyConnect
Essentials license plus the following AnyConnect premium features:
Essentials license plus the following AnyConnect premium features:
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Clientless VPN access: Allows a remote user to use a browser to establish a VPN session, and lets specific
applications use the browser to access that session.
applications use the browser to access that session.
License
Description
Applied to:
AnyConnect
Essentials
Essentials
Supports basic AnyConnect features for SSL and IPSec VPN
connections. This license specifies the maximum number of
remote access sessions supported at a time.
connections. This license specifies the maximum number of
remote access sessions supported at a time.
Cisco ASA
8.2(x) or later.
8.2(x) or later.
AnyConnect
Premium
Premium
Supports all basic AnyConnect Essentials features plus Premium
AnyConnect client features such as browser-based VPN access,
and Cisco Secure Desktop, and Hostscan/Posture module
functions. This license specifies the maximum number of remote
access sessions supported at a time, this license type can also
be shared.
AnyConnect client features such as browser-based VPN access,
and Cisco Secure Desktop, and Hostscan/Posture module
functions. This license specifies the maximum number of remote
access sessions supported at a time, this license type can also
be shared.
Cisco ASA
8.0(x) or later.
8.0(x) or later.
AnyConnect
Mobile
Mobile
Supports AnyConnect mobile access to the security appliance.
It is available as an addition to, and requires, either an
AnyConnect Essentials or an AnyConnect Premium license.
It is available as an addition to, and requires, either an
AnyConnect Essentials or an AnyConnect Premium license.
Cisco ASA
8.0(x) or later.
8.0(x) or later.
AnyConnect
Flex
Flex
A flex license provides business continuity support for all
licensed features.
licensed features.
Cisco ASA
8.0(x) or later
8.0(x) or later
Advanced
Endpoint
Assessment
Endpoint
Assessment
Enables advanced endpoint assessment capabilities such as
auto-remediation. Requires an activated AnyConnect Premium
license.
auto-remediation. Requires an activated AnyConnect Premium
license.
Cisco ASA
Cisco Secure
Mobility for
AnyConnect
Mobility for
AnyConnect
Supports web security features provided by the Cisco IronPort
Web Security Appliance (WSA). The license name depends on
the AnyConnect license activated on the ASA, Essentials or
Premium. A Cisco IronPort Web Security Appliance license is
also required.
Web Security Appliance (WSA). The license name depends on
the AnyConnect license activated on the ASA, Essentials or
Premium. A Cisco IronPort Web Security Appliance license is
also required.
Cisco WSA
7.0 or later.
7.0 or later.
Cisco Secure
Mobility for
Cisco Cloud
Web Security
Mobility for
Cisco Cloud
Web Security
Supports security features provided with the AnyConnect Web
Security module allowing roaming users to be protected by
Cisco Cloud Web Security (ScanSafe). This license is required in
addition to Cisco Cloud Web Security Web Filtering and/or Cisco
Cloud Web Security Malware Scanning license.
Security module allowing roaming users to be protected by
Cisco Cloud Web Security (ScanSafe). This license is required in
addition to Cisco Cloud Web Security Web Filtering and/or Cisco
Cloud Web Security Malware Scanning license.