Cisco Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client v3.x Release Notes

Network Location Awareness for Windows is the new feature delivered with AnyConnect 3.0.2052. 
With Network Location Awareness enabled on the AnyConnect virtual adapter (VA), Windows 7 now 
applies the proper firewall profile containing a collection of network and security settings to the network 
connection associated with the VA. The Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client connection now 
appears in the Windows Control Panel, Network and Sharing Center, and no additional configuration is 
required.

The following sections describe the new features in AnyConnect 3.0.1047:

This release supports the Secure Hash Algorithm SHA-2 for increased cryptographic hashing security 
for IPsec IKEv2 connections to the ASA. AnyConnect supports SHA-2 for the integrity and 
pseudo-random function hash algorithms, with digests of 256, 384, or 512 bits, to meet U.S. government 
requirements. There are no AnyConnect configuration requirements to enable this feature.

SHA-2 support for IPsec IKEv2 integrity and PRF is supported by the ASA release 8.4(2) and later.

This release supports the use of SHA-2 compliant signature algorithms to authenticate IPsec IKEv2 VPN 
connections that use digital certificates, with the hash sizes SHA-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512. There 
are no AnyConnect configuration requirements to enable this feature.

SHA-2 digital signature for IPsec IKEv2 connections is supported by the ASA release 8.4(2) and later.

This release adds support for Smart Card Pre Logon for the Network Access Manager on Windows 7 and 
Windows Vista endpoint computers.