End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement

Cisco Secure Firewall ASA 5508-X and ASA 5516-X

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Last updated: 5/28/2024

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End-of-life timeline

Table 1. End-of-life milestones and dates for the Cisco Secure Firewall ASA 5508-X and ASA 5516-X

MilestoneDefinitionDate
End-of-Life Announcement DateThe date the document that announces the end of sale and end of life of a product is distributed to the general public.February 1, 2021
End-of-Sale Date: HW, LicenseThe last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date.August 2, 2021
Last Ship Date: HW, LicenseThe last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.October 31, 2021
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: HWThe last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect.August 2, 2022
End of New Service Attachment Date: HWFor 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.August 2, 2022
End of Signature Release Date: APP SWThe date after which there will be no more signature update release for Cisco ASA5508 and ASA5516 Series security appliance and 5 year subscription products going end of lifeAugust 31, 2026
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HWThe last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.October 28, 2025
Last Date of Support: HWThe last date to receive applicable service and support for the product as entitled by active service contracts or by warranty terms and conditions. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.August 31, 2026
Data RetentionThe last date to retrieve data from SaaS or cloud products. After this date, all data will be purged and cannot be recovered.November 31, 2026

HW = Hardware   OS SW=Operating System Software   App. SW = Application Software

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Cisco Firepower

1010

Desktop model with integrated switch tailored to small businesses.

Specifications:

  • Firewall throughput: 0.9 Gbps
  • IPSec VPN throughput: 0.4 Gbps
  • IPS throughput: 900 Mbps
  • Maximum VPN peers: 75 

 

Cisco Firepower

1120

Rack-mount model supports small businesses with additional throughput.

Specifications:

  • Firewall throughput: 2.3 Gbps
  • IPS throughput: 2.6 Gbps
  • IPSec VPN throughput: 1.2 Gbps
  • Maximum VPN peers: 150

Cisco Firepower

1140

Protect your midsize businesses from attackers and block malware.

Specifications:

  • Firewall throughput: 3.3 Gbps
  • IPS throughput: 3.5 Gbps
  • IPSec VPN throughput: 1.4 Gbps
  • Maximum VPN peers: 400

Cisco Firepower

1150

Increase productivity of your branch offices with high performance firewall.

Specifications:

  • Firewall throughput: 4.9 Gbps
  • IPS throughput: 6.1 Gbps
  • IPSec VPN throughput: 2.4 Gbps
  • Maximum VPN peers: 800

Product part numbers

Table 2. Product part numbers affected by this announcement

End-of-Sale Product Part NumberProduct DescriptionReplacement Product Part Number
ASA5508ASA 5508-X with FirePOWER services, 8GE, AC, DESSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5508-BRACKET=ASA 5508-X Bracket SpareSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5508-CTRL-LICCisco ASA5508 Control LicenseSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5508-CTRL-LIC=Cisco ASA5508 Control LicenseSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5508-FIPS-KIT=ASA 5508-X FIPS KItSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5508-FTD-K9ASA 5508-X with Firepower Threat Defense, 8GE, ACSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5508-K8ASA 5508-X with FirePOWER services, 8GE, AC, DESSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5508-K9ASA 5508-X with FirePOWER services, 8GE, AC, 3DES/AESSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5508-SEC-PLASA 5508-X Sec. Plus Lic. w/ HA, Sec Ctxt, more VLAN + ConnsSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5508-SSDASA 5508-X SSDSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5508-SSD++=ASA 5508-X SSDSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5508-SSD=ASA 5508-X SSDSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5516ASA 5516-X with FirePOWER services, 8GE, AC, DESSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5516-BRACKET=ASA 5516-X Bracket SpareSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5516-CTRL-LICCisco ASA5516 Control LicenseSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5516-CTRL-LIC=Cisco ASA5516 Control LicenseSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5516-FIPS-KIT=ASA 5516-X FIPS KItSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5516-FIPS-KITASA 5516-X FIPS KITThere is currently no replacement product available for this product.
ASA5516-FPWR-K8ASA 5516-X with FirePOWER services, 8GE, AC, DESSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5516-FPWR-K9ASA 5516-X with FirePOWER services, 8GE, AC, 3DES/AESSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5516-FTD-K9ASA 5516-X with Firepower Threat Defense, 8GE, ACSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5516-SSDASA 5516-X SSDSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5516-SSD++=ASA 5516-X SSDSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5516-SSD=ASA 5516-X SSDSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5516T-BASECisco ASA5516 Threat Defense Base LicenseSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5500-SC-5ASA 5500 5 Security Contexts LicenseSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5500-SC-5=ASA 5500 5 Security Contexts LicenseThere is currently no replacement product available for this product.
ASA5500-ENCR-K7ASA 5500 Strong Encryption License (3DES/AES) for NPE HWSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5500-ENCR-K8ASA 5500 Base Encryption Level (DES)See above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5500-ENCR-K9ASA 5500 Strong Encryption License (3DES/AES)See above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5508-AMP-5YCisco ASA5508 FirePOWER AMP 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5508-P-5YCisco Defense Orchestrator for ASA5508 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5508-TA-5YCisco ASA5508 FirePOWER IPS 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5508-TAC-5YCisco ASA5508 FirePOWER IPS and URL 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5508-TAM-5YCisco ASA5508 FirePOWER IPS and AMP 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5508-TAMC-5YCisco ASA5508 FirePOWER IPS, AMP and URL 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5508-URL-5YCisco ASA5508 FirePOWER URL Filtering 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5508T-AMP-5YCisco ASA5508 Threat Defense Malware Protection 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5508T-T-5YCisco ASA5508 Threat Defense Threat Protection 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5508T-TC-5YCisco ASA5508 Threat Defense Threat and URL 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5508T-TM-5YCisco ASA5508 Threat Defense Threat and Malware 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5508T-TMC-5YCisco ASA5508 Threat Defense Threat, Malware and URL 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5508T-URL-5YCisco ASA5508 Threat Defense URL Filtering 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5516-AMP-5YCisco ASA5516 FirePOWER AMP 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5516-P-5YCisco Defense Orchestrator for ASA5516 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5516-TA-5YCisco ASA5516 FirePOWER IPS 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5516-TAC-5YCisco ASA5516 FirePOWER IPS and URL 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5516-TAM-5YCisco ASA5516 FirePOWER IPS and AMP 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5516-TAMC-5YCisco ASA5516 FirePOWER IPS, AMP and URL 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5516-URL-5YCisco ASA5516 FirePOWER URL Filtering 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5516T-AMP-5YCisco ASA5516 Threat Defense Malware Protection 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5516T-T-5YCisco ASA5516 Threat Defense Threat Protection 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5516T-TC-5YCisco ASA5516 Threat Defense Threat and URL 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5516T-TM-5YCisco ASA5516 Threat Defense Threat and Malware 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5516T-TMC-5YCisco ASA5516 Threat Defense Threat, Malware and URL 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-ASA5516T-URL-5YCisco ASA5516 Threat Defense URL Filtering 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-S-ASA5508-P-5YSVP Cisco Defense Orchestrator for ASA5508 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-S-ASA5508-PN-5YSVP Cisco Defense Orchestrator for ASA5508 with FPWR 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-S-ASA5508-TA-5YSVP Cisco ASA5508 FirePOWER IPS 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-S-ASA5508-TAC-5YSVP Cisco ASA5508 FirePOWER IPS and URL 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-S-ASA5508-TAM-5YSVP Cisco ASA5508 FirePOWER IPS and AMP 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-S-ASA5508-TAMC5YSVP Cisco ASA5508 FirePOWER IPS, AMP and URL 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-S-ASA5516-P-5YSVP Cisco Defense Orchestrator for ASA5516 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-S-ASA5516-PN-5YSVP Cisco Defense Orchestrator for ASA5516 with FPWR 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-S-ASA5516-TA-5YSVP Cisco ASA5516 FirePOWER IPS 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement..
L-S-ASA5516-TAC-5YSVP Cisco ASA5516 FirePOWER IPS and URL 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-S-ASA5516-TAM-5YSVP Cisco ASA5516 FirePOWER IPS and AMP 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
L-S-ASA5516-TAMC5YSVP Cisco ASA5516 FirePOWER IPS, AMP and URL 5-year subscriptionSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5508-FPWR-BUNASA 5508-X with FirePOWER Services. Chassis and Subs. BundleSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5508-FTD-BUNASA 5508-X Firepower Threat Defense Chassis and Subs. BundleSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5508-FTD-HA-BUNCisco ASA5508X Firepower Threat Defense Chassis and Subs. BundleSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5516-FTD-HA-BUNCisco ASA5516X Firepower Threat Defense Chassis and Subs. BundleSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5516-FTD-BUNASA 5516-X Firepower Threat Defense Chassis and Subs. BundleSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.
ASA5516-FPWR-BUNASA 5516-X with FirePOWER Services Chassis, Subs, FireSight ManagerSee above for detailed guidance about replacement.

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