ASA 5585-X end of software support date

[Michael Warren]

Hello,

Can anyone tell me when the Cisco will stop issueing software updates for the ASA 5585-X platform (ASA5585-SSP-40 and ASA5585-S40-2A-K9)?

I've seen the EoS announcement (https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/security/asa-5500-series-next-generation-firewalls/eos-eol-notice-c51-740021.html) - and we've confirmed with our support partner that they'll contiue to support the hardware until May 31st 2023 but I cannot find anywhere that states when software updates ends, does anyone know?

Many thanks, Michael 

[Marvin Rhoads · Accepted solution]

ASA 9.12(x) was the final version for the ASA 5512-X, 5515-X, 5585-X, and ASASM.

Source: https://software.cisco.com/download/home/283123066/type/280775065/release/9.12.4

That said, the 9.12 release is still being actively maintained. There has not been an End of Sales / End of Life announcement for that software release. Even if one were announced tomorrow, Cisco normally gives customers 2-3 years to plan migration from the affected releases. So, we should expect to see interim releases for 9.12 for the next couple of years.

[Michael Warren]

Hello Marvin, thanks for the information that's really useful.

Michael