April 23, 2025 Update:
- On May 6, 2025 we will release Secure Client 5.1.9.113 (MR9) for auto-update. If customers prefer to manage the rollout of this software update themselves, we recommend disabling the auto-update feature.
February 25, 2025 Update:
- We have rescheduled the release of Secure Client 5.1.8 (MR8) for auto-update to March 11, 2025
February 12, 2025 Update:
- On Feb 25, 2025 we will release Secure Client 5.1.8.105 (MR8) for auto-update. If customers prefer to manage the rollout of this software update themselves, we recommend disabling the auto-update feature.
December 16, 2024 Update:
- On Jan 7, 2025 we will release Secure Client 5.1.7.80 (MR7) for auto-update. If customers prefer to manage the rollout of this software update themselves, we recommend disabling the auto-update feature.
October 2, 2024 Update:
- On Aug 14, 2024 we delivered Umbrella-managed cloud auto-updates in CSC 5.1.5.65 (MR5) as previously notified. We released this capability for all platforms, including Windows and macOS. However, since then we identified an issue affecting macOS and Win/ARM64 platforms. We have no such issue on the Win/x86 platform. On Sep 24, 2024 we released Secure Client 5.1.6.103 (MR6) to fix the auto-update issue on macOS.
- On Oct 8, 2024 we will release Secure Client 5.1.6.103 (MR6) for auto-update. If customers prefer to manage the rollout of this software update themselves, we recommend disabling the auto-update feature.
- Current recommendations for upgrading to Cisco Secure Client 5.1 MR6:
Customers with Win/x86 devices:
- If upgraded to CSC 5.1 MR5 then no action is required, and auto-updates should be working.
- If not upgraded to Cisco Secure Client yet, or upgraded to CSC 5.x prior to Aug 14, 2024, then will need to manually deploy CSC 5.1 MR6
Customers with Win/ARM devices:
- Auto-update via Umbrella will come in a future release
Customers with macOS devices:
- If not upgraded yet, or upgraded to CSC 5.x prior to Sep 24, 2024, then will need to manually deploy CSC 5.1 MR6
August 21, 2024 Update: We have pushed the one time auto-update to Cisco Secure Client 5.1.5.65 (MR5) as notified earlier below. Cisco Secure Client 5.1 MR5 supports Umbrella-managed cloud auto-updates.
First published May 23, 2024:
In response to valued customer feedback, Cisco has decided to extend auto-update support from the Umbrella dashboard for the AnyConnect Client today to also include Cisco Secure Client 5.x. This however, will result in having to extend the timeline for the Umbrella auto-update based transition from AnyConnect Client version 4.x to the new Cisco Secure Client 5.x.
Initially, following the March 31, 2023 End of Life announcement for AnyConnect 4.x, updates continued seamlessly through the cloud until the final 4.10 release. Cisco had, in accordance with the earlier service update announcement, prepared for a single cloud auto-update to the latest Cisco Secure Client 5.x post the March 31, 2024 End of Software Maintenance date for AnyConnect 4.10.
Understanding the importance of a smooth and comfortable transition, Cisco will instead push out a one-time update to a Cisco Secure Client 5.x version that is compatible with future Umbrella-managed auto-updates. This is to ensure there will be no gap in auto-update support for customers moving from AnyConnect to Cisco Secure Client 5.x. Put another way, if we did the one-time update now to the current version of Secure Client 5.1.4, that version would not be compatible with the future Umbrella-managed auto-updates. This would result in customers having to upgrade again, manually, to an as yet unreleased version of Secure Client 5.x that will support Umbrella-managed cloud auto-updates.
Customers who have embraced cloud-distributed updates will be accommodated with the one-time update to Cisco Secure Client 5.x by August 2024. This will grant customers some additional time to plan and prepare for this change.
Customers who have installed Umbrella Roaming Client and are interested in upgrading to Cisco Secure Client will have to use 3rd party client management software tools to install Cisco Secure Client on top of Umbrella Roaming client. Doing so will cause Cisco Secure Client to inherit the Umbrella Roaming client configuration. The current version of Secure Client 5.1.4 is not compatible with Umbrella-managed cloud auto-updates. Customers who consider cloud managed auto-updates as important should consider waiting for the future version of Secure Client 5.x that will support Umbrella-managed cloud auto-updates.
Non-MSP customers who choose to update to the current version of Cisco Secure Client 5.1.4 could consider switching to Cisco Secure Client Cloud Management. Client Management capabilities are not going away as part of the SecureX EOL, the functionality is simply migrating to the Cisco Security Cloud Control service. Please see Accessing Secure Client Cloud Management after the SecureX EoL - Cisco Blogs for more details.
