Microsoft Windows (English and Japanese):

• 8¹
• 7
• Vista
• 2008 Server
• XP

6 through 10. Version 11 or later is not supported.

1.5 or later

No support

18 or later

6 or later

Apple Macintosh OS X 10.4 and later.

No support

1.5 or later

2 or later

18 or later

6 or later

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (GNOME or KDE):

• Desktop
• Desktop with Workstation

N/A

1.5 or later

N/A

18 or later

6 or later

7 update 51

• ASDM Launcher requires trusted certificate
• Java Web Start requires newer ASDM version or workaround

To continue using the Launcher, do one of the following:

• Install a trusted certificate on the ASA from a known CA.
• Install a self-signed certificate and register it with Java. See the ASDM certificate procedure in this document.
• Downgrade Java to 7 update 45 or earlier.
• Alternatively use Java Web Start.

To use Java Web Start, do one of the following:

• Upgrade ASDM to Version 7.1(5.100) or later. This ASDM version includes the Permissions attribute in the JAR manifest, which is required as of Java 7 Update 51.
• To use ASDM 7.1(5) or earlier, add a security exception in the Java Control Panel for each ASA you want to manage with ASDM. See the “Workaround” section at:

http://java.com/en/download/help/java_blocked.xml

If you already upgraded Java, and can no longer launch ASDM in order to upgrade it to Version 7.1(5.100) or later, then you can either use the CLI to upgrade ASDM, or you can use the above security exception workaround to launch the older ASDM, after which you can upgrade to a newer version.

7 update 45

ASDM shows a yellow warning about the missing Permissions attribute

Java 7 update 45 shows a warning when an application does not have the Permissions attribute in the JAR manifest. It is safe to ignore this warning. To prevent this warning from appearing, upgrade to ASDM 7.1(5.100) or later; this ASDM version includes the Permissions attribute, which will be required as of Java 7 Update 51.

Note Due to a bug in Java, even if you upgrade to ASDM 7.1(5.100) or later, if you also do not have a trusted certificate installed on the ASA, you continue to see the yellow warning about the missing Permissions attribute. To prevent the warning from appearing, install a trusted certificate (from a known CA); or generate a self-signed certificate on the ASA by choosing Configuration > Device Management > Certificates > Identity Certificates. Launch ASDM, and when the certificate warning is shown, check the Always trust connections to websites checkbox.

7

Requires strong encryption license (3DES/AES) on ASA

ASDM requires an SSL connection to the ASA. If the ASA has only the base encryption license (DES), and therefore has weak encryption ciphers for the SSL connection, you cannot launch ASDM. You must uninstall Java 7, and install Java 6 (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/java-archive-downloads-javase6-419409.html). Note that a workaround is required for weak encryption and Java 6 (see below, in this table).

• ASDM 7.1(3) and earlier
• MacOS

You may see the following error message when opening the ASDM Launcher:

In this case, Java 7 is the currently-preferred Java version. Either upgrade ASDM to 7.1(4) or later, or you need to set Java 6 as the preferred Java version: Open the Java Preferences application (under Applications > Utilities), select the preferred Java version, and drag it up to be the first line in the table.

6

No usernames longer than 50 characters

Due to a Java bug, ASDM does not support usernames longer than 50 characters when using Java 6. Longer usernames work correctly for Java 7.

Requires strong encryption license (3DES/AES) on ASA or workaround

When you initially connect a browser to the ASA to load the ASDM splash screen, the browser attempts to make an SSL connection to the ASA. If the ASA has only the base encryption license (DES), and therefore has weak encryption ciphers for the SSL connection, you may not be able to access the ASDM splash screen; most current browsers do not support weak encryption ciphers. Therefore, without the strong encryption license (3DES/AES), use one of the following workarounds:

• If available, use an already downloaded ASDM launcher or Java Web Start shortcut. The Launcher and Web Start shortcut work with Java 6 and weak encryption, even if the browsers do not.
• For Windows Internet Explorer, you can enable DES as a workaround. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929708 for details.
• For Firefox on any operating system, you can enable the security.ssl3.dhe_dss_des_sha setting as a workaround. See http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config to learn how to change hidden configuration preferences.

All

• Self-signed certificate or an untrusted certificate
• IPv6
• Firefox and Safari

When the ASA uses a self-signed certificate or an untrusted certificate, Firefox 4 and later and Safari are unable to add security exceptions when browsing using HTTPS over IPv6. See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=633001. This caveat affects all SSL connections originating from Firefox or Safari to the ASA (including ASDM connections). To avoid this caveat, configure a proper certificate for the ASA that is issued by a trusted certificate authority.

• SSL encryption on the ASA must include both RC4-MD5 and RC4-SHA1 or disable SSL false start in Chrome.
• Chrome

If you change the SSL encryption on the ASA to exclude both RC4-MD5 and RC4-SHA1 algorithms (these algorithms are enabled by default), then Chrome cannot launch ASDM due to the Chrome “SSL false start” feature. We suggest re-enabling one of these algorithms (see the Configuration > Device Management > Advanced > SSL Settings pane); or you can disable SSL false start in Chrome using the --disable-ssl-false-start flag according to http://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/run-chromium-with-flags.

IE9 for servers

For Internet Explorer 9.0 for servers, the “Do not save encrypted pages to disk” option is enabled by default (See Tools > Internet Options > Advanced). This option causes the initial ASDM download to fail. Be sure to disable this option to allow ASDM to download.

MacOS

On MacOS, you may be prompted to install Java the first time you run ASDM; follow the prompts as necessary. ASDM will launch after the installation completes.

All

MacOS 10.8 and later

You need to allow ASDM to run because it is not signed with an Apple Developer ID. If you do not change your security preferences, you see an error screen.

1. To allow ASDM to run, right-click (or Ctrl-Click) the Cisco ASDM-IDM Launcher icon, and choose Open.

2. You see a similar error screen; however, you can open ASDM from this screen. Click Open. The ASDM-IDM Launcher opens.

Secure Copy client

The ASA now supports the Secure Copy (SCP) client to transfer files to and from a SCP server.

We modified the following screens:

Tools > File Management > File Transfer > Between Remote Server and Flash
Configuration > Device Management > Management Access > File Access > Secure Copy (SCP) Server

Improved one-time password authentication

Administrators who have sufficient authorization privileges may enter privileged EXEC mode by entering their authentication credentials once. The auto-enable option was added to the aaa authorization exec command.

We modified the following screen: Configuration > Device Management > Users/AAA > AAA Access > Authorization.

Transactional Commit Model on rule engine for access groups

When enabled, a rule update is applied after the rule compilation is completed; without affecting the rule matching performance.

We introduced the following screen: Configuration > Device Management > Advanced > Rule Engine.

SNMP hosts, host groups, and user lists

You can now add up to 4000 hosts. The number of supported active polling destinations is 128. You can specify a network object to indicate the individual hosts that you want to add as a host group. You can associate more than one user with one host.

We modified the following screen: Configuration > Device Management > Management Access > SNMP.

AnyConnect DTLS Single session Performance Improvement

UDP traffic, such as streaming media, was being affected by a high number of dropped packets when sent over an AnyConnect DTLS connection. For example, this could result in streaming video playing poorly or cease streaming completely. The reason for this was the relatively small size of the flow control queue.

We increased the DTLS flow-control queue size and offset this by reducing the admin crypto queue size. For TLS sessions, the priority of the crypto command was increased to high to compensated for this change. For both DTLS and TLS sessions, the session will now persist even if packets are dropped. This will prevent media streams from closing and ensure that the number of dropped packets is comparable with other connection methods.

We did not modify any ASDM screens.

Webtype ACL enhancements

We introduced URL normalization. URL normalization is an additional security feature that includes path normalization, case normalization and scheme normalization. URLs specified in an ACE and portal address bar are normalized before comparison; for making decisions on webvpn traffic filtering.

We did not modify any ASDM screens.

HTML5 WebSocket proxying

HTML5 WebSockets provide persistent connections between clients and servers. During the establishment of the clientless SSL VPN connection, the handshake appears to the server as an HTTP Upgrade request. The ASA will now proxy this request to the backend and provide a relay after the handshake is complete. Gateway mode is not currently supported.

We did not modify any ASDM screens.

Inner IPv6 for IKEv2

IPv6 traffic can now be tunneled through IPsec/IKEv2 tunnels. This makes the ASA to AnyConnect VPN connections fully IPv6 compliant. GRE is used when both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic are being tunneled, and when both the client and headend support GRE. For a single traffic type, or when GRE is not supported by the client or the headend, we use straight IPsec.

Note This feature requires AnyConnect Client Version 3.1.05 or later.

We did not modify any ASDM screens.

Mobile Devices running Citrix Server Mobile have additional connection options

Support for mobile devices connecting to Citrix server through the ASA now includes selection of a tunnel-group, and RSA Securid for authorization. Allowing mobile users to select different tunnel-groups allows the administrator to use different authentication methods.

We modified the following screen: Configuration > Remote Access VPN > Clientliess SSL VPN Access > VDI Access.

Split-tunneling supports exclude ACLs

Split-tunneling of VPN traffic has been enhanced to support both exclude and include ACLs. Exclude ACLs were previously ignored.

Note This feature requires AnyConnect Client Version 3.1.03103 or later.

We did not modify any ASDM screens.

ASA 5500-X support for clustering

The ASA 5512-X, ASA 5515-X, ASA 5525-X, ASA 5545-X, and ASA 5555-X now support 2-unit clusters. Clustering for 2 units is enabled by default in the base license; for the ASA 5512-X, you need the Security Plus license.

We did not modify any ASDM screens.

Improved VSS and vPC support for health check monitoring

If you configure the cluster control link as an EtherChannel (recommended), and it is connected to a VSS or vPC pair, you can now increase stability with health check monitoring. For some switches, such as the Nexus 5000, when one unit in the VSS/vPC is shutting down or booting up, EtherChannel member interfaces connected to that switch may appear to be Up to the ASA, but they are not passing traffic on the switch side. The ASA can be erroneously removed from the cluster if you set the ASA holdtime timeout to a low value (such as.8 seconds), and the ASA sends keepalive messages on one of these EtherChannel interfaces. When you enable the VSS/vPC health check feature, the ASA floods the keepalive messages on all EtherChannel interfaces in the cluster control link to ensure that at least one of the switches can receive them.

We modified the following screen: Configuration > Device Management > High Availability and Scalability > ASA Cluster

Support for cluster members at different geographical locations (inter-site); Individual Interface mode only

You can now place cluster members at different geographical locations when using individual interface mode. See the configuration guide for inter-site guidelines.

We did not modify any ASDM screens.

Support for clustering with the Cisco Nexus 5000 and Cisco Catalyst 3750-X

The ASA supports clustering when connected to the Cisco Nexus 5000 and Cisco Catalyst 3750-X.

We modified the following screen: Configuration > Device Management > High Availability and Scalability > ASA Cluster

DHCP rebind function

During the DHCP rebind phase, the client now attempts to rebind to other DHCP servers in the tunnel group list. Prior to this release, the client did not rebind to an alternate server, when the DHCP lease fails to renew.

We introduced the following screen: Monitoring > Interfaces > DHCP> DHCP Lease Information.

Crashinfo dumps include AK47 framework information

Application Kernel Layer 4 to 7 (AK47) framework-related information is now available in crashinfo dumps. A new option, ak47, has been added to the debug menu command to help in debugging AK47 framework issues. The framework-related information in the crashinfo dump includes the following:

• Creating an AK47 instance.
• Destroying an AK47 instance.
• Generating an crashinfo with a memory manager frame.
• Generating a crashinfo after fiber stack overflow.
• Generating a crashinfo after a local variable overflow.
• Generating a crashinfo after an exception has occurred.

Support for the ASA CX module in multiple context mode

You can now configure ASA CX service policies per context on the ASA.

Note Although you can configure per context ASA service policies, the ASA CX module itself (configured in PRSM) is a single context mode device; the context-specific traffic coming from the ASA is checked against the common ASA CX policy.

Requires ASA CX 9.2(1) or later.

We did not modify any ASDM screens.

ASA 5585-X with SSP-40 and -60 support for the ASA CX SSP-40 and -60

ASA CX SSP-40 and -60 modules can be used with the matching level ASA 5585-X with SSP-40 and -60.

Requires ASA CX 9.2(1) or later.

We did not modify any screens.

Filtering packets captured on the ASA CX backplane

You can now filter packets that have been captured on the ASA CX backplane using the match or access-list keyword with the capture interface asa_dataplane command. Control traffic specific to the ASA CX module is not affected by the access-list or match filtering; the ASA captures all control traffic. In multiple context mode, configure the packet capture per context. Note that all control traffic in multiple context mode goes only to the system execution space. Because only control traffic cannot be filtered using an access list or match, these options are not available in the system execution space.

Requires ASA CX 9.2(1) or later.

A new option, Use backplane channel, was added to the Ingress Traffic Selector screen and the Egress Selector screen, in the Packet Capture Wizard to enable filtering of packets that have been captured on the ASA CX backplane.

Smart Call Home

We added a new type of Smart Call Home message to support ASA clustering.

A Smart Call Home clustering message is sent for only the following three events:

• When a unit joins the cluster
• When a unit leaves the cluster
• When a cluster unit becomes the cluster master

Each message that is sent includes the following information:

• The active cluster member count
• The output of the show cluster info command and the show cluster history command on the cluster master

We did not modify any ASDM screens.

Also available in 9.0(3).

user-storage value command password is now encrypted in show commands

The password in the user-storage value command is now encrypted when you enter show running-config.

We modified the following screen: Configuration > Remote Access VPN > Clientless SSL VPN Access > Group Policies > More Options > Session Settings.

Also available in 8.4(6).

Smart Call Home

We added a new type of Smart Call Home message to support ASA clustering.

A Smart Call Home clustering message is sent for only the following three events:

• When a unit joins the cluster
• When a unit leaves the cluster
• When a cluster unit becomes the cluster master

Each message that is sent includes the following information:

• The active cluster member count
• The output of the show cluster info command and the show cluster history command on the cluster master

FIPS and Common Criteria certifications

The FIPS 140-2 Non-Proprietary Security Policy was updated as part of the Level 2 FIPS 140-2 validation for the Cisco ASA series, which includes the Cisco ASA 5505, ASA 5510, ASA 5520, ASA 5540, ASA 5550, ASA 5580, ASA 5512-X, ASA 5515-X, ASA 5525-X, ASA 5545-X, ASA 5555-X, ASA 5585-X, and the ASA Services Module.

The Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 4 (EAL4) was updated, which provides the basis for a specific Target of Evaluation (TOE) of the Cisco ASA and VPN platform solutions.

Support for IPsec LAN-to-LAN tunnels to encrypt failover and state link communications

Instead of using the proprietary encryption for the failover key, you can now use an IPsec LAN-to-LAN tunnel for failover and state link encryption.

Note Failover LAN-to-LAN tunnels do not count against the IPsec (Other VPN) license.

We modified the following screen: Configuration > Device Management > High Availability > Failover > Setup.

Additional ephemeral Diffie-Hellman ciphers for SSL encryption

The ASA now supports the following ephemeral Diffie-Hellman (DHE) SSL cipher suites:

• DHE-AES128-SHA1
• DHE-AES256-SHA1

These cipher suites are specified in RFC 3268, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Ciphersuites for Transport Layer Security (TLS).

When supported by the client, DHE is the preferred cipher because it provides Perfect Forward Secrecy. See the following limitations:

• DHE is not supported on SSL 3.0 connections, so make sure to also enable TLS 1.0 for the SSL server.
• Some popular applications do not support DHE, so include at least one other SSL encryption method to ensure that a cipher suite common to both the SSL client and server can be used.
• Some clients may not support DHE, including AnyConnect 2.5 and 3.0, Cisco Secure Desktop, and Internet Explorer 9.0.

We modified the following screen: Configuration > Device Management > Advanced > SSL Settings.

Also available in 8.4(4.1).

Support for administrator password policy when using the local database

When you configure authentication for CLI or ASDM access using the local database, you can configure a password policy that requires a user to change their password after a specified amount of time and also requires password standards such as a minimum length and the minimum number of changed characters.

We introduced the following screen: Configuration > Device Management > Users/AAA > Password Policy.

Also available in 8.4(4.1).

Support for SSH public key authentication

You can now enable public key authentication for SSH connections to the ASA on a per-user basis. You can specify a public key file (PKF) formatted key or a Base64 key. The PKF key can be up to 4096 bits. Use PKF format for keys that are too large to for the ASA support of the Base64 format (up to 2048 bits).

We introduced the following screens:

Configuration > Device Management > Users/AAA > User Accounts > Edit User Account > Public Key Authentication
Configuration > Device Management > Users/AAA > User Accounts > Edit User Account > Public Key Using PKF

Also available in 8.4(4.1); PKF key format support is only in 9.1(2).

AES-CTR encryption for SSH

The SSH server implementation in the ASA now supports AES-CTR mode encryption.

Improved SSH rekey interval

An SSH connection is rekeyed after 60 minutes of connection time or 1 GB of data traffic.

Support for Diffie-Hellman Group 14 for the SSH Key Exchange

Support for Diffie-Hellman Group 14 for SSH Key Exchange was added. Formerly, only Group 1 was supported.

We modified the following screen: Configuration > Device Management > Management Access > ASDM/HTTPS/Telnet/SSH.

Also available in 8.4(4.1).

Support for a maximum number of management sessions

You can set the maximum number of simultaneous ASDM, SSH, and Telnet sessions.

We introduced the following screen: Configuration > Device Management > Management Access > Management Session Quota.

Also available in 8.4(4.1).

Support for a pre-login banner in ASDM

Administrator can define a message that appears before a user logs into ASDM for management access. This customizable content is called a pre-login banner, and can notify users of special requirements or important information.

The default Telnet password was removed

To improve security for management access to the ASA, the default login password for Telnet was removed; you must manually set the password before you can log in using Telnet. Note : The login password is only used for Telnet if you do not configure Telnet user authentication.

Formerly, when you cleared the password, the ASA restored the default of “cisco.” Now when you clear the password, the password is removed.

The login password is also used for Telnet sessions from the switch to the ASA SM (see the session command). For initial ASA SM access, you must use the service-module session command, until you set a login password.

We did not modify any ASDM screens.

Also available in 9.0(2).

Support for Power-On Self-Test (POST)

The ASA runs its power-on self-test at boot time even if it is not running in FIPS 140-2-compliant mode.

Additional tests have been added to the POST to address the changes in the AES-GCM/GMAC algorithms, ECDSA algorithms, PRNG, and Deterministic Random Bit Generator Validation System (DRBGVS).

Improved pseudo-random number generation (PRNG)

The X9.31 implementation has been upgraded to use AES-256 encryption instead of 3DES encryption to comply with the Network Device Protection Profile (NDPP) in single-core ASAs.

Support for image verification

Support for SHA-512 image integrity checking was added.

We did not modify any ASDM screens.

Also available in 8.4(4.1).

Support for private VLANs on the ASA Services Module

You can use private VLANs with the ASA SM. Assign the primary VLAN to the ASA SM; the ASA SM automatically handles secondary VLAN traffic. There is no configuration required on the ASA SM for this feature; see the switch configuration guide for more information.

CPU profile enhancements

The cpu profile activate command now supports the following:

• Delayed start of the profiler until triggered (global or specific thread CPU%)
• Sampling of a single thread

We did not modify any ASDM screens.

Also available in 8.4(6).

DHCP relay servers per interface (IPv4 only)

You can now configure DHCP relay servers per-interface, so requests that enter a given interface are relayed only to servers specified for that interface. IPv6 is not supported for per-interface DHCP relay.

We modified the following screen: Configuration > Device Management > DHCP > DHCP Relay.

DHCP trusted interfaces

You can now configure interfaces as trusted interfaces to preserve DHCP Option 82. DHCP Option 82 is used by downstream switches and routers for DHCP snooping and IP Source Guard. Normally, if the ASA DHCP relay agent receives a DHCP packet with Option 82 already set, but the giaddr field (which specifies the DHCP relay agent address that is set by the relay agent before it forwards the packet to the server) is set to 0, then the ASA will drop that packet by default. You can now preserve Option 82 and forward the packet by identifying an interface as a trusted interface.

We modified the following screen: Configuration > Device Management > DHCP > DHCP Relay.

ASA 5585-X support for network modules

The ASA 5585-X now supports additional interfaces on network modules in slot 1. You can install one or two of the following optional network modules:

• ASA 4-port 10G Network Module
• ASA 8-port 10G Network Module
• ASA 20-port 1G Network Module

Also available in 8.4(4.1).

ASA 5585-X DC power supply support

Support was added for the ASA 5585-X DC power supply.

Also available in 8.4(5).

Support for ASA CX monitor-only mode for demonstration purposes

For demonstration purposes only, you can enable monitor-only mode for the service policy, which forwards a copy of traffic to the ASA CX module, while the original traffic remains unaffected.

Another option for demonstration purposes is to configure a traffic-forwarding interface instead of a service policy in monitor-only mode. The traffic-forwarding interface sends all traffic directly to the ASA CX module, bypassing the ASA.

We modified the following screen: Configuration > Firewall > Service Policy Rules > Add Service Policy Rule > Rule Actions > ASA CX Inspection.

The traffic-forwarding feature is supported by CLI only.

Support for the ASA CX module and NAT 64

You can now use NAT 64 in conjunction with the ASA CX module.

We did not modify any ASDM screens.

Support for NetFlow flow-update events and an expanded set of NetFlow templates

In addition to adding the flow-update events, there are now NetFlow templates that allow you to track flows that experience a change to their IP version with NAT, as well as IPv6 flows that remain IPv6 after NAT.

Two new fields were added for IPv6 translation support.

Several NetFlow field IDs were changed to their IPFIX equivalents.

For more information, see the Cisco ASA Implementation Note for NetFlow Collectors.

EtherType ACL support for IS-IS traffic (transparent firewall mode)

In transparent firewall mode, the ASA can now pass IS-IS traffic using an EtherType ACL.

We modified the following screen: Configuration > Device Management > Management Access > EtherType Rules.

Also available in 8.4(5).

Decreased the half-closed timeout minimum value to 30 seconds

The half-closed timeout minimum value for both the global timeout and connection timeout was lowered from 5 minutes to 30 seconds to provide better DoS protection.

We modified the following screens:

Configuration > Firewall > Service Policy Rules > Connection Settings
Configuration > Firewall > Advanced > Global Timeouts.

IKE security and performance improvements

The number of IPsec-IKE security associations (SAs) can be limited for IKE v1 now, as well as IKE v2.

We modified the following screen: Configuration > Site-to-Site VPN > Advanced > IKE Parameters.

The IKE v2 Nonce size has been increased to 64 bytes.

There are no ASDM screen or CLI changes.

For IKE v2 on Site-to-Site, a new algorithm ensures that the encryption algorithm used by child IPsec SAs is not higher strength than the parent IKE. Higher strength algorithms will be downgraded to the IKE level.

This new algorithm is enabled by default. We recommend that you do not disable this feature.

We did not modify any ASDM screens.

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Improved Host Scan and ASA Interoperability

Host Scan and the ASA use an improved process to transfer posture attributes from the client to the ASA. This gives the ASA more time to establish a VPN connection with the client and apply a dynamic access policy.

Also available in 8.4(5).

Clientless SSL VPN:
Windows 8 Support

This release adds support for Windows 8 x86 (32-bit) and Windows 8 x64 (64-bit) operating systems.

We support the following browsers on Windows 8:

• Internet Explorer 10 (desktop only)
• Firefox (all supported Windows 8 versions)
• Chrome (all supported Windows 8 versions)

See the following limitations:

• Internet Explorer 10:

– The Modern (AKA Metro) browser is not supported.

– If you enable Enhanced Protected Mode, we recommend that you add the ASA to the trusted zone.

– If you enable Enhanced Protected Mode, Smart Tunnel and Port Forwarder are not supported.

• A Java Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) plugin connection to a Windows 8 PC is not supported.

Also available in 9.0(2).

Cisco Secure Desktop:
Windows 8 Support

CSD 3.6.6215 was updated to enable selection of Windows 8 in the Prelogin Policy operating system check.

See the following limitations:

• Secure Desktop (Vault) is not supported with Windows 8.

Also available in 9.0(2).

Dynamic Access Policies:
Windows 8 Support

ASDM was updated to enable selection of Windows 8 in the DAP Operating System attribute.

Also available in 9.0(2).

NAT-MIB cnatAddrBindNumberOfEntries and cnatAddrBindSessionCount OIDs to allow polling for Xlate count.

Support was added for the NAT-MIB cnatAddrBindNumberOfEntries and cnatAddrBindSessionCount OIDs to support xlate_count and max_xlate_count for SNMP.

This data is equivalent to the show xlate count command.

We did not modify any ASDM screens.

Also available in 8.4(5).

Flow-update events have been introduced to provide periodic byte counters for flow traffic. You can change the time interval at which flow-update events are sent to the NetFlow collector. You can filter to which collectors flow-update records will be sent.

We modified the following screens:

Configuration > Device Management > Logging > NetFlow.
Configuration > Firewall > Service Policy Rules > Add Service Policy Rule Wizard - Rule Actions > NetFlow > Add Flow Event

Also available in 8.4(5).

Ability to view top 10 memory users

You can now view the top bin sizes allocated and the top 10 PCs for each allocated bin size. Previously, you had to enter multiple commands to see this information (the show memory detail command and the show memory binsize command); the new command provides for quicker analysis of memory issues.

No ASDM changes were made.

This feature is not available in 8.5(1), 8.6(1), 8.7(1), 9.0(1), or 9.1(1).

CPU profile enhancements

The cpu profile activate command now supports the following:

• Delayed start of the profiler until triggered (global or specific thread CPU %)
• Sampling of a single thread

No ASDM changes were made.

This feature is not available in 8.5(1), 8.6(1), 8.7(1), 9.0(1), or 9.1(1).

user-storage value command password is now encrypted in show commands

The password in the user-storage value command is now encrypted when you enter show running-config.

We modified the following screen: Configuration > Remote Access VPN > Clientless SSL VPN Access > Group Policies > More Options > Session Settings.

This feature is not available in 8.5(1), 8.6(1), 8.7(1), 9.0(1), or 9.1(1).

Clientless SSL VPN:
Windows 8 Support

This release adds support for Windows 8 x86 (32-bit) and Windows 8 x64 (64-bit) operating systems.

We support the following browsers on Windows 8:

• Internet Explorer 10 (desktop only)
• Firefox (all supported Windows 8 versions)
• Chrome (all supported Windows 8 versions)

See the following limitations:

• Internet Explorer 10:

– The Modern (AKA Metro) browser is not supported.

– If you enable Enhanced Protected Mode, we recommend that you add the ASA to the trusted zone.

– If you enable Enhanced Protected Mode, Smart Tunnel and Port Forwarder are not supported.

• A Java Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) plugin connection to a Windows 8 PC is not supported.

The default Telnet password was removed

To improve security for management access to the ASA, the default login password for Telnet was removed; you must manually set the password before you can log in using Telnet. Note : The login password is only used for Telnet if you do not configure Telnet user authentication.

Formerly, when you cleared the password, the ASA restored the default of “cisco.” Now when you clear the password, the password is removed.

The login password is also used for Telnet sessions from the switch to the ASA SM (see the session command). For initial ASA SM access, you must use the service-module session command, until you set a login password.

We did not modify any ASDM screens.

Support for the ASA CX SSP for the ASA 5512-X through ASA 5555-X

We introduced support for the ASA CX SSP software module for the ASA 5512-X, ASA 5515-X, ASA 5525-X, ASA 5545-X, and ASA 5555-X. The ASA CX software module requires a Cisco solid state drive (SSD) on the ASA. For more information about the SSD, see the ASA 5500-X hardware guide.

We did not modify any screens.

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ASDM does not show upgrade options for few OS versions:

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ASDM launcher is not working with Java 7u51

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ASDM sending wrong encrypted password

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ASDM : No warning while activating AC essentials license

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ASDM not responding properly when group url doesn't contain http/https

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ASDM 'not used' treats object with auto-NAT as not in use.

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SSL VPN bookmark's form parameter has unclear value

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Can't add EC with mode set to On (cluster control link requirement)

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In spanned EC mode (Cluster), can't set any EC member interface params

CSCul11018

Cluster wizard fails ungracefully with CCL issues

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ASDM:Not able to configure 'Shun Duration' for threat-detection

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ASDM: Clicking whitespace after chkbox text should not change its state.

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ASDM Top 10 Protected Servers graph shows large Others value for cluster

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ASDM does not show upgrade options for few OS versions:

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ASDM launcher is not working with Java 7u51

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ASDM sending wrong encrypted password

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ASDM : No warning while activating AC essentials license

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ASDM not responding properly when group url doesn't contain http/https

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ASDM 'not used' treats object with auto-NAT as not in use.

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ASDM: Not able to apply edit dead interval time for interface in ospfv2

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SSL VPN bookmark's form parameter has unclear value

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ASDM did not get a response from the ASA in the last 60 seconds

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Can't add EC with mode set to On (cluster control link requirement)

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In spanned EC mode (Cluster), can't set any EC member interface params

CSCul07863

'Pre-login Page URL' is not saved within ASDM

CSCul11018

Cluster wizard fails ungracefully with CCL issues

CSCul15841

Security warning after Java is upgraded to Java 7.45

CSCul22607

ASDM: Botnet Infected Host 'Last Connection' Column Sorts by Day

CSCul28030

ASDM: External portal page config-Portal URL for XenDesktop is malformed

CSCul32541

ERROR com.cisco.dmcommon.util.DMCommonEnv-CLIMetricsParser

CSCul38916

ASDM:Not able to configure 'Shun Duration' for threat-detection

CSCul38948

ASDM: ASDM hangs when an object group is modified

CSCul53360

IPv6 filed added to AnyConnect profile by wizard is invalid

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ASDM launcher is not working with Java 7u51

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ASDM on Mac: System font issues (font too large)

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ASDM Launcher is not working with java7u25

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ASDM 7.x certificate maps mapped to IPsec and SSL only show under IPSec

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ASDM 7.1 Unable to delete object nat when object conflicts with name

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ASDM Error: Number of IP address in the pool exceeds the limit 65536.

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VDI Server proxy applied to DfltGrpPolicy instead of Tunnel GroupPoliy

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No Change dialog pop up after VDI Server proxy was changed

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ASDM:Credentials displayed in clear text when using Cisco.com wizard

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ASDM resending the same passcode during OTP authentication - failing it

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ASDM shows incomplete ASA connection table entries

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ASA Local CA server add user-db in ASDM fails if blank line Subject (DN)

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Unable to config failover via ASDM due to Firmware version check failure

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Clicking Refresh after Make Standby in ASDM would cause switchover again

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Bug CSCtl22199 needs added clarity

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ASA-SM/ASDM: non-admin context may require auth multiple times

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ASDM: Unable to handle names in DNS servers

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ASDM 7.1 config bookmarks causes confusion for KCD and SharePoint use

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ASDM: inside interface does not exist error during TFTP copy

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ASDM resending the same passcode during OTP authentication - failing it

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ASDM: HA/Scalability Wizard cannot be prompted by clicking 'Launch'

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Multiple naming-attributes not yet supported ASDM indicates otherwise

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network objects not available for VPN RA wizzard

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Entering Incorrect Credentials Makes the ASDM Hang

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Java Web Start may not work on MacOS

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client profile not properly bound to group policy

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ASDM: Cannot specify 'anyconnect profiles none' in webvpn group-policy

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HTTP authen: username greater than 50 characters failed

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ASDM Loses Connectivity after 24 hrs when Monitoring some Traffic's.

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ASDM: cannot configure BIOS check in DAP

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ASA Local CA server add user-db in ASDM fails if blank line Subject (DN)

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ASDM 7.1.1: Host Scan Image section - Instructions incorrect

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ASDM 7.0 ASA 9.0 multi context L2L needs more explicit warning/error.

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ASDM 'run demo' opens a new box with unreadable characters.

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Need to add prompt 'cluster-unit' option

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Access Rule Lookup in Real-Time Log Viewer Does Not Support Global ACL

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ASDM does not detect IPS module in ASA 5512-X and 5515-X

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Unable to add a sub-interface

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ASDM on Mac: System font issues (font too large)

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ASDM did not get a response from the ASA in the last 60 seconds

CSCul07863

'Pre-login Page URL' is not saved within ASDM

CSCul15841

Security warning after Java is upgraded to Java 7.45

CSCul22607

ASDM: Botnet Infected Host 'Last Connection' Column Sorts by Day

CSCul28030

ASDM: External portal page config-Portal URL for XenDesktop is malformed

CSCul32541

ERROR com.cisco.dmcommon.util.DMCommonEnv-CLIMetricsParser

CSCul53360

IPv6 filed added to AnyConnect profile by wizard is invalid

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ASDM cannot be properly filtered by 'Access Rules'

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ASDM sending wrong encrypted password

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ASDM Unable to add user in system context

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ASDM is being blocked by Java after an upgrade to Java 7.51

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ASDM 7.x certificate maps mapped to IPsec and SSL only show under IPSec

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ASDM Error: Number of IP address in the pool exceeds the limit 65536.

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ASDM:Credentials displayed in clear text when using Cisco.com wizard

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ASDM: ID FW Monitor user-group defined with 'Space' char. not reflected

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ASDM session does not timeout after idle-timeout expires

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Group Policies are not bound to AnyConnect Profiles

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ASDM Local CA Server Certificate Expiration Reminder update issue

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Cluster wizard asking for MTU to join cluster but no place to enter

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Cluster wizard: cannot edit an interface

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ASDM is sending wrong cli when copy,paste group policy which has + sign.

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Enable IPv6 checkbox is unchecked when editing interface

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ASDM: Does not allow to configure EIGRP key using Special Characters

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WebVPN configs not synced with standby - ASDM symptom

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Sorting ASDM connections table by sent/received sorts lexicographically

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ASDM resending the same passcode during OTP authentication - failing it

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Unable to edit network object in ASDM

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ASDM:Password policy feature not working when configured via ASDM

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ASDM: Asdm sending username command against password-policy feature

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ASDM - unable to configure one-to-one translation for NAT46

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IPv6 standby address is not configurable to BVI

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Making service-object failed if port number field and name field is same

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ASDM Anyconnect Client Profile editor file path broken

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Anyconnect Profile could not be deleted if the file deleted from flash

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ACL remarks applied in ASDM 6.5.1.101 cause remarks to shift

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ASDM-IDM Launcher will not open on Mac OS X due to missing signature.

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ASDM:Real-time loging does'nt show logs after clearing invalid ip filter

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ASDM not displaying threat-detection information from ASA

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Unable to edit network object in ASDM, getting Stackoverflow error

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ASDM should allow all icmp/icmp6 any/any4/any6 combinations

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ASDM launcher: AnyConnect profiles not loading on Windows;OK with Java

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ASDM Add User Account attribute stuck in loop

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ASDM: Cannot specify 'anyconnect profiles none' in webvpn group-policy

CSCue31262

ASDM: cannot configure BIOS check in DAP

CSCue46483

ASDM shows incomplete ASA connection table entries

CSCue48827

ASA Local CA server add user-db in ASDM fails if blank line Subject (DN)

CSCue63828

Unable to config failover via ASDM due to Firmware version check failure

CSCue73337

Clicking Refresh after Make Standby in ASDM would cause switchover again

CSCuf16865

Bug CSCtl22199 needs added clarity

CSCuf47673

ASA-SM/ASDM: non-admin context may require auth multiple times

CSCuf60336

ASDM: Unable to handle names in DNS servers

CSCuf66300

ASDM 7.1 config bookmarks causes confusion for KCD and SharePoint use

CSCuf66309

ASDM: inside interface does not exist error during TFTP copy

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ASDM: Crypto trustpool import fails with error

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ASDM: HA/Scalability Wizard cannot be prompted by clicking 'Launch'

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Multiple naming-attributes not yet supported ASDM indicates otherwise

CSCug28975

network objects not available for VPN RA wizzard

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Upgrade image to whole cluster: sometime fail to copy images

CSCud07583

ASDM 7.0 ASA 9.0 multi context L2L needs more explicit warning/error.

CSCud35180

Access Rule Lookup in Real-Time Log Viewer Does Not Support Global ACL

CSCud45909

asdm empty Vendor field when setting dap policy for anti-spyware

CSCud48451

ASDM: Enabling Route Tracking defaults route metric 128

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User Accounts has two Identity tree nodes

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PPPOE interface shows up as static and not available for VPN connection

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NAT64: Need to error message for incorrect manual nat64

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A status popup should be dismissed after adding cluster member

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Display warning when admin selectis SSLv3 options

CSCue06198

Adding a unit through the wizard changes master's cluster config

CSCue06218

Cannot re-add unit to cluster via High Availability & Scalability wizard

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ASDM shows incomplete ASA connection table entries

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Clientless WebVPN-Delete bookmark which in use-error msg not consistent

CSCtt24721

False Error when Manually Enabling Anonymous Reporting the First Time

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Deferred update - ASDM

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Java Error in VPN Load Balance

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IPv6/IPv4 option missing when configuring network object

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Static policy nat is not working in ASDM 6.49-103

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ASDM truncates regular expression in username-from-certificate script

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Design change on ASDM when cluster is configured without cluster license

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ASDM changes AES to DES in IKEv1 policy

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Torino: ASDM ignored commands shown for valid ASA commands

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ASDM 7.0 warning 'uploaded file is not a valid ASA-SM image' on 9.0.1

CSCud05948

New iPads device type needs to be added to DAP

CSCud06933

AnyConnect Connection Profiles with external group-policy in ASDM

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ASDM 7.0.2 doesn't recognize 'trustpoint' keyword in View/Clear CRL

CSCud10605

ASDM: restrict aes-gmac IPSec encryption for AnyConnect IPSec Proposals

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ASDM 7.0 Edit Bookmark Window empty

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ASDM 7.0 does not display unidirectional NAT rules with service.

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Config >RA VPN>Clientless SSL VPN Access>Portal>Bookmarks assign issue

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ASDM Torino: Change release notes link

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ASDM Torinio: Service Policy Rules help link is not correct

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Postpone ASDM Enhancement to VDI