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Release Notes for the Cisco ASA 5500 Series, Version 8.2(x)
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New Features
ASDM, SSM, SSC, and VPN Compatibility
Table 2 lists information about ASDM, SSM, SSC, and VPN compatibility with the ASA 5500 series.
New Features
This section includes the following topics:
• New Features in Version 8.2(2), page 7
• New Features in Version 8.2(1), page 10
Note New, changed, and deprecated syslog messages are listed in Cisco ASA 5500 Series System Log
Messages.
New Features in Version 8.2(2)
Table 3 lists the new features for ASA Version 8.2(2).
Table 2 ASDM, SSM, SSC, and VPN Compatibility
Application Description
ASDM ASA 5500 Version 8.2 requires ASDM Version 6.2 or later.
For information about ASDM requirements for other releases, see Cisco ASA
5500 Series and PIX 500 Series Security Appliance Hardware and Software
Compatibility:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/compatibility/asamatrx.html
VPN For the latest OS and browser test results, see the Supported VPN Platforms,
Cisco ASA 5500 Series:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/compatibility/asa-vpn-compa
tibility.html
SSM and SSC
applications
For information about SSM and SSC application requirements, see Cisco ASA
5500 Series and PIX 500 Series Security Appliance Hardware and Software
Compatibility:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/compatibility/asamatrx.html
Table 3 New Features for ASA Version 8.2(2)
Feature Description
Remote Access Features
Scalable Solutions for
Waiting-to-Resume
VPN Sessions
An administrator can now keep track of the number of users in the active state and can look at the
statistics. The sessions that have been inactive for the longest time are marked as idle (and are
automatically logged off) so that license capacity is not reached and new users can log in.
Also available in Version 8.0(5).
Application Inspection Features