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Cisco ASA Series CLI Configuration Guide
 
Chapter 1      Managing Feature Licenses
  Feature History for Licensing
AnyConnect Premium SSL VPN Edition license 
changed to AnyConnect Premium SSL VPN 
license
8.3(1) The AnyConnect Premium SSL VPN Edition license name 
was changed to the AnyConnect Premium SSL VPN 
license.
No Payload Encryption image for export 8.3(2) If you install the No Payload Encryption software on the 
ASA 5505 through 5550, then you disable Unified 
Communications, strong encryption VPN, and strong 
encryption management protocols.
Note This special image is only supported in 8.3(x); for 
No Payload Encryption support in 8.4(1) and later, 
you need to purchase a special hardware version of 
the ASA.
Increased contexts for the ASA 5550, 5580, and 
5585-X
8.4(1) For the ASA 5550 and ASA 5585-X with SSP-10, the 
maximum contexts was increased from 50 to 100. For the 
ASA 5580 and 5585-X with SSP-20 and higher, the 
maximum was increased from 50 to 250.
Increased VLANs for the ASA 5580 and 
5585-X
8.4(1) For the ASA 5580 and 5585-X, the maximum VLANs was 
increased from 250 to 1024.
Increased connections for the ASA 5580 and 
5585-X
8.4(1) We increased the firewall connection limits:
• ASA 5580-20—1,000,000 to 2,000,000.
• ASA 5580-40—2,000,000 to 4,000,000.
• ASA 5585-X with SSP-10: 750,000 to 1,000,000.
• ASA 5585-X with SSP-20: 1,000,000 to 2,000,000.
• ASA 5585-X with SSP-40: 2,000,000 to 4,000,000.
• ASA 5585-X with SSP-60: 2,000,000 to 10,000,000.
AnyConnect Premium SSL VPN license 
changed to AnyConnect Premium license
8.4(1) The AnyConnect Premium SSL VPN license name was 
changed to the AnyConnect Premium license. The license 
information display was changed from “SSL VPN Peers” to 
“AnyConnect Premium Peers.”
Increased AnyConnect VPN sessions for the 
ASA 5580
8.4(1) The AnyConnect VPN session limit was increased from 
5,000 to 10,000.
Increased Other VPN sessions for the ASA 
5580
8.4(1) The other VPN session limit was increased from 5,000 to 
10,000.
IPsec remote access VPN using IKEv2 8.4(1) IPsec remote access VPN using IKEv2 was added to the 
AnyConnect Essentials and AnyConnect Premium licenses.
IKEv2 site-to-site sessions were added to the Other VPN 
license (formerly IPsec VPN). The Other VPN license is 
included in the Base license.
No Payload Encryption hardware for export 8.4(1) For models available with No Payload Encryption (for 
example, the ASA 5585-X), the ASA software disables 
Unified Communications and VPN features, making the 
ASA available for export to certain countries.
Table 1-20 Feature History for Licensing (continued)
Feature Name
Platform 
Releases Feature Information