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| name = Cisco Systems VPN Client<br />
| logo =<br />
| screenshot = Cisco Systems VPN Client screenshot.png<br />
| caption = Cisco VPN Client on [[Windows 7]]<br />
| developer = [[Cisco Systems]]<br />
| released =<br />
| programming language =<br />
| latest release version = {{Plainlist|<br />
*'''Windows''': 5.0.07.0440<ref name=r5>[https://www.cisco.com/web/software/282364316/47352/5.0.07.0440-rel-notes.txt VPN Client release notes]</ref> / {{release date and age|2011|3|15}}<br />
*'''macOS''': 4.9.01.0180<ref>[https://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/release.html?mdfid=281940729&flowid=4465&softwareid=282364316&os=Mac%20OS Cisco VPN Client v4.x ... Mac OS]</ref> / {{release date and age|2009|02|05}}<br />
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| latest release date = <!-- For the sake of formatting, just put dates above --><br />
| latest preview version = 4.9.01.0230 for Mac<br />
| latest preview date = {{release date and age|2010|7|27}}<br />
| operating system = [[Windows]], [[Mac OS X 10.4]] and [[Mac OS X 10.5|10.5]], [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris UltraSPARC]], [[Linux]] (Intel)<ref name=hp>{{cite web|url=https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/secursw/ps2308/|title=VPN Client Homepage}}</ref><br />
| language = English<br />
| genre = [[Virtual private network|VPN software]]<br />
| license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]<br />
| size = {{Plainlist|<br />
* '''x86''': 7.63 MB<br />
* '''x64''': 4.78 MB<br />
}}<br />
| website = {{URL|https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/vpn-endpoint-security-clients/index.html}}<br />
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'''Cisco Systems VPN Client''' is a software application for connecting to [[virtual private network]]s based on [[Internet Key Exchange#IKEv1 phases|Internet Key Exchange version 1]].<br />
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On July 29, 2011, Cisco announced the end of life of the product. No further product updates were released after July 30, 2012, and support ceased on July 29, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/security/vpn-client/end_of_life_c51-680819.html|title = Cisco Secure Products and Solutions}}</ref> The Support page with documentation links was taken down on July 30, 2016, replaced with an Obsolete Status Notification.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/web/obsolete/security-vpn-client.html|title = Cisco-VPN-client}}</ref><br />
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It was succeeded by [[Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client]].<br />
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==Availability and compatibility ==<br />
The software is not free but is often installed on university and business computers in accordance with a site-license. As with most corporate licenses, administrators are allowed to freely distribute the software to users within their network.<br />
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The open-source [https://www.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/~massar/vpnc/ vpnc client] can connect to most VPNs supported by the official client.<br />
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VPN Client 4.9.01.0230 beta added support for Mac OS X 10.6.<ref>[https://www.cisco.com/web/software/282364316/35919/4.9.1.0230-beta-rel-notes.txt Release Notes for VPN Client, Release 4.9.01.0230 Beta for Mac OS X]</ref> Stable version 4.9.01.0180 appears to lack that support; 4.9.00.0050 explicitly did ''not'' support versions of Mac OS X later than 10.5.<ref>[https://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/vpn_client/cisco_vpn_client/vpn_client49/release/notes/49client.pdf Release Notes for VPN Client, Release 4.9.00.0050 for Mac OS X, Revised: May 21, 2010, OL-11179-04]</ref><br />
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VPN Client 5.0.07.0290 added support for 64-bit versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7.<ref>[https://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/vpn_client/cisco_vpn_client/vpn_client5007/release/notes/vpnclient5007.html#wp84047 Release Notes for Cisco VPN Client, Release 5.0.07.0290]</ref><br />
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==Security==<br />
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The client uses [[profile configuration file]]s (.pcf) that store VPN passwords either [[cryptographic hash function|hashed]] with [[type 7]], or stored as [[plaintext]]. A vulnerability has been identified,<ref name=cSec>{{cite web|url=https://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk583/tk372/technologies_security_notice09186a0080215981.html|title=Cisco Security Notice: Cisco IPsec VPN Implementation Group Password Usage Vulnerability}}</ref> and those passwords can easily be decoded using software or online services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/~massar/bin/cisco-decode|title=Cisco Systems VPN Client Group Password Decoder}}</ref> To work around these issues, network administrators are advised to use the Mutual Group Authentication feature, or use unique passwords (that aren't related to other important network passwords).<ref name=cSec/><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Cisco ASA]], the product line that replaced Cisco VPN Concentrator on the server side<br />
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==References==<br />
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