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Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

End-of-Support for CloudGen Firewall Firmware

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This End-of-Support plan for the Barracuda NextGen Firewall and CloudGen Firewall contains forward-looking statements based on current expectations, forecasts, and assumptions of Barracuda Networks that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties associated with Barracuda Networks’ business that could cause actual results to vary materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. Barracuda Networks is committed to providing maintenance releases for supported firmware every 4 months. At least one release in 18 months will be supported for 30 months (Long-Term Support Version). Support includes technical support, bug fixes, maintenance releases, workarounds, and patches for critical bugs.

Definitions

  • Long Term Support – Long Term Support versions provide at least 30 months of support from release date.

  • Standard Support – Standard Support versions provide 18 months of support from release date.

  • EoS – End of Support.

End-of-Support (EoS) plan for Barracuda NextGen- and CloudGen Firewall firmware, client, and utility releases

Firmware / Product Version

Release Date

EoS Date

Maintenance Type

CloudGen Firewall 10.0

Planned for Q2 2025

To be announced

To be announced

CloudGen Firewall 9.0

April 2023

December 2025

Long Term Support

CloudGen Firewall 8.3

February 2022

March 2025

Long Term Support

FSC 2.x

March 2018

Currently no planned EoS date

Long Term Support

Network Access Clients 5.3.x

February 2022

Currently no planned EoS date

Long Term Support

MacOS Network Access Clients 5.x

June 2021

Currently no planned EoS date

Long Term Support

Linux Network Access Clients 5.x

January 2019

Currently no planned EoS date

Long Term Support

OS X VPN Clients 3.x

EoS

CudaLaunch

Currently no planned EoS date

Long Term Support

DC Agent 7.x

Currently no planned EoS date

Long Term Support

Terminal Server Agent 1.x

Currently no planned EoS date

Long Term Support

Report Creator 2.x

Currently no planned EoS date

Long Term Support


Important Footnotes

***** Important Footnote for Firmware Version 8.0.x

Important Notice - Intrusion Prevention System on Firmware Version 8.0.x - Action Required!

As of January 1, 2023, the regular IPS signature updates for the IPS firewall engine will be suspended.

Customers who operate firmware version 8.0.x on their firewall(s) and have IPS enabled need to upgrade to 8.2.0 or higher to ensure ongoing IPS signature updates. No other functionalities will be affected.

The official EoS date for 8.0.x is June 2023.