Patch Assessment Support - Software Deprecation

Patch Assessment Support using Shavlik offered via Juniper will be deprecated

ending June 2015and PatchAssessment data file will not be updated. 

 

Junos Pulse Connect Secure and Junos Pulse Policy Secure ( UAC 5.1/SA 8.1) formerly

known as Junos Pulse Secure Access Service and Junos Pulse Access Control Service

respectively will not contain Patch Assessment via Shavlik. However, there will be a means of device postureassessment for patches via OPSWAT.

 

The OPSWAT solution will not be identical in experience or functionality owing to differences in technology but will provide for essential assessment capabilities addressing critical needsfor our customers.

 

In addition Junos Pulse Secure Access Service 8.0 and below and Junos Pulse Access ControlService 5.0 and below will lose the ability to carry out Patch Assessment for patches available after June 2015 dueto Patch Assessment data file will not being updated.

 

Patch Assessment functionality via Shavlik will be deprecated starting SA 8.1/ UAC 5.1 /Junos Pulse 5.1. At thattime, Patch Assessment will be provided through other means utilizing capabilities from OPSWAT. 

 

If you are currently utilizing Shavlik for Patch Assessment, you will continue to have sup

port thru June 2015, afterwhich, data file updates will no longer be provided. Customers looking to have continued Patch Assessmentcapability throughPulse SecureSA/UAC

productsbeyondJune2015 will have to migrate to OPSWAT based PatchAssessment.

 

Inorder to ensure a smooth transition,OPSWAT based Patch Assessment is available in 8.0R10and will co-existwith Shavlik Patch Assessment. 

 

In the SA 8.1 / UAC 5.1 release train, we only have OPSWAT based assessment.

Customers can leverage the coexist functionality of both methods in the same release to ensure smooth PatchAssessment policy migration and functionality from Shavlik to OPSWAT.

 

Junos Pulse Secure Access Service 8.0 and below and Junos Pulse Access Control Service 5.0 and below will also losethe ability to carry out Patch Assessment for patches available after June 2015 due to Patch Assessment data file will not being updated.

Maintenance release after June 2015 for Junos Pulse Secure Access Service 8.0 and Junos Pulse Access ControlService 5.0 will deprecate the feature of Patch Assessment Support using Shavlik.