Deep Security is committed to provide ongoing, long term support for the AIX platform. As an evidence of this commitment, we have released a new version of the Deep Security Agent for AIX as part of Deep Security 12.0 Update 5. The AIX platforms that are supported by the Deep Security 12.0 Agent for AIX are AIX 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2.

The new agent platform provides both quality and performance improvements. It will be the delivery vehicle for all new feature development for AIX customers.

To reduce the impact of the transition to the new agent on AIX, we are taking the following steps:

1. We will extend the End-of-Life (EOL) date for the Deep Security Agent 9.0 to December 31, 2020.
   Below are some notes to consider:
   • This extension only applies to Deep Security 9.0 Agent. The agent must be used with a version of Deep Security Manager that is actively supported.
   • EOL for the Deep Security 9.0 Manager was reached in 2018.
2. We will support the use of Deep Security Agent 9.0 on AIX with Deep Security Manager 10.0, 11.0, and 12.0.

Support requests for Deep Security Agent 9.0 on AIX will continue to be honoured until the end of support date (December 31, 2020). Depending on the issue, our support teams may recommend resolution using the Deep Security Agent 12.0 for AIX rather than providing fixes for the Deep Security Agent 9.0.

Support for AIX 5.3 ends with the Deep Security Agent 9.0. Customers requiring support for AIX 5.3 can continue to use the Deep Security Agent 9.0 until the end of support date (December 31, 2020). If you require further support beyond the end of support, please contact Trend Micro Technical Support with additional details.