Life cycle management policy

This guide defines the life cycle management policy on Stormshield Network Security products, by setting out its standard stages. The goal of this guide is to provide as much visibility as possible over the evolution of software and hardware products in the Stormshield Network Security range.

Network security devices that have been marketed under the Stormshield Network Security brand include a software component (referred to as the "system"), which exists in various versions, and a hardware component (known as the "firewall").

Stormshield Network Security firewalls may or may not be compatible with a given version of the system. A firewall is considered compatible when the installation of the version has been tested and validated by our quality control teams.

As part of the overall life cycle management of Stormshield Network Security products, life cycles of system versions are distinguished from the life cycles of firewall versions. Both life cycles are closely related:

• Throughout its life cycle, a firewall is compatible with several system versions,

• Each system version is compatible with several firewall models.

The scheduled dates of the various life cycle stages of a system version or of a firewall are reproduced in the matrices in this document. When a product evolves from one stage to another, Stormshield generally issues an announcement.