UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 111747Z SEP 19 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 212/19 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: CNO WASHINGTON DC//N2N6// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N2N6G3/SEP// SUBJ//ADOBE FLASH PLAYER END OF LIFE NOTICE AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT// REF/A/SECNAVINST 5230.15/10APR09// REF/B/DDCION MEMO/5000/SER N2N6BC/7U120021/27JAN17// REF/C/DON OCIO MEMO/WARNORD/01JUL19// NARR/REF A IS SECRETARY OF THE NAVY INSTRUCTION 5230.15 FOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY POLICY FOR FIELDING OF COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF SOFTWARE. REF B IS DEPUTY DIRECTOR CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICE (NAVY) MEMORANDUM DTD 27 JAN 17 FOR UPDATED RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK IMPLEMENTATION EFFICIENCY. REF C IS DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY DIRECTOR CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICE MEMORANDUM FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WARNING ORDER: TRANSITION FROM ADOBE FLASH DTD 1 JULY 2019.// POC/WENCE/CIV/OPNAV N2N6G33/TEL: 571-256-8513 /EMAIL: DEAN.E.WENCE(AT)NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. The purpose of this NAVADMIN is to inform the Navy that Adobe Flash will no longer be supported. Navy users must stop using Adobe Flash per references (a) through (c) by 31 December 2020. 2. Adobe Flash is a multimedia software platform that many developers have used to produce digital animations, 2D/3D graphics, simulations, and streaming audio and video. This digital content is then made available for on-line viewing in a browser through use of the Flash Player plug-in. Flash is currently used throughout the Navy in applications and systems, such as on-line training courses, technical and repair manuals, and desktop applications. 3. Per Adobe, Flash Player will go end of life on 31 December 2020. In their official public announcement, Adobe stated that in collaboration with their technology partners, they would stop updating and distributing the Flash Player and encourage content creators to migrate any existing Flash content to new open formats. As a result, Microsoft, Google and Mozilla announced that Flash Player plug-in will be disabled by default in their browsers. 4. As part of a holistic approach, Deputy Director Chief Information Office (Navy) will direct an impact assessment via DON Tracker to the Echelon II Chief Information Office (CIO). Each Echelon II CIO shall evaluate the scope of Flash in their portfolios and provide an initial cost and resource estimate to transition off of Flash. Specific instructions will be added to the tasker with the ultimate goal of fully assessing scope of impact and identification of potential course of actions. 5. Reference documents are available on the following SharePoint link: https://portal.secnav.navy.mil/orgs/OPNAV/N2N6/DDCION/N2N6BC1 /ESL/SitePages/Home.aspx 6. Released by VADM Matthew J. Kohler, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare, OPNAV N2N6.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//