System.Net.Sockets: Releases, patches & end-of-life
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Lifecycle guide for System.Net.Sockets from Microsoft

All releases, patches, maintenance and support periods at a glance

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📅 Last update on 2026-03-09

What is System.Net.Sockets?

Automate product release and end-of-life managementProvides classes such as Socket, TcpClient and UdpClient, which enable developers to send and receive data over the network. Commonly Used Types: System.Net.Sockets.Socket System.Net.Sockets.SocketAsyncEventArgs System.Net.Sockets.LingerOption System.Net.Sockets.SocketAsyncOperation System.Net.Sockets.ProtocolType System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient System.Net.Sockets.SocketType System.Net.Sockets.UdpClient System.Net.Sockets.SocketShutdown When using NuGet 3.x this package requires at least version 3.4.
 

The entire lifecycle of System.Net.Sockets

The following figure shows you the visualised product life cycle of System.Net.Sockets. You can see all releases with the latest patch version, the long-term support characteristics (orange flag in the green circle, the periods for version provision, maintenance and support.
System.Net.Sockets (Microsoft) release, version and end-of-life information
XSystem.Net.Sockets (Microsoft) release, version and end-of-life information
Figure: Release, patch and end-of-life cycle of product System.Net.Sockets (Microsoft)
 

Facts and figures about System.Net.Sockets

Product
System.Net.Sockets
Vendor
Microsoft
Latest version
4.3.0
Number of releases
1
Number of versions
19
Number of unstable versions
16
Number of versions affected by CVE
0
Licence details
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=329770
 
 

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