What are the Symantec/CA Directory system requirements and how to address EOL of third-party components?

Products

• CA Directory

Issue/Introduction

To combat the security threats that can be brought against modern software deployment, we often face the challenges of keeping up software components upgrades and even operating system level upgrades. Sometimes irrelevant questions like the following may arise:

We have identified that our Windows Servers running CA Directory DSAs have a version of .NET Framework that is going end of support on April 22, 2022:
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/net-framework-4-5-2-4-6-4-6-1-will-reach-end-of-support-on-april-26-2022

Is there a dependency on .NET Framework for CA Directory?
If yes, what is the recommended version to upgrade to?

and there may be other questions that come to those of us who are tasked to keep our deployed software up to date.

Environment

Release : 14.x

Component : CA Directory

Resolution

With the quoted question, the simple answer is that Symantec/CA Directory product does not depend on .NET Framework.

A better answer is, however, to look into the CA Directory product documentation in the sections of

• Platform Support Matrix
• System Requirements

and maybe through the Product Support Matrix page to identify EOL information with regard to your specific CA Directory version as well.